3″ Suffolk Dredging Engine for sale

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13 May 2023 at 21:05 #645062
Tris Summers
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Mods. If this is in the wrong place please move it

Hi Everyone

I am clearing my late father's house + workshop and one of the things I have to move on is a part built Suffolk Dredging Engine.

It's probably 70% complete with chassis, wheels, engine, steel boiler plus a few other bits I don't recognise available.

I have pictures, but can't for the life of me see how to up load them

If anyone is interested please PM me

Cheers

Tris

Edited By Tris Summers on 13/05/2023 21:05:55
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13 May 2023 at 21:05 #37218
Tris Summers
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13 May 2023 at 22:47 #645069
Michael Gilligan
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You have my sympathy, Tris

… as for the photos: be brave, and start here: **LINK**

https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=103028&p=1

MichaelG.
14 May 2023 at 05:04 #645073
Tris Summers
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Thanks Michael

Includes a full set of plans too

Edited By Tris Summers on 14/05/2023 05:06:49
14 May 2023 at 06:49 #645074
JasonB
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Can you put an add in the for sale classifieds, it will stay there where it can be seen for longer rather than drop down out of sight as a post in a few hours and people will be able to make contact with you more easily.
14 May 2023 at 07:15 #645075
Tris Summers
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Aha! Thanks Jason

I searched the forum headers thinking for sale items would be there, and didn't spot the classified option on my tiny phone screen

I'll get that done
15 May 2023 at 13:51 #645224
Rob Booth 1
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Hi Tris,

I am sorry for your loss, your dads workmanship is first class, I have sent you a PM about the engine,

Rob,
28 May 2023 at 07:24 #646725
Tris Summers
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Hi, the Suffolk Dredging Engine has gone to a new home near Newbury

I look forward to receiving the text to say that it's in steam and I'll make the rundown from sunny Lincolnshire to see it

It was never my passion, but I went many times to the Model Engineer Exhibition with Dad and enjoyed it

While clearing the house, I found the little pewter animals Dad bought Mum as payment for letting us go out and play🙂

Keep on modelling everyone
28 May 2023 at 09:02 #646728
Rob Booth 1
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Thank you Tris for allowing me to continue your dads work, I’m still taking in his achievement, first step is to look inside the boiler and carry out a twice pressure hydraulic test, I will keep you up to date on how that goes,

Thanks again, Rob
28 May 2023 at 09:59 #646734
noel shelley
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It is always sad when a skilled mans workshop comes to an end and is sold off. Having bought a part built Foden under similar circumstances and not in those days understanding how boiler certification went I was to find that without the paperwork for the steel boiler which was welded by the builder. even though the welding looked good I had no hope of a certificate.

Rob, If you intend to get a certificate to steam this boiler I would speak to a club boiler inspector before doing anything.

Good Luck
28 May 2023 at 13:35 #646750
Rob Booth 1
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Hi Noel,

I have had long conversations with my boiler inspector and I know that I won’t get this one certificated unfortunately, I will do a thorough check and if all ok hydraulic test, if happy I will steam it in private as I think it deserves to be done in Tris’s dads memory, but then I intend to build a copper boiler for the engine so I can get it certificated and use in public. Thanks for the sound advice,

kind regards

Rob,
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