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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    Tach. (German for Hi :) ) Brazing is started.... Works better than expected .
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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    Hi, no steam- generator. Simply a usual crawler-engine behind the hexagon-pavillon. The Connection between engines and the Transferboxes were tooth belts. The electric version was built because we driving at weekends several Hours through woodland etc. There is open Fire and hot steam...
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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    Hello, i know this model. Yes. Cool. But i don't want just copy a Design. And - you couldn't know this - my Truck is nearly ready to run. It has a victorian-styled hexagon cockpit with a real-leather sofa. The cockpit is height-adjustable in case of rough terrain. To avoid rear mirrows and...
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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    Hi, it exist no sketch or plan. Just in my Head. And this plan changes daily :) But a here is a detailed Making of-Thread of the Truck. (German) If you have any Questions to details of the Truck: Ask.
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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    Almost all parts of the Yarrow-Boiler are ready to solder.....
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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    The Engine which will be lubricated. It's a new and the final Version with brass Cylinders and a Walschaert valve gear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NRhZL7N4Og The Towers are just decoration. Next big step: The Boiler......
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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    The displacement lubrication
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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    A short Clip from the rev-counting , using a Hall Sensor and an Arduino https://youtu.be/dG8UTDJoDAQ The Clip shows 120 rpm. 1,5 Bar / ~22psi = 120 rpm 3 Bar / ~44psi = 380 rpm Is it normal, that the curve of the rpm is not linear?
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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    Thank you ! Exploded for revision , polishing etc.
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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    Hi, several Days of working with this little Engine and many efforts to make it operating, I can say: It works! My first complete self-developed Motor works! th_wav I'm happy with that. After a final cleanup und polishing the next Step will be the Chassis. https://youtu.be/4A3QfPhOENc
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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    Hi, several tries, followed by several erros, later, the Wobbler is History , standing in the show case. I decided to build a own design of a two-cylinder. Loosely based on the Stanley-Motor. Instead of building a Car around a Motor now I build a Motor to fit the given size of a standard 1/10...
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    Elmer Verburgs Number 52

    My second try to build a Steam Engine It Works! https://youtu.be/xHhnvr4FYmM Year: 2017
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    Elmer Verburgs Number 19

    Elmer Verburgs Number 19. My first try to build a Steam Engine. It Works! https://youtu.be/EXp9OPseNio Year: 2017
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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    thx for the infos, Charles @kvom: That's a very good question. I don't know anything about it until now. Also because I have little problems to run the above shown Motor smooth and easy, I will take a deep look to the Stanley Steamer. Maybe I change the motor :cool: @jasonb: For me it's to...
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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    Hi there, I have a basic question for the build of the boiler. What is the insensible type of a boiler in a car in matters of tilting? Horizontal or vertical? And what's happen if, by reason of tilting, boiler water ist going into the steampipes?
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    Live Steam Offroad Vehicle

    Hello World! :) in this thread, I'll try to build a steam powered offroad Truck/Car. After a few Model Kit Offroad-Cars from brands like Axial/Tamiya and so on, i'm bored with plastics and look for new (for me :-) ) materials for the cars. With a professional background in computer sience...
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