[LRFlex] Case Steamers
- From: DouglasMSharp@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 14:31:27 -0400
Noel,
Thank the deity that people have preserved them, the sound, sight and
smell of a running steamer is something
to be savoured. The makers obviously put a lot of pride and artistry
into them too, whether as agricultural machines
or as Showmans Engines. If you compare the British and US engines
there's a fascinating difference in style, US machines
look somehow delicate with their spoked wheels (with the exception of
the enormous Best Vertical Boilered beasts)
The Geiser Peerless with a spark arrester smokestack (chimney) or the
Fricks and Hubers
(funny, they all sound very German now that I come to think of it) like
something a child drew.
When I was about 6 or 7 my father used to take me to watch Leeds United
FC at Elland Road
Leeds, to get there we passed the Hunslet engine works, and what was
left of Fowlers of Leeds, my father always had to lift me
up to let me look over the fence, Fowlers scrapyard, as it was then,
would now be a paradise for collectors, rusting and rotting R3s
B5s,B6s, - sob and sigh. After my dad found out that I only wanted to
watch the railway yards and the mainline express trains
which ran close to the stadium my early introduction to soccer was soon
over.
Douglas
PS I have a couple of Wilesco model steam engines which I fire up
every now and again, our sons friends just couldn't believe that they
run without batteries.
Noel Charchuk schrieb:
><Homer Simpson mode on/> Mmmmmmmmmmm! Case steam engine!!!!! <Homer Simpson
>mode off/>
>
>I am a big Case fan, and had the pleasure last August to photograph one at a
>museum in Irricana, AB, about an hour north of Calgary. They have two big
>events every summer, and bring out all the old working engines from their
>collection, and private collections in the area.
>
>The Case (a 65 HP) was driving a treshing machine, and compared to the gas
>engine tractor driving it earlier, it was so quiet in relative terms, all you
>could hear was the swish of the belt, and the treshing machine itself.
>I took a number of slide shots of it, using David Y's old R6, and have a
>couple of black & white shots of it on my wall at work. (They were shot with a
>little Olympus P&S, sorry! But at least I developed the shots myself!)
>
>For you Case enthusiasts, Ertl put out a highly detailed model with lots of
>moving parts about 2-3 years back, I think they sold for about $65 US, a 1/16
>scale. One proudly adorns my bookcase top at work, and along with a reprint of
>the operating manual off eBay, makes quite a nice display.
>
><Case drooling mode off/>
>
>Noel C
>
>David Young <dnr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Douglas wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>I'm looking forward to your steam shots - any Case Steam Tractors there ?
>>>
>>>
>>G'mornin' Douglas!
>>
>>You're in luck! There was a CASE 40hp steam tractor there in running
>>order. I have (I hope!) several shots. Won't know for sure until
>>Wednesday afternoon but may not have time to scan & post before we depart
>>for a short trip out of town, Thursday morning.
>>
>>If they're as good as I recall, I'll post one or two for the group. If not,
>>I'll send 'em to you via private email, since you seem to like steam so
>>much! :)
>>
>>BTW: I am told that all CASE enthusiasts mourn the loss of the larger CASE
>>models... apparently they were built into the 150hp range, but none of
>>these exist any more. :(
>>
>>Cheers!
>>
>>David.
>>
>>PS: I also have some shots of my nephew driving a 1928 Hart Parr steam
>>tractor.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>David Young, | égalité, liberté,
>>Victoria, CANADA | fraternité et Beaujolais.
>>
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>>
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