[modeleng] Re: Guildford photos

Hi Jesse,

Lots of good traction engine models here in Ontario. You can always see some
excellent scale North American prototype (and some UK style ones too ) at
the Milton Ontario Steam Era show every Labour day weekend. This year it's
3-5 Sept . Mostly full size gas,diesel, and steam tractors, but some models
and stationary gas and steam engines too. Lots of full size operating going
on usually, threshing, stone crushing, hay baling, sawing wood, shingle
making, etc.

Info at www.steam-era.com.

I'll be there if any listers are in the area that weekend. Milton is 1/2 hr
west of Toronto airport, and is right on the main 401 highway.

Cheers, Jeff Dayman Waterloo Ontario Canada


----- Original Message -----
From: "JESSE LIVINGSTON" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 5:55 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Guildford photos


> Well Dave,
>
> Methinks that neither you nor Terry have ever come up against the
> irresistible/formidable power of a Dodge PU lorry with a Cummins Turbo
> diesel under the bonnet.!!
>
> It is interesting to note that in Jolly Olde England there are always many
> traction engine models at the shows.  Here, they are a pretty rare bird
and
> the very few I have seen looked like the builder had at one time in the
far
> distant past accidentally seen a traction engine and decided to build one
> from memory.  I am referring to those the size and a bit larger than the
> Guildford examples.  They were pretty well a hodge podge of parts
apparently
> slung together on a dark night.  A bloke did have a half sized home
designed
> tractor at Mid-South one time.  Rather crude looking and he had used a
> Soule' Speedi-twin engine for motive power, but it would run well. Also, I
> do remember seeing two beautiful Case models in about 1/8th or 1/10 scale
at
> the Mid-South meet many years ago.  Have never seen them before or since
> then and don't even know if they would steam well enough to actually
operate
> since the bloke had them in Plexiglas cases to keep them all clean and new
> looking.  I believe in running my junque though it gets grungy looking and
> rarely cleaned up for a beauty contest.
>
> Jesse in somewhat cooler West Tennessee
>
> > Jesse,
> >
> > Drive down to Oz, me thinks you=92ve had some of Dave's falling down =
> > water.
> >
> > IDP
>
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