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Having Fun at Youngstown Steel Heritage!

Started by Rick Rowlands, July 10, 2014, 09:20:55 AM

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AllanY2525

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July 11, 2014, 05:13:30 AM Last Edit: July 11, 2014, 05:15:42 AM by AllanY2525
Hey Rick - are you still thinking about animating the Tod Engine with an external
motor of some type, down the road?

That would be an eye-popper to see, for sure, with that huge flywheel and
pistons turning and pumping....


Rick Rowlands

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July 10, 2014, 09:20:55 AM
Yesterday we got our propane fired engine running at the Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum.  This engine originally powered a pump jack at an oil well and was sold by the Continental Supply Co., a subsidiary of Youngstown Sheet & Tube. 
Here is a video if it running.   It drives an air compressor but will also run an alternator to provide an alternate means of charging the solar batteries.
http://youtu.be/iCaXIA6SeVY
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