Ronnie Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 It's not an automobile but it is an antique and it does roll down the road so I hope it's not too far off topic. It also has a rock band named after it (it really does). I saw this parked beside a Barbecue restaurant today. I've never saw one of them before. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 MAN ! I could sure use that to level out my lawn ! Dang near rattle my fillings out every spring. Jim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I like it! Not off topic as it may have been used for road repairs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Ballard 35R Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 A true steam roller. I still incorrectly see a modern version and automatically think of it as a steam roller which is a clue as to my advancing age. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 The real way to get "steam rolled". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 What an awesome contraption! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 I've driven by this barbecue place a dozen times and never noticed the steam roller sitting beside it until today. I always focused my attention on the railroad caboose sitting next to it. It is an amazing machine with all the valves and levers that were used to control it. From what I could tell the large hand-wheel was used to steer it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stude Light Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Very cool. It's not a tractor, nor a car but needs a home.....so I'm good with adopting a steam roller. This is what it looks like in action. Kind of reminds me of the Wonka Mobile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Absolutely beautiful.................Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intimeold Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 And if you live near a forest, inexpensive fuel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Stude Light said: Very cool. It's not a tractor, nor a car but needs a home.....so I'm good with adopting a steam roller. This is what it looks like in action. Kind of reminds me of the Wonka Mobile. That's cool. Thanks for posting the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old car fan Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MochetVelo Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 That thing is really geared down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) s Large estates had them for driveway maintenance. Bob Edited February 10, 2018 by 1937hd45 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) Seen this one at the Milton Steam show a couple of years ago. Just click on the link to see a video in action of the one in the picture. Looks very similar. Do not know how else to load it. This is a have to see event if you are up this way and interested in steam and old machinery. 2013-08-30 steam show 054.AVI Edited February 10, 2018 by Joe in Canada (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Here is a few shots from that show. Everything from working machines to show from pulls to kids events. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 We used to have Steam Shovels in the gravel pit near our farm. Neat things to watch as a kid. I still call excavators Steam Shovels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 The O.S.H.A. inspectors would have a field day with that baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarFreak Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Took these videos @ the Fleetwood Country Cruize In @ Steve Plunkett's in London Ontario about 10 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aNG2OAVnLc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLMDIDEoEVg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 11 hours ago, 46 woodie said: The O.S.H.A. inspectors would have a field day with that baby! Up north here you have to have a licence to operate a steam powered machine excluding cars. They have to be government inspected plus insurance to take it to a show. Many of the owners have dropped out because of all the regulations and insurance issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) 1911 Buffalo Springfield ad from 1911, note the umbrella for the operator. Bob Edited February 11, 2018 by 1937hd45 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 13 hours ago, Joe in Canada said: Up north here you have to have a licence to operate a steam powered machine excluding cars. They have to be government inspected plus insurance to take it to a show. Many of the owners have dropped out because of all the regulations and insurance issues. Here in PA steam engines (generally speaking) require an annual inspection and I believe the operator needs a licence. Back around 2000 a steam tractor exploded at a fair in Ohio and killed 5 people. Steam is really neat and really scary. Nothing quite like a good steam explosion............Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Harper Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Very nice! Along with the steam theme here is my ride for a couple of events per year: Its a 20 ton Lombard Steam log hauler dating from approx. 1908. Its owned and operated by the Maine Forest & Logging Museum in Bradley, Maine. These machines were designed to haul long sled trains of timber (up to 300 tons) over winter ice roads. We have swapped out the skis for wheels so we can operate it during the summer months. In the photo I am working the throttle while my daughter makes sure I am doing it all correctly. Way out in front is the steersman. When we get board with steam (is that possible?) we have the 1932 10 ton gasoline Lombard to operate. This particular machine is on loan to the museum. And... a video link to a film taken during the Museum's Living History Days event. Steam & Gasoline Lombard Maine Forest & Logging Museum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Fantastic. Wish I lived a bit closer. What powers the machine shop main belt shaft?...............Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Ran when parked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Harper Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 56 minutes ago, Bhigdog said: Fantastic. Wish I lived a bit closer. What powers the machine shop main belt shaft?...............Bob There is no electricity at the museum. For now use an electric motor powered by a gas generator. It would be real neat to have a small steam engine to run it or perhaps a make & break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 11 minutes ago, Terry Harper said: There is no electricity at the museum. For now use an electric motor powered by a gas generator. It would be real neat to have a small steam engine to run it or perhaps a make & break. I thought maybe the mill wheel was used. That would be fantastic. Really nice museum you folks should be proud.........Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stude Light Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I really enjoy old iron and only live a few miles from one of the larger old engine/tractor shows in the mid-west. There are several building with engines, a saw mill, hundreds of tractors, tractor harvesting demos, tractor pulls.....steam, gas, diesel.....just a bit of everything. The video below just walks you through two of the buildings - love it when the ground shakes from the energy of these machines. This is one of the reasons I really like the Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI in September. You get to see and hear all the vintage cars and trucks do what they were designed for as they drive around. Plus there are some really cool buildings with working equipment (engines, line shaft, machines), a steam train and lots of other vintage stuff as part of the village. The only problem is it's winter here now - cold and snowy, so most everything is put away. But I am looking forward to the Gilmore Car Museum pre-war tour in May. If you're interested, check out their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capngrog Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Stude Light; Fantastic! Thanks for posting the video. Cheers, Grog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emjay Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Dad, being a steam guy made it clear that the use of "steam roller", "steam shovel", and "fire engine" were not to be used unless they really were, which wasn't often. He was also adamant that "angle iron" is not available in steel or aluminum. Those are just angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 4 hours ago, emjay said: Dad, being a steam guy made it clear that the use of "steam roller", "steam shovel", and "fire engine" were not to be used unless they really were, which wasn't often. He was also adamant that "angle iron" is not available in steel or aluminum. Those are just angle. And an engine is a manly thing that makes noise, belches fire and smoke, and is found in most cars/trucks. A motor is an effete usually round quiet thing found in some car like objects................Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emjay Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) I was in the same class on engine versus motor. Only electric vehicles have motors yet "Motor Car" was widely used. Thermodynamics calls these things "heat engines" probably because they produce work by moving energy from a high temp source to a low temp output. The internal combustion engine hides the high temp source internally. Edited February 13, 2018 by emjay (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 I'm an old railroader so I think an engine is what pulls train cars. Otherwise the term engine and motor are basically interchangeable in referring to a machine that converts power into motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Ronnie said: I'm an old railroader so I think an engine is what pulls train cars. Otherwise the term engine and motor are basically interchangeable in referring to a machine that converts power into motion. Yeah I know. They are technically interchangeable terms. Neither is wrong or right. But my cars all have engines to make them go and motors to blow hot air on a cold day. But that's just me.................Bob Edited February 14, 2018 by Bhigdog (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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