Friday, November 23, 2018

Weekend Steam: Knowing When To Quit Is Good;..

...Knowing when to walk away before you start might be even better.  This engineer was flirting with disaster.  Excellent spotting, Merle!


4 comments:

Sortahwitte said...

Oh my. It's been a while since I saw someone with that level of stupidity. Complete dis-regard for himself, spectators, and the engine. He needs a well versed mentor. Right now.

ASM826 said...

So what is the problem? I would have thought that a tractor designed to pull a plow would not have difficulty climbing a grade like that.

David aka True Blue Sam said...

That's a steep hill and the front end is getting light with the torque going through the rear axle. The engine is stalling out, too, so the power is not adequate for this hill. The boiler pressure is surely not up to what the engine had when it was new. That is probably a good thing or it would have rolled over backwards. I think this engine was made primarily for belt work such as threshing and sawmilling. Engines made for road work or plowing were built heavier than threshing engines. On modern tractors it is common to see weights added to the front end when they are pulling heavy loads. When I am using the loader for heavy work on my little tractor I will mount an implement on the back to keep a little balance. The Peerless in this video would have pulled a water wagon and a threshing machine behind it during its working days. Engine makers prided themselves on how well their engines could climb a steep hill, and Case advertised heavily on that.

ASM826 said...

Thanks for the details.