Gentlemen,
Today me and my Shadow (Dan) went in Dan's van to swap, deliver and see. The first two items I will leave to Dan but the see part I can tell you about. We visited a remote farm in the countryside some distance from our homes to look at one of the biggest collections I have ever seen. All types of engines, all sizes and some I have never heard of. Now I've got you champing at the bit the pictures will appear in the usual place on Wednesday.
Martin P
It was a good day out wasn't it. I left my camera on the kitchen table :-( regards Roland
Indeed a cracking collection...Pictures will be sorted tomorrow - by the time I had got the new Tangye pump out of the van and had some tea, plus a few drinks with Messers Gordons & Tonic the night is no longer young.... ;- )
Cheers
Dan
Pictures now up at
Regards
Dan
Wow! Nice pics Dan. Like the pump too!
Regards, Arthur G
Great picture's Dan ,
Intrigued with the Irish made engine (inver) , where was it made(north or south?) and who made it ?
Regards, John
Hi Dan, I wonder if that Boulton & Paul used to belong to me? It certainly looks familiar, When I bought mine many years ago as one of a group of engines I thought it had been heat damaged so I sold it on. I found out that the paint finish was origional at a later date.
-- Dave Croft Warrington England
John, Sadly I don't know any more about the Inver apart from the card that was on it: Serial 104, Made in Ireland, one of two known. Does anyone else know any more about it?
To answer my own question - see SEM #318, pages 22-23. Made at the Inver Engine Works, Ballyloran, Larne from 1918, a Petter/Hamworthy based design.
A handy hint - the SEM online article reprint service is a handy, easily searchable index for the major SEM articles to save trawling through the paper indices.
Regards
Dan
I won't bother putting up my pics as you and I wondered around as if tied by string all day :-((
Mart>> Great picture's Dan ,
"Campingstoveman" wrote
string all day :-((
Aww! I was looking forward to those :-(.
What were you two wondering about anyway ? ;-)
I know my spelling is awful Arthur but dont rub it in :-((
Pictures in usual place.
Martin P :-))
Arthur G wrote:
"Campingstoveman" wrote in
Thanks for the pics, Martin.
I woz only yoking M8 :-) _ _ Arthur G
Martin,
Considering we both did walk around together, as always we both spotted different things. Thanks for the photos (though you always capture my bad side ;-)
Cheers
Dan
How long did the Ransomes Wizard run for?
Having read Philip's SEM articles on his one, I've always wanted to see one running.
Regards, Arthur G
About an hour. You could hardly miss the start! As for bad sides; I see from the Internal Fire pics that I have a bald spot. Thanks Martin..... ttfn Roland
You are both very welcome, you will be pleased to know that your bald area is no bigger than mine :-)) and Dan it would appear that I see things with a more cynical eye brought on by the major difference in our ages :-))
Arthur, I think I have a sequence of pictures which show the mayhem of starting the Wizard.
Martin P
A fine set of pics my good man, nearly as good as mine :-))
Mart>>
This particular Wizard runs OK when started, but due to internal problems; probably a slight lack of compression, will not, under any circumstances, start on the handle....hence the arrangement with the JAP diesel donkey engine. When running, after the initial detonation/pre ignition has died away, they run with a Petter-ish sound, but the brass inlet valves on the crankcase, sort of spring loaded discs, can always be heard jangling away.
Regards
Philip T-E
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