[Steam-engine] Article on Rynda's Auction.

[Ken Majeski]

Well, I was there and took a few UT Readings for a few friends. I had always 
watched one 50 Case that was there.... But when I stuck my UT on it was 
sadly dissipointed. The 28 Minnie and the 16 Russel would have been my pick 
with the 20 Advance Rumely being decent also. That 28 Minnie probably had 
the Best Boiler I have ever seen on a traction engine.  I seen one Crew with 
a Coaster wagon filled with tools and equipment and they checked quite a few 
and bought the 30 Huber and the Avery. Some they Rejected still brought 
around 18,000 $. BUT I also seen some engines you didn't even need a UT to 
tell they were BAD and they brought a Lot More more than I thought they were 
worth. One has to be Very Carefull these days if you live in a state that 
has or is going to adopt NBIC appendix C. And Honestly, if an engine won't 
pass these rules I don't really want to be around it...

Sometimes I think I have one or two Too Many Engines Now.... Here we have to 
do our own UT ( Or Hire it done) every 5 years... Then they come and look 
things over, Check your calculations... and that'l be 80 $ a year Please.... 
  All to run it one day a year....



Ken Majeski, Ellsworth Wis. Case Steam Engine, Minneapolis Steam Engine, 
Rumely Oilpulls H, F, & R. Website, Http://www.pressenter.com/~kmajeski/





>From: "Paul Ward" <psward at neo.rr.com>
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><steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>To: "Steam" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Subject: [Steam-engine] Article on Rynda's Auction.
>Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:38:23 -0400
>
>Hey gang,
>
>I'm not sure I agree with Joe Steinhagen.'s article on Rynda's auction in
>the Sept./Oct. issue of ST.  He notes that, "I didn't see a lot of ultra
>sounding going on." and "most people were buying on a hope and a prayer 
>that
>the boiler was in good shape, and not much more."
>
>Correct me if I'm wrong, but most of the engines I saw looked like someone
>had filled up a blunderbuss with Vaseline and fired.  Testing marks seemed
>to be everywhere - right?  I'm not sure I like the implied view that steam
>folks are reckless and haphazard in the purchases of steam engines.  My 
>view
>was that most everyone that was serious about buying an engine and had the
>money, knew which boilers were good and which one's needed work before the
>auction even started.
>
>Your thoughts?
>
>Paul Ward
>psward at neo.rr.com
>
>
>
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