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

[Dan Donaldson]

    What do you do if you go to a sale that has an engine your interested in
but it has a jacket on it?  How do you UT that boiler?  Should it just be
assumed that rust has done its damage and expect to replace portions of or
an entire boiler?

Dan Donaldson


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Majeski" <fuller_johnson1 at msn.com>
To: <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 1:21 PM
Subject: RE: [Steam-engine] Article on Rynda's Auction.


> 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>
> >Reply-To: Steam-engine mailing list
> ><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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