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

[Ken Majeski]

Well in this case people were allowed to open the jackets to inspect the 
boilers. And Yes they did rip a lot of them open. There was a 24 Minnie next 
to the 28 that had never had a canopy. And there were some Real BAD pitts 
next to the front axle mounting. But the 28 had a canopy that had only blown 
off in recent years and had Very Minimal pitting and must have been 
sheltered before Joe bought in the 40's or the 50's. Some engines have 
asbestos under the jackets but Minneapolis used soft wood (maybe basswood or 
cottonwood) and this stuff can really hold moisture before it rots away 
completely.



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





>From: "Dan Donaldson" <ddonaldson at tampatank.com>
>Reply-To: Steam-engine mailing list 
><steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>To: "Steam-engine mailing list" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] Article on Rynda's Auction.
>Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:22:56 -0400
>
>     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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