[Steam-engine] The steam roller

[Richard Strobel]

 I surely appreciate that information Dave!  Our initial plan is to contact 
the owner and at least see if we can jack the wheels and front roller out of 
the dirt.  She's sank in pretty good.

Take Care,
Rick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Merchant" <nesys_com at ameritech.net>
To: "Steam-engine mailing list" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] The steam roller


> That is the book you would want to look at to id the roller.
>
> The roller on the book cover is a Buffalo-Springfield, one of the biggest
> makers.
> The spotting features you mentioned are consistent with that id.
>
> Just based on production quantity, there is a high probability that any
> tricycle roller
> you see with a similar configuration is a B-S.
>
> Many of the other manufacturers' rollers were adaptations of their 
> traction
> engines,
> usually with a single cylinder. About the only adaptation made was 
> replacing
> the front wheels with a single drum wheel.
>
> Dave Merchant
>
>
> At 05:49 PM 5/4/2005, you wrote:
> >Little followup gang as I found a picture that resembles this roller..but 
> >no
> >clue as to what it is.
> >
> >
> >
> >http://store.motolit.com/1583880380.html
> >
> >
> >Thanks
> >RickinMt.
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> Dave Merchant
> kosh at nesys.com
> nesys_com at ameritech.net
>
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