[Steam-engine] GA Altman Taylor

[Andy glines]

Thanks for sharing this story with us.  We often learn
from other's mistakes.  I'm sorry for the fellow who
bought the A-T.  It sounds like the condition of the
boiler was grossly misrepresented.  I wish him luck in
resolving his problem.
--- steve hall <livesteam at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Our club member who bought this Engine was told in
> writing that it had: New 
> pinion gears, new flues, and a new fire box. It does
> have new piniom gears 
> and flues. It does not have a new fire box, just a
> patched up mess. He asked 
> us to come over and check it out. I was planning on
> looking it over and then 
> doing a hydro test to it. One peek inside the fire
> box and I told him there 
> was no way we were going to steam it up. I showed
> him the bad buckles in the 
> crown sheet and he understood that it would be a
> very bad idea to steam it 
> up. He thought he was safe in buying it since it was
> claimed that it had a 
> new fire box in it. He did not get it cheap. He paid
> $14,500.00 for it. 
> After seeing the condition of the fire box he (and
> I) have grave doubts 
> about the rest of the boiler. The plate welded on
> the topside of the water 
> bottom ash pit appear to be welded right over top of
> the original bottom. 
> The owner is sick over the whole mess and is not
> going to fix the boiler. He 
> is heading in the direction of getting his money
> back. It also cost him 
> quite a bit to get it transported down here. Don't
> worry he is not going to 
> fire it up. He knows what could happen. The person
> he bought it from just 
> told him yesterday afternoon that he welded all the
> plates in the fire box 
> himself. He also stated he is not certied for this
> kind of work. Steve


Andy Glines
Evansville, IN


 
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