[Steam-engine] GA Altman Taylor

[Andrew]

Wow,
That's pretty crazy, i'd bet the guy probably didn't use boiler plate for
those repairs either. Even if the rest of the boiler was in good shape in
my opinion the only correct way to make the repair is to replace the
entire firebox and stays which is not cheap. I would never buy an engine
before I would've had a chance to inspect it for that reason. Anytime you
see stays welded in the firebox it should be investigated...

>From Andrew at
tech at andrew2.netpluscom.com
engineering at andrew2.netpluscom.com
b10730 at hotmail.com

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, steve hall 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
>
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