[Steam-engine] Need boiler inspector in GA for Altman Taylor

[BETH VANARSDALL]

An unfortunate example of why one must inspect what they plan to purchase
before $$$ are exchanged.

I saw the engine go through my town on its way to GA.  The trucker had a hot
brake so I stopped & chatted for a few minutes.

My best to the new owner.

Beth

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Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:01 PM
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Subject: [Steam-engine] Need boiler inspector in GA for Altman Taylor 

A member of our local gas engine club up in GA bought a Aultman-Taylor from 
some one up in Hastings, MI. This traction engine has a lot of serious  
welding repairs/patches in the fire box. There are 7 staybolts weled to the 
crown sheet on the inside of the fire box. The crown sheet is terribly 
warped from serious over heating. The sides of the fire box have been 
replaced with about 10" high steel plates from one end of the fire box to 
the other. Who ever did this work could not get a whole fire box side into 
the fire box as this is a water bottm boiler. There is no safety fusible 
plug in  it, just a stadard pipe plug screwed into the crown sheet. The 
bottom of the ash pit has a large steel plate weled over most of it and it 
appears to be welded right over the old floor. We need a local boiler 
inspector in GA to come look it over. Anybody here know of a boiler 
inspector in the southern part of GA? We would like to know more about this 
traction engine, does anyone in MI know about it? With the crown sheet 
warped so badly the new owner has been advised by other steam owners not to 
run it. Any help would be great. The MI inspection number on this 
engine/boiler is: M399695M. Thank you, Steve

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