[AT] Steam engine boilers

[Ralph Goff]

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From: "Ron Cook" <ron at lakeport-1.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Steam engine boilers


> We had a several hog feeding troughs made from some small riveted boiler
> tubes of about 20-24 inch diameter and about 8 feet long.  Likely from
> some heating, possible hot water heat, from some building.  Probably
> from the local Army Air Field that had hot water coal fired heat in all
> buildings including the B-17 maintenance hangars.  Welded end to end,
> they would have made a good culvert.
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA

Yes, we have the same here. About a foot or little more in diameter and 
riveted seams. I've heard they were old water heaters but like none I have 
ever seen. Back in the days when the municipality didn't spend money like 
water, they had some handy guy with a welder fit several lengths of this 
stuff together to make a culvert. They dug up one near me last spring during 
the flooding . It had plugged with dirt and was pretty rusty. Replaced with 
a nice new shiny galvanized corrugated metal culvert.

Ralph in Sask.