Austrian Dampf Fest 2008 - Traction-Talk

Steam Scenes · #1 Post / In Thread 19th February 2009, 07:55 PM

The following series of pictures has been sent to me by a friend in Austria at their annual 'Dampf Fest' which was held on 23/24 of August 2008.

I'm afraid I haven't got much more in the way of details about the engines, if you can add more please post your identifications.

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David Parfitt · #2 Post / In Thread 20th February 2009, 10:05 AM

I think this show took place at the tractor museum in the humourously-named Windpassing (see http://www.traktorenmuseum-windpassing.at/index.htm). Here is the information I have on some of the engines.

HSCS TE/self-moving PE #58768 of 1927. The rear wheels have the MAVAG name on them though, so perhaps they provided conversion kits for various portables to make them self-moving?

Brünn Königsfelder RR #1262 of 1916.

Umrath PE #1702.

MAVAG PE.

w6cloggs · #3 Post / In Thread 20th February 2009, 04:19 PM

I think the self moving Portable is a fantastic bit of kit.

Steaming North · #4 Post / In Thread 20th February 2009, 06:40 PM

Agreed there. What's the handle sticking forward at the base of the chimney for then? I see the worm drive and cog which seem to have a wire which runs up the front of the chimney. What's this in aid of?

An engine like this would be a worthwhile and interesting new build I think.

Joe

Ignore that. Just figured it out. Being a bit thick there.

Steaming North · #5 Post / In Thread 20th February 2009, 06:41 PM

Look in between the heads of the two chaps stood to the left. Did v8 Spider attend this rally then? Hehe

Steaming North · #6 Post / In Thread 20th February 2009, 06:45 PM

Me again. I haven't quite figured this out. What's the second wire behind the chimney then? First photo on the second row shows it well.

w6cloggs · #7 Post / In Thread 20th February 2009, 07:08 PM

Looks to me like it may be a damper in the chimney

Malc-Y · #8 Post / In Thread 21st February 2009, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Steaming North

Me again. I haven't quite figured this out. What's the second wire behind the chimney then? First photo on the second row shows it well.

It's to hoist the chimney from horizontal to vertical.

Malc.

Steaming North · #9 Post / In Thread 21st February 2009, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malc-Y

It's to hoist the chimney from horizontal to vertical.

Malc.

That's what I thought, but why would you need one on the back of the chimney as well? Surely you'd only need one on the front and put the chimney slightly off vertical so that it would naturally fall backwards.

Niels idea seems to make a bit more sense to me.

1882 · #10 Post / In Thread 23rd February 2009, 04:55 PM

I like the sight glasses on the main bearings of the self moving portable.