Model Live Steam Engine With REAL Coal Stoker!
- StokerDon
- Site Moderator
- Posts: 7486
- Joined: Mon. Nov. 11, 2013 11:17 am
- Location: PA, Southern York County!
- Stoker Coal Boiler: Gentleman Janitor GJ-5, Van Wert VA-600, Axeman Anderson130 X3.
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Harman SF3500 reduced down to 3 grates connected to its own plenum
- Coal Size/Type: Rice, Chestnut and whatever will fit through the door on the Harman
- Other Heating: Noth'in but COAL! Well, Maybe a little tiny bit of wood
I was looking at coal stoker videos on Utube (there aren't many) and came across this.
This thing is a real steam engine running a real coal stoker! It shows how the stoker runs and everything.
I want one!
-Don
This thing is a real steam engine running a real coal stoker! It shows how the stoker runs and everything.
I want one!
-Don
- tsb
- Member
- Posts: 2616
- Joined: Wed. Jul. 30, 2008 8:38 pm
- Location: Douglassville, Pa
- Stoker Coal Boiler: Binford 2000
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: LL Pioneer top vent
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Saey Hanover II
- Baseburners & Antiques: Grander Golden Oak , Glenwood # 6
- Coal Size/Type: All of them
Your can go see one at Stasburg,Pa
- Sunny Boy
- Member
- Posts: 25557
- Joined: Mon. Nov. 11, 2013 1:40 pm
- Location: Central NY
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: Anthracite Industrial, domestic hot water heater
- Baseburners & Antiques: Glenwood range 208, # 6 base heater, 2 Modern Oak 118.
- Coal Size/Type: Nuts !
- Other Heating: Oil &electric plenum furnace
Thanks for posting that. Really amazing!
There are quite a few live steam groups around the country now.
Had lots of fun taking my kids for rides at the Long Island Live Steamers layout, when they were young.
http://longislandlivesteamers.org/
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Long ... e+steamers
Paul
There are quite a few live steam groups around the country now.
Had lots of fun taking my kids for rides at the Long Island Live Steamers layout, when they were young.
http://longislandlivesteamers.org/
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Long ... e+steamers
Paul
- confedsailor
- Member
- Posts: 472
- Joined: Tue. Mar. 12, 2013 9:46 pm
- Location: Moosup Ct
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: 100 KBtu Chappee
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Surdiac 513
- Other Heating: Oil Fired 1950"s American Standard Arcoliner 132K BTU
Thats pretty neat. and done with that delightful german precision.
- Stoker6268
- Member
- Posts: 605
- Joined: Mon. Feb. 09, 2009 4:49 pm
- Location: Grafton NH
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Hitzer 50-93
- Coal Size/Type: Pea
I am a big train nut. We are moving soon and have already started purchasing things to build one of those in our backyard.
- StokerDon
- Site Moderator
- Posts: 7486
- Joined: Mon. Nov. 11, 2013 11:17 am
- Location: PA, Southern York County!
- Stoker Coal Boiler: Gentleman Janitor GJ-5, Van Wert VA-600, Axeman Anderson130 X3.
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Harman SF3500 reduced down to 3 grates connected to its own plenum
- Coal Size/Type: Rice, Chestnut and whatever will fit through the door on the Harman
- Other Heating: Noth'in but COAL! Well, Maybe a little tiny bit of wood
It is all in German, but to me, coal is coal.
One of the little tid-bits that I find amazing is the tiny little steam engine they made to drive the stoker. Yes, that stoker is steam driven. You can see it in the part where they are demostrating the stoker by itself on forward and reverse drive.
-Don
One of the little tid-bits that I find amazing is the tiny little steam engine they made to drive the stoker. Yes, that stoker is steam driven. You can see it in the part where they are demostrating the stoker by itself on forward and reverse drive.
-Don
- StokerDon
- Site Moderator
- Posts: 7486
- Joined: Mon. Nov. 11, 2013 11:17 am
- Location: PA, Southern York County!
- Stoker Coal Boiler: Gentleman Janitor GJ-5, Van Wert VA-600, Axeman Anderson130 X3.
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Harman SF3500 reduced down to 3 grates connected to its own plenum
- Coal Size/Type: Rice, Chestnut and whatever will fit through the door on the Harman
- Other Heating: Noth'in but COAL! Well, Maybe a little tiny bit of wood
COOL!.Stoker6268 wrote:I am a big train nut. We are moving soon and have already started purchasing things to build one of those in our backyard.
Will it be hand fired, or a stoker?
-Don
- Stoker6268
- Member
- Posts: 605
- Joined: Mon. Feb. 09, 2009 4:49 pm
- Location: Grafton NH
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Hitzer 50-93
- Coal Size/Type: Pea
Hand fired. Looked into stoker and big big $$$. The hand fired aint cheap either.
Chance I may go with a gas burner too. Really want to do coal though. Right now I just have parts of the chassis for the loco, and a lot of rail for the track.
Chance I may go with a gas burner too. Really want to do coal though. Right now I just have parts of the chassis for the loco, and a lot of rail for the track.
- StokerDon
- Site Moderator
- Posts: 7486
- Joined: Mon. Nov. 11, 2013 11:17 am
- Location: PA, Southern York County!
- Stoker Coal Boiler: Gentleman Janitor GJ-5, Van Wert VA-600, Axeman Anderson130 X3.
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Harman SF3500 reduced down to 3 grates connected to its own plenum
- Coal Size/Type: Rice, Chestnut and whatever will fit through the door on the Harman
- Other Heating: Noth'in but COAL! Well, Maybe a little tiny bit of wood
I wish we had a section on this forum for steam power projects. That would be very interesting!
-Don
-Don
- Stoker6268
- Member
- Posts: 605
- Joined: Mon. Feb. 09, 2009 4:49 pm
- Location: Grafton NH
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Hitzer 50-93
- Coal Size/Type: Pea
I'll post some pics in the hobby section of this forum when it starts progressing. Lol
- Doby
- Member
- Posts: 477
- Joined: Tue. Dec. 02, 2014 9:57 pm
- Location: Elysburg PA
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: Alaska Kast console and Alaska Channing III
- Coal Size/Type: Rice
- Other Heating: oil but not much
Knoebles where the meet and greet will be held this year has 2 one is wood fired the old smokey is hand fired coal both still in operation
https://www.google.com/search?q=Kneobles&rlz=1C1O ... 122&ie=UTF
http://www.knoebels.com/rides/ol-smokey%20train
https://www.google.com/search?q=Kneobles&rlz=1C1O ... 122&ie=UTF
http://www.knoebels.com/rides/ol-smokey%20train