Stationary Engines Running at Wythall Transport Museum - October 2021

[@send2gl]

Fascinating display.

[@GrumpyTim]

Cheers Geoff, I've enjoyed looking at stationary engines since I was a kid - all those whirling and swirling bits, along with the fantastic sound they make!!!

[@funksterdotorg]

Very satisfying!

[@GrumpyTim]

Yep, it was good to see/hear/smell some engines again - been a bit lacking over the last year or so. This was a nice small event where I could safely not speak to, or get near to, anyone!!!

[@BensWorkshop]

Lovely engines, fantastic videography. Also good to see the Petter A1 and your generating set out.

[@GrumpyTim]

Cheers Ben, it was good to see/hear/smell some engines (other than my own) for the first time since 2019. That Stuart Turner at the end was impressive - fairly tiny, twin cylinder 2 stroke engine, with a pretty big generator, kicking out around 1Kw all day long.

[@hercules1375]

@@GrumpyTim The P55 set is actually quite powerful, and if you can afford to keep pouring the petrol in will quite happily produce 3Kw all day long!

[@GrumpyTim]

Hi hercules1375 - that really is impressive - there's a certain amount of engine/generator envy from my side - I want one like that!!!!! I suspected that it might have a bit of a thirst for fuel, but maybe any engine working hard will tend to drink a lot!!!

[@MrGrahamxyz]

Hi GrumpyTim, that is a really nice video and very well put together. Like you, I was there over the weekend with my Petter PU2 and the little Norman SC lighting set which was assembled earlier in the year. It was a superb weekend weather wise, and a great way to end the 2021 rally season. This video captures the essence of it very well.

[@GrumpyTim]

Hi Sid, I really liked both your PU2 and the Norman SC lighting set, they looked great. The Norman set is a really neat size, not too small, yet still relatively easy to transport. I can't believe how lucky we were with the weather - it could so easily have been like today!!!

[@ohjajohh]

Love the sound these engines make! I'm not familiair with these machines, but at 3:24 is the belt supposed to be on the far end like that? Looks like it might fall off

[@GrumpyTim]

There is something deeply satisfying about the sound these old engines make - it's really relaxing!!! As a kid, the floppy belt drives always fascinated me - "why don't they just fall off?" - Generally, so long as the pulleys are inline, the belt will more or less stay in one place, so even running close to the edge of the pulley, that belts stayed in place for 2 days of running without a problem. Those flat pulleys on the engines were designed to work with old flat leather drive belts - those things tend to really flop around and you'll sometimes see them getting scarily close to the edge of the pulley and then they drag themselves back into position. It's kind of hypnotic to watch them and look for patterns in the random movements they make.