Steaming A 4" Foster Traction Engine

steaming our 4" foster steam traction engine

[@VonHollan]

that has to be one of the most beautiful things i have seen the time to propare and get ready makes it a personal attitude. well done and thank you. the music it makes is and the satisfaction on being the conductor. how proud it must feel..

[@Ramcopolo]

thank you for sharing this ....watchin it fire gave me a rare anxiety... here in my town we have an old 18 century railway line from times of british rule.its just 2" gauge . i tried makin a railcart n i did..but i just powerd from small generator.. but this thing is a great idea... thanks again regards from India

[@sukumajhi6147]

Enauhstie you are

[@Finglesham]

Do you mean 2 foot gauge? Quite common. But 2 inch? a toy. Cheers

[@Ramcopolo]

@@Finglesham mistyped

[@sitatan]

The moment when the engine takes is pleasant. I am excited. good video. Thank you from Japan.

[@johnkinnane547]

G'day a really terrific engine. It was great to see the whole firing up and raising steam thank you for sharing this video. One day after I have finished building my 5" gauge Super Simplex I would like to build a traction engine simply love the old things I have subscribed and look forward to watching you videos kind regards John Tasmania Australia

[@A4pacific3626]

Thank you for the subscription john and we never built the engine but it's always been something I would like to do but we put a new boiler and firebox on her in 2012 so we have done a bit of work on her kind regards Tom.

[@keithcole7855]

Cargo bike.

[@gibertominalla8404]

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[@Clackvalve2]

What a great video, thank you for making this, I know I'm seven years too late but it is of great use to me. I'm sure there are others like me too, who are building a traction engine (In my case it is a 3 inch Allchin) I have no experience whatsoever in firing up and how to use it. Making the fire was extremely interesting for me.

[@adiyonomiskun7529]

😊traktor

[@kammarudinmasukat7131]

how much price in philipine money sir?

[@davidsalsman7190]

A great learning experience for all of us! Thanks a lot . This is why I watch you tube.

[@peterszar]

Mr. Salsman; What exactly did you learn? Starting a fire and oiling bearings. Please explain to me what the hearth coal shovel and pipe proved? Drafting?

[@mr.steamer7152]

The power of steam is amazing.

[@imhappyandyou.4003]

Now that is awesome!. Thanks for sharing this little gem with us!. 🙏

[@ils360]

There used to be one of these every year at our County Fair in Nevada I haven't seen one since until this video are awesome little engines awesome video thank you for sharing

[@donm6578]

This man's living the dream. I would love to have a traction engine of any size

[@JatinderSingh-qh2ie]

Very nice ,thanks for old memories ,glad to see ,thanks so much.

[@stevenreinert7701]

It's just amazing to watch all that work like it does keep up the videos

[@mattseymour8637]

Lovely steamer! Runs well and lovely chuff sounds!, always amazes me how they run on such low PSI when not even at working pressure

[@A4pacific3626]

engines don't need to be at working presure unless they are being worked hard they run no trouble at all below

[@barnabyhills4078]

A4Pacific3626 I can be a full size roller to tick over at 5 bar

[@barnabyhills4078]

or psi can't remember

[@danielferstendig]

OMG it's trevor.

[@brettcheeseman1154]

omg annoying Thomas fans...

[@cairosousa]

Such a beautiful machine.

[@Coyote-ds7rm]

So neat to see that... what a idea for the designer back then!

[@raultelie8357]

c'est incroyable qui il y a encore des passionnes d art anciens chapeau a eux .bravo pour la video super.

[@machobunny1]

Complete with mud. Happy little tractor.

[@WoodsPrecisionArms]

Outstanding - imagine what it was like to have a piece of equipment like this that is so arcain to us today but like a damn space ship back then to farmers never seen one

[@mcnimbus]

It is ABSOLUTELY adorable!

[@lik3a11]

NGL, this is the best ASMR video in my collection.

[@dozergyp]

What a fantastic video, Showing things you need to do to get ready for work Well done!

[@peterwood-jenkins3634]

brilliant showing of the basics that many dont understand thank you

[@nairbllebpmac4179]

What an absolutely beautiful machine! Thank you good sir for having and maintaining the knowledge in the care and operation of such a wonderful example of engineering and craftsmanship. Thank you very much for sharing!

[@davidclark5138]

What an absolute gem.

[@vladstankov3492]

Вот и мы скоро к этому вернёмся! Прогрес однако.....

[@justaman1864]

@@terraincognita6839 В данный период времени это звучит слишком двусмысленно.

[@nightfurylabs6146]

Угу, только топка будет на холодном синтезе а вместо поршней компактные турбины

[@shadrin499]

@@justaman1864 как раз однозначно это звучит??? скоро до такой степени цены на электричество и углеводороды взлетят,что штамповать начем силовые установки на паровой тяге.

[@alekseiermak4442]

@@shadrin499 у пара КПД прямое и зависит от давления пара , а ДВС с большой степенью сжатия детонирует и коробка нужна без неё УВЫ не поедешь .

[@Make_it_easy001]

@@shadrin499 Насмешил. Дрез, Карл Дрез. В гробу смеётся.

[@tytubapl]

Beer for you! Excellent job to keep it working in mint condition. That's a piece of pure mechanics. I hope you have got a driving licence for steam machines ;)

[@terjegjerstad9692]

Thanks a lot for showing this video. Nice machine. A lot of work and lubricating to make it run. Thanks 🙂🇧🇻

[@shaygetz52]

Awesome patina...not afraid of regular running and the grace of mud, old oil and chipped paint....

[@johndove5902]

Pretty cool old machine! I’m curious as to how many horsepower and speeds may have!

[@alpopenttinen]

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[@marcosoliveirasantos3243]

Excelente vídeo!! A mecânica e a física são fascinantes!!!!

[@Abuzer_786]

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[@olivvapor4873]

What a fantastic engine ! Would love a ride ... 😀

[@_bamps_3569]

Great sound and content... relaxing!

[@carminhapaes4850]

Tq

[@GeliosShop]

Прикольный паротрактор! )) Хорош, ни чего не скажешь, но долго подготавливается к поездке! ))

[@user-qj7kb7ss9p]

الصورةقان

[@Volcodav2002]

И мало едет)))

[@dano4572]

beautiful! thank you.

[@sureshkumardas1788]

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[@johncox2284]

What a sweet little piece of machinery!

[@cattleNhay]

That's great for ones forestry needs! Please deliver to my house in the woods, Switzerland.. Thanks.

[@Condell1986]

love the sound of a steam engine

[@dalpro29]

I learnt a lot just watching this. Thank you.

[@ben718]

lovely steamer

[@WillyLuedtke]

Fantastic little engine you have. For a guy who doesn't know much, how often do you have to add oil to everything? Also, what is the purpose of making the smoke stack taller at start up and putting a cap on it later on?

[@Ammi6543]

I haven't worked with traction engines, but have worked on similar age petrol powered vehicles that have similar constructions (barring the steam vs petrol). Generally we have to oil certain things everytime we go for a run, and anything we don't oil everytime gets done pretty regularly (~ 2 months, considering we try to go out once a week). The reason for these machines needing lubricating so often is because they are typically designed with metal on metal bearings that need oil to prevent them wearing each other and their design (possibly because they didn't have as precise manufacturing as we do now) means that they lose oil quite quickly, particularly if left to stand.

[@A4pacific3626]

yep oil up every time and the (smoke stack) is a extension chimney to draw the fire and the (cap) is a spark arrestor but yes oil is key when running an engine like this

[@miscellaneous.7127]

What a beautiful machine!

[@A4pacific3626]

Yeh it is i think its just right.

[@ransomprigg1047]

I was waiting to hear the whistle. I'm glad you didn't play some corny music to cover the engine sounds.

[@somkiatnachai8115]

Goods

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[@BhamJames]

EXACTLY. I hate annoying music over a good video.

[@sanjeevbhagat4913]

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[@destroyerkael9706]

1:14 Mazda rx7 coming down the road

[@bikelifethetford8876]

My dad has a white one

[@tobythethird5694]

Dammmn

[@kabelmisa]

Whats up with the rx7? Why is it so famous?

[@evanwhite8013]

@@kabelmisa The rx7 is an icon in the car enthusiast community

[@destroyerkael9706]

Rx7s are awesome

[@tiago123sousa]

Very cool. And long life to modern machines.

[@rjc4me]

Thank you for sharing that historical mechanical marvel! I am more amazed at human ingenuity and would have never seen such except for your documentation! Live long and happy! >369

[@mariuszbmw1974]

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[@nopochoclos]

Driving this is a lot relaxing, like driving my Citroen cv.. this kind of vehicles has soul!!

[@anolhansds8427]

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[@overpoweredsteamproduction513]

If only everyone knew the magic of a steam engine

[@aestheticcruise8807]

Funtime Follies steam engines were truly bullet proof, as long as you had coal and water and abit of oil, they would last forever

[@kumargiri9185]

Kk

[@florinmuntean9397]

Bravooo !! Mașina viitorului este ceea ce era cu mult timp in urma !!

[@hsingh496]

WoW you got to spend 15 min to just get on going that really show how technology improved:)

[@tumate45]

Didnt think I'll ever hear such a quiet running engine. Well, yeah when it started moving, it was very load, but during standing it was really calm.

[@pitrs130]

Nice video 👌👍 BTW, what lubricant you are using please?

[@arek0886]

Towot i thnik :)

[@cingoz1995]

It's a type of oil special to steam engines it's called steam oil :P

[@splash5150izy]

@@cingoz1995 .. Smart ass, Ha!!! :P] .v. .

[@spencerwilton5831]

Abraham Mclean no, it actually is called steam oil. Although he uses grease on some parts.

[@user-ts1hy6kl1u]

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[@raydornbush]

Newb question: Do these scale traction engines come in kits that anyone can buy or get? Or is this something someone would have to build from scratch if they want one. One last thing... if it is a kit you can buy or get where would one go to buy or get the kit? Just curious... Thank-You

[@bernadettabuchert6860]

Super 👌 w tym tygodniu

[@sania555r]

Проще перед запуском опустить его в масло целиком а потом запускать.

[@riderstrano783]

great video and an amazing traction engine. I'm an aspiring live steamer myself, and I'm curious about the natural draft exercise you did at the beginning. I've seen dozens of steaming, and even had my hand in a few, but I've never seen this done. May this curious youngster trouble you for an answer?

[@abdulkorim8205]

A . Mk .a

[@claudiosalvi5441]

Bellissimo video non pensavo fosse cosi complicato metterlo in movimento 👍👍👍

[@shaneellasdaicastrestorati3675]

What a amazing little machine, is it scratch built?

[@jerrysmith7166]

Holy shit. What’s the price on something like this? Awesome

[@russellstafford5928]

Because of the amount of skill and hard work that goes into them one like this normally between 15 to 20 thousand

[@ryanlionheartmusic]

GUYS DO THIS AS THOSE ASMR VIDEOS OR WHATEVER! THE AUDIO IS HYPNOTIC

[@chandrasekaran8617]

hoi

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Great video 👍🏻

[@GoingtoHecq]

Such responsive steering. ;) itvs a very nice machine

[@BRI33NOR]

I love this little engine. Serious questions. Are all the nuts, bolts, studs etc. all to the correct scale and did you have to make the replica Fosters plaques too. From a Lincolnshire lad who being raised on a farm in the WW2 period saw the real things working in the fields etc., my Dad on them. Biggest thrills of the day was being allowed to ride on them.

[@A4pacific3626]

Near enough all are yes

[@A4pacific3626]

I wish I could have seen them working

[@BRI33NOR]

@@A4pacific3626 There was times when they had a big steam engine each side of a field with a very large drum of wire cable underneath the boiler area. A plough, large and duplicated so that it would plough both directions, connected in the centre. This was pulled in one direction, flipped over and pulled back the opposite direction. Very efficient in its day, large ploughs and virtually no wheel marks like todays giant machines leave. Some were coal fired but a few had paraffin fired boilers.KERROSINE .?. Dad let me ride on the plough seat sometimes, health and safety came later, but I am in my 80s so did survive .

[@finzdrav8646]

Из музея угнал по ходу. Это нужно хранить как зеницу ока. Потомки понятие не имеют с чего начиналось.

[@knobsdialsandbuttons]

Beautiful old engine 👍

[@nmban]

you are so happy!

[@mhess427]

Imagine having to do that every time you wanted to mow the lawn

[@joeljenkins2876]

Matt Hess yeah: you’d have to get up at 6 to be ready to cut grass by 8!!!!!!! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mhess427]

@@joeljenkins2876 that would be a sight to behold though. Rolling coal all over the residential neighborhood.

[@joeljenkins2876]

@@mhess427 yes I bet the neighborhood would get a REAL KICK out of that. 😂😂

[@splash5150izy]

^^^@Matt Hess .. Ahaha ha your funny dude Ha!!! :P] .v ..

[@miniatureenginesandmore9906]

Well they sorta did that back in the day you would have to wake up early to heat it up and then you could cut grass!

[@user-je5gq8nn6g]

У моей бабушки швейная машинка по звуку так же работала.

[@markstrachan6380]

👍 Great machine but get some traction on those wheels man.

[@kyrgyzstanpatriots2012]

Просто офигел. Tank you.

[@ademarvieira1127]

Muito bom só relíquias

[@PikaPetey]

cool

[@TheMadmatt45]

man your just every where i look lol

[@sonumondal9178]

Pikapetey Animations xaxx

[@miguelmartinengo7209]

Muy buenos che ;bárbaros bárbaro

[@splash5150izy]

@@miguelmartinengo7209 .. Buenos dias amigo :D] .v ..

[@harrimanfox8961]

What are you doing her

[@Twoholesofman]

What kind of oil are you using to oil everything up? Looks like gear lube.

[@fifi-fx4yb]

ubrication system is just awesome - just fulfill all friction pairs manually, true device

[@j.b.335]

EMP proof !!

[@dianeloveridge7545]

lovely engen

[@jameswilliams6034]

Thank you for that engine and the traction engine I really like it brought back memories and God bless you for making it and I wish they had more of those around I'd like to have me one thank you very very much.😇

[@hassanchishti8525]

The great achievement of human being...this was the starting of locomotive technology.great video.... thanks for sharing this

[@leoruotsalainen6339]

Nice video 👍👍Great mini engine👍👍👍👍

[@user-wk4tn1jh6z]

Примерно 200 лет назад люди убедились в том , что использование давления пара решает все проблемы с энергетикой. А 200 лет назад не было ни станков, ни эл.сварки, ни подшипников качения, ни масел и много чего. Даже компьютеров не было. И тем не менее паровики неплохо работали. В наше время для глуши востребованы паровики 2-10 квт. Которые при массовом производстве будут дешевле ДВС. Но...нефтяникам и электросбытчикам это невыгодно, а у министров другие заботы. Следовательно, спасение утопающих -дело рук самих утопающих. Удачи утопающим!

[@iarisiliel]

_>>Которые при массовом производстве будут дешевле ДВС._ Где ж вы столько глуши найдете, чтобы создать достаточный для массового производства спрос?

[@user-zi5cn5bz5o]

@@iarisiliel в россии)

[@iarisiliel]

*+Степан Яблонский* У нас в этой глуши слишком мало народу для спроса на паровые двигатели. Даже в советском союзе от этой идеи отказались в итоге. Если уж так приспичило ездить по глуши на дровах - газогенератор в помощь.

[@user-zi5cn5bz5o]

@@iarisiliel *это была шутка про то что россия это глушь

[@kayannhenry]

You can really learn to appreciate how far technology has come. The people of this machine's age were much smarter. The owner's manual on cars nowadays says not to drink the windshield washer fluid..

[@JasperJanssen]

No, workers from back then just died more often.

[@diemman70]

I really wanted to see more! Dolly’s Profile while operating and probably not in the mud.

[@timothyfink9354]

nice machine.you sure know what your doing.

[@douglaslambert6109]

Would have been nice to explained about the winch when he goton stuck.

[@electronicshelpcare]

wow, that calls old is gold. thanks for your video

[@bendent4024]

why so less likes

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@@anwarkhan6074 WHAT DO WE CALL HiM FROM THOMAS AND FRiENDS!

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[@jimtheedcguy4313]

I bet this thing still makes like 50 ft lbs

[@kingkong81icloud]

Nice little engine, I want one in my back garden

[@boldschool6308]

Ah! Now I get the sense of how far we have come!!

[@sjcmuseum1858]

at 6:00 you use what looks like an oil can to pump what looks like grease onto the engines ? could you tell me more about this

[@PhonixTeam]

I know this is a year late and with the new youtube commenting system you'll probably never see this but I'll explain. All throughout the video he is putting oil into little holes which are lubrication spots. Unlike a modern engine which uses a pump to flush oil through the system where metal-on-metal contact happens, a steam engine requires hand oiling of each section that friction rubbing occurs. Just one of those extra things we take for granted in modern engines, along with acoustics (sound) reduction, electric starters and computers controlling air and fuel mixes!

[@TUMBLINJEST]

@@PhonixTeam is that thick oil slideway oil i used to use back in the days?

[@PhonixTeam]

Hahahah that's too specific for me, but typically any type of lubricant approved for the application material is appropriate.

[@jfoss1701]

You'll see about 90% of the time you see an old style steam engine in a photograph the engineer is holding a giant oil can and spout. Almost everything was hand oiled. At least they had lots of reservoirs so they had enough time to keep making the oiling circuit of all the points.

[@beyondinfinity3876]

mashaalah allah ki sukra hai!

[@aestheticcruise8807]

Lovely piece of history :-)

[@zeeshanumar1900]

Lovely engineering

[@jenq1712]

Потом это масло летит во все стороны)

[@user-sc9rh1tx3j]

Красавец!

[@cobrasvt347]

Traction engine + mud = doughnuts in the yard. Doughnuts +Traction engine+ mud = a stupid amount of fun. 🖒

[@joachim4838]

Super ! Kiedyś to były maszyny!!

[@NickDe39]

Always wait about 10 seconds when starting my vehicles, watching all the gauges before putting it in gear, many people don't even do this. Now ten seconds is not nearly as long as starting up this tractor.

[@gurtezsingh7711]

wahe guru ji ka khalsa wahe guru ji ki fateh

[@allanegleston13]

wow. !!!!!!!!:)

[@jonantr0599]

I liked this video for a year because this is satisfying

[@Hunter_S-fr4ns]

Old school .love it

[@haraz2594]

Looks like trevor the tractor from Thomas the thank engine

[@beeninja2539]

Trevor was a traction engine

[@FPfiff]

Imagine starting up your car like that...

[@DIYOneForAll]

Back in the day, they would primarily use this engine for long trips, I believe.