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Post by steammadman on Apr 16, 2006 21:19:44 GMT
105k for a roller ,is it gold plated?.
I struggled to get 33k for my light Marshall tractor (steam- of coarse)
and now the wife has almost spent it, so bewre guys if you sell your
baby like me, HIDE THE MONEY ! ! ! !, women have a desease called sendilociss,
i know ,i found out the hard way, now the only tractor i can afford is a "toy" one>
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Post by Uzzy on Apr 17, 2006 17:07:53 GMT
One on Ebay went for just under 7 Hundred, I was trying to get the children to buy it for me and never buy me another present which I thought was a good deal. But no so its back to building Tich Not quite the same but at leasts its engineering
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Post by ron on Apr 17, 2006 19:42:46 GMT
I would have bid if he'd been interested in shipping it, he probably would have got a lot more for it if he had.
Ron
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Post by Tim Bayliss on Apr 19, 2006 7:06:45 GMT
Does anyone have any knowledge of the Savage Little Samson. From the web page it looks on the smaller end of the size range and a fairly straight forward build. I'm thinking about a first traction engine myself and this might fit the bill.
Thanks in anticipation,
Tim
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Post by Jo on Apr 19, 2006 8:11:37 GMT
Tim:
Martin Wallis articles for building the Little Samson are in the Model Engineer starting p98 in volume 184. I know that there was proposals for it in 6in, 4in, 3in, 1 1/2" and even 1"!
If you want some general info on Little Samson's then back in late 1997 (vol 179) page 732, Martin did an introduction to them.
Jo
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On the roller front: I agree £105K is excessive, but the brand new boiler cost over £40K so buyers of traction engines with doggy boilers beware. I believe that he's pacifying the wife by pretending that he is trying to sell it, so that he can start the next one whilst avoiding the possibility of getting a buyer.
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