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Steam fun in the summer

Dave in QCA
Dave in QCA Member Posts: 1,788
in Strictly Steam
I grew up in the town of Mt. Pleasant, IA.  It is the home of Midwest Old Threshers & Settlers Reunion.  It is a marvelous steam show, and as a kid, I spent a lot of time hanging around and watching the old guys work on their toys.



One time, I remember the local dairy had a major boiler problem.  So, as a solution for emergency steam for about 7 days, they got someone from old threshers to drive a steam engine out to the dairy, plumbers hooked up temporary lines, and they they were up and running.



Here are some links to Old Threshers.   <a href="http://www.oldthreshers.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.steamEngines&pageNo=1">http://www.oldthreshers.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.steamEngines&pageNo=1</a>



<a href="http://www.oldthreshers.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.stationarySteam">http://www.oldthreshers.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.stationarySteam</a>



<a href="http://www.mcrr.org/PAGES/engines.html">http://www.mcrr.org/PAGES/engines.html</a>
Dave in Quad Cities, America
Weil-McLain 680 with Riello 2-stage burner, December 2012. Firing rate=375MBH Low, 690MBH Hi.
System = Early Dunham 2-pipe Vacuo-Vapor (inlet and outlet both at bottom of radiators) Traps are Dunham #2 rebuilt w. Barnes-Jones Cage Units, Dunham-Bush 1E, Mepco 1E, and Armstrong TS-2. All valves haveTunstall orifices sized at 8 oz.
Current connected load EDR= 1,259 sq ft, Original system EDR = 2,100 sq ft Vaporstat, 13 oz cutout, 4 oz cutin - Temp. control Tekmar 279.
http://grandviewdavenport.com
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