Yes, he got a large box of milk bones, a new rubber chew bone, and $175.00 worth of meds for his spinal problem and hip problems. Glad we steamed yesterday in the fog. It's very windy today, temp in the 80degree F range, and very overcast. Freight cars were blown off the track while I was cleaning the steaming bays. Keep your steam up! Walt & Lunk
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bert & Edmunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Small-scale live steam discussions" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 25, 2006 9:00 AM Subject: [SSLiveSteam] Xmas > Walt, and all. > > It sounds like had lots of fun splitting the fog with your Mike. > My Friends Accucraft K-28 Arrived on the 19th so I set off to > Switzerland (about 2.5 hours drive)to have a look at her. A very > impressive looking beast she is. Some minor damage had occurred on > the way from China via America, but nothing a 75 watt soldering iron > could not fix. One thing we have noticed is that the whistle is on > the wrong side of the steam dome. Should be left, is right?. This > engine is also finished in mat black, which came as a surprise. The > engine will be run in gently on air and then on 4th Jan. is the big > day, she will run on steam. This will relegate the C-16 and K-27 > from Shavano Express duties and free them for heading cattle and cut > timber trains. Other improvements we found over the K-27 > include rings on the burner tubes to regulate the air mixture, and > an improved jet holder in stead of the "bent copper tube" found on > the K-27 and the C-21. Although I must admit that our next problem > with one of our engines will be the first. Our next outing is > Sinsheim where all being well the full train will be running. K-28 + > 2 Baggage, 1 RPO, 2 pass. cars and the observation car on the end is > getting on for 50Kg. OOps I forgot to mention that the K-28 also > has a hand water pump in the tender. In my opinion a not needed > luxury. The K-27 runs for between 55 minutes and 1 hour without any > top up. I also find that I can tank water via the Goodall valve > faster than the hand pump then she will need gas. The gas tank is > very large and this also takes some time to fill. > > A fast way to take on water is to use a garden pressure pray > container as used for praying insecticides only new and unused for > this purpose. Fill with distilled water, pump her up with the hand > pump, put a self made reduction in the outlet line to fit the > Goodall, push the plastic tube in and open the valve. That's it > refilled in seconds and off you go. Mine is 5 Ltr. capacity and > needs to be pumped up to pressure twice a day. The content fills the > K-27 at least 5 times ands the 3 cyl Shay about 20 times. Saves an > awful lot of finger exercise on those bottles. > > So I'm now being allowed back in the working area to enjoy my Xmas > meal which my wife was cooking, The bottle of wine on my desk has > looks like it has sprung a leak, (or is it a leek)? any way not the > Welsh vegetable. The content has sunk considerably during this mail. > > Walt, did Mr Lunkenheimer get a present from you?? > > > > Merry Christmas all. > > > > Bert in "SUNNY" Austria. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > SSLiveSteam mailing list > Send messages: [email protected] > Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam > Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html > _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
