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I am reliaby informed the way to do it is not to cut them. You make the ring with the saws, then stretch the buggers on using a digger (or 2)
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The latest trend for tyres fitted locally, when diggers arent available is to use a post driver to persuade the tyre (with sidewalls cut) off to go on.
The wheel has to be lying flat on a hard surface and leaf springs are used as tyre levers to guide the tyre on as the post driver monkey is dropped onto the edge of the tyre.
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I have just watched Earle's video of the engines out on the road, great footage. Two questions, 1) I notice you have just one light up on the smokebox, was that normal practice ? And 2) those wooden living vans are very different to our's. As you know I have a fleeting intrest in vans and would like to know a little histoy of them. For instance, are they what we would term roller living/ploughing vans, ? showmans vans ?or just home made vans,? either way they are very nice and spacious.
Mark.
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In reply Mark, so far as I know...
1) I think so, what with the lower amount of traffic and distances between places, I don't think they would've operated as eagerly at night as the home market engines, plus being nearly all agricultural/colonial as opposed to road locos there was little need to travel so far, another reason not to bother much with lighting. This was due to the early comprehensive railway building program of the Premier in the early 1870s, so I guess rail beat road to it in terms of steam haulage of goods. 2) Yes, but better furnished, again due to most being agricultural engines Anyone that knows otherwise please say so, I'd quite like to know myself now if I'm on the right track or not.
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For back tyres the last set I cut I did with the tyre lying flat. Again wooden wedges are a big help. You can steer the blade reasonably well if you take your time.
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We've cut tires using various methods, latterly a chainsaw with a short bar and the rakes filed off the chain. Before that it was a gorse knife. The last one we did looks rather ugly, we cut it at the width if the wheel (20") but it came down to 17" once it was stretched onto the wheel, but it took quite a bit of putting on so we weren't interested in taking it off! The newest tire cutting method now favoured round here consists of a centre bearing which fits in the centre of the tire, lying flat on the ground, and an arm extending out over the face of the tire with a circular saw blade mounted on an adjustable slide. It is apparently a simple matter of strolling round and round the tire and dialing on a bit of cut every revolution. I've not seen it in action, but the tires it makes are very well finished indeed.
Most huts here are homebuilt these days, there's a few about from working days but most are reasonably modern, built onto old truck chassis. Ours (the big green one in the pictures) has seven bunks, although one is in the kitchen, a coal range with wetback for hot water, gas fridge (essential), the requisite storage for cooking and eating gear and of course a kitchen sink, and enough room in the kitchen for 25 people to comfortably have a party, more if everyone is reasonably friendly! And yes, the 6 horse is a wee beauty. An absolute pig to get moving in top gear with a reasonable load behind, but a fantastic wee engine. On the video you'll notice it ticking over quite sedately as it comes up the overbridge from the traffic lights, not because it was struggling on the gradient, but because it was right on our tail and somewhat higher geared than us. The headlights seem to be so other people can you! We had ours lit to head back to the stand in the dark after attending a bbq with the clydesdale folks, where Mr John W ably conducted a small fundraising auction, and the light it emitted was more or less nil. It was enough to reflect off street signs, but didn't seem to cast much light on the road. On a dark night though, in the absence of any street lighting, I imagine it might cast a glow on the road such that you might see where you are going, but the showgrounds had a reasonable level of light pollution from the surrounding burbs. |
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