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eddie

San Antonio TEXAS

Brakeman
Posts:45

02/24/2008 6:16 PM
has anyone attemted to use a jensen stationary engine in a small 0-4-0 if so how much can it pull? any pictures ? thanks in advance eddie

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weaverc

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Lexington Virginia
Foreman

Foreman
Posts:326

02/24/2008 6:47 PM
Eddie, I tried a Jensen boiler and motor and found the motor not to be very powerful. It could hardly move the gears to move the chasis. There seemed to be a lot of blow-by since the piston was loose in the cylinder. So I kept the Jensen boiler and changed the Jensen motor to a Graham one-lung steam motor instead. Since the Graham motor had high RPM, I hooked it to a reduction gear and chain and then to propeller shaft. Unfortunately, the contraption did not make it around the medium track at Diamondhead '04. I scrapped the project and now the frame and sides are a brass low side gondola with trucks.

Carl Weaver SA#138 Big Bear Steam Railway

HMeinhold

Fremont,CA
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Foreman
Posts:104

02/24/2008 8:34 PM
My friend David built a locomotive using a jensen steam turbine. See: wegmuller.org/v-web/gallery/turboloco Regards

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