Freelance Steam Wagon

An interesting project which started life as a vintage dump truck, a powerful 4 cylinder piston valve engine and CE marked coal fired boiler. The lorry is large enough to fit in the cab yet overall dimensions make it practical for moving about, we estimate the weight to be around 1.5tons.

The Engine:
Horizontal opposing 4 cylinder arrangement with piston valves. The engine is an impressive piece of engineering which seems to produce buckets of power and being well balanced revs freely. Although fitted to the lorry we think it would also work well in a steam boat or for any situation where a low profile power plant is required. The engine comes with patterns for all the cast parts.

The Boiler:
A half size Yorkshire Wagon type boiler. Built by Holt Boilers and with CE marking. Working pressure 180psi, initial hydraulic test pressure 360psi. The boiler has seen very little use having only been used in this wagon which has never been rallied, any inspection would be welcome. Fitted to the boiler is ££££'s worth of fittings including safety valves, reflex style gauge glasses, steam injector, blow down valves etc. It is worth noting the boiler does currently struggle to keep up with the steam demands of the large engine, this could possibly be improved with some time and tinkering but ultimately may not be the best match with the engine in this application.

Chassis and bodywork:
The chassis and running gear is converted from a vintage dumper. It would be fair to say the quality of the bodywork isn't to the highest standard but a good base to carry on the project.

Looking over this lorry and quickly toting up the money spent on the components it must be well over £10,000 and considerably more if you take into account the time and expense of the patterns and castings etc.

Viewing is welcomed at our premises in Suffolk and we would also be open to part exchange of all steam and vintage vehicles.