Steam winch

cjmlarson

cjmlarson

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Started on this project a couple years ago and it has had many jobs get in its way to get done:(....
This is a English Iron Works steam winch that........................yes came out of Kentucky!!!
The thought is to get it running on air for demonstration purposes. If steam is available that will work even better.
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This thing is really heavy,

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I would assume that Samson is the model:Shrugs:, any ideas guys and gals?
Last winter I got the thing apart (everything completely rust tight and stuck)
A couple pics of the crank shaft surface.

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The connecting rod was even stuck solid, why does a guy take these on as projects:bonk:uffda

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Cool engine but where did that truck come from!? I've never seen that one. Are you in competition with Klinger ?:biglaugh:
 
I had it for a few years and put up three different building rafter jobs with it and there was a lot of stuff wrong with it. (bad brakes, no title, no insurance, lights didn't work, tires were shot and were widow makers, I could go on and on but I won't.
So last fall I sold it. I do miss the 8000 lb crane though.
I had built two different length jibs for the end of it so I could reach a lot farther in the air for doing rafter work.
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Is it a Ford? I remember driving a couple of those as farm trucks back when I was in high school. They shift linkage was so long with so many twists and turns that the gate was about 3 feet wide and you just had to guess what gear you were in and hope for the best. Lots of wear points in that linkage!

One time we parked one in a road ditch, tipped the cab forward and hoisted the box all the way just to see how many cars would stop to investigate the wreck! ... Can't remember if any did but we sure laughed at our creativity!
 
I already have turned the crank down to good metal. Hopefully I can pour new babitt this winter when I get this forklift done.

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Clayton, it is a good thing we haven't had a lot of snow this year. If we did, you wouldn't be able to get anything done on all your projects. Thanks for the pictures and updates.

Later,
Jerry Christiansen
 
I will have to talk with him for another tee, I assume he will be using that one for the whistle.
 
I was able to get the flywheel off with out cracking any spokes. Jim B. told me how to do this, I will tell though there was quite a bit of anxiety while doing this. There is a correct process to keep the heat even through out the whole flywheel. It had to be heated to over 350 degrees before I t would start to move.


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Clayton,
That's one hot flywheel, lol.
Great to see the work you do on everything.

Q: Where's Josh in all of this?
 
Sometime you will have to explain. I kind of get heating evenly, but on something that big how do you keep the heat from getting to the shaft you are trying to remove it from (therefore expanding it as well)?
 
Two years ago I brought the clutch shoes into steam up and could not get any takers to make these clutch shoes.:Shrugs:
So here I am trying my luck at building them myself, the is a real challenge is all I can say.

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This is the best one out of twelve. There is about five different angles to each one.

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This is the rest of them.

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I did find the part # on it but they said they were out of stock:banghead3:

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So I had to build a template and put it on a rotary table so I could simulate the gear that they will eventually be bolted to.

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Here I am laying it out to see if I can get 12 to fit on this circle.
 
Looks like you have learned a new skill that can be taught at Rollagology.
The clutch shoes are looking good. The old ones were a bit beyond Gorilla Glue . . .

Later,
Jerry Christiansen
 
Your ingenuity never ceases to impress me Clayton!

Are those blocks oak or some kind of hard wood?
 
Why didn't you just order a dozen # 25 G parts from Grainger? It looks like a geometry trial and error like when I was insulating (wood) a steam cylinder. I think I still have the layout on a piece of sheetrock (I don't throw anything out-just buy another building!) Good job!
By the way, I would have enjoyed doing that for you in my woodshop. I probably missed that Steam-up though-I find it easy to skip the 2 1/2 hour drive when it's cold, windy, or wet. -John
 
Yes Mark it is a hard wood, I first found a oak log and when I tried to use it, It turned out to be kind of punky. So it was off to find another log, this time I found a ash log. I am only using the center of it but it is working out ok. This unit will only be a demonstration toy for the most part so the ash will be fine. Oh my John, I would of paid you to do it also.:yes2:
 
Well it is a slow process, Some band saw cutting, some miter saw cuts, little bit of swearing. But I still have all my fingers.
Then I screw them down to the plywood. There is a 18 degree cut, and a 28 degree cut, and some straight cuts. Once I get them all roughed in I will go over all of them again for the finishing touches.

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Three more to go and then do the final finish milling. It is kind of sad that when it is all together you will not see any of the work that was done.:rolleyes:...
 
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