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Written by Paul Pavlinovich
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Monday, 05 October 2009 22:14 |
Seemingly the easiest part of your restoration, anyone who has attempted to make a transporter or cart for their engine will tell you that it is not as easy as it looks! During a discussion on the subject on the Stationary Engine Mailing List - Brad [ … ] |
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Written by Paul Pavlinovich
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Monday, 05 October 2009 22:14 |
The following article was contributed by Mr Ted Lee and is © Copyright 1998 Ted Lee. Many thanks to Ted for his ongoing contributions to Steam and Engine. If y you like his work, please leave Ted a comment on the S&E Guest book and I'll forward it to him.
Ted has given his permission for visito [ … ] |
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Written by Paul Pavlinovich
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Monday, 05 October 2009 22:13 |
Charles R. Bryant says: Many engines were skidded and trucks were an option I'd say on practically all the engines. Original factory trucks can sell from $90 to $500. If you want one with trucks you can usually get a better deal buying the engine on the trucks. Many sellers put the engine on skids a [ … ] |
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Written by Paul Pavlinovich
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Monday, 05 October 2009 22:13 |
I have some golden rules:
Whenever you are about to buy, determine a fair price elsewhere BEFORE you negotiate.
Never exceed your own price limit because you have become attached to an engine. It is better to walk away.
Play with the engine as much as you like - if the seller does not want yo [ … ] |
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Monday, 05 October 2009 22:12 |
What are the better magazines of the hobby, and provide the name(s) of anyone who deals in manuals (original or reproduction).
Believe it or not your first source may be the engine manufacturer themselves. Many of them are still in business in one form or another. (eg. Briggs & Stratton, Lister [ … ] |
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