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There are kits for the miniature versions. No prices that I could find.

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Well if you have to ask about the price..
I was looking at getting fairly simple 1" diameter 2 cylinder beginners kit a while ago. Just the casting sets for something like that can easily go for several hundred $$$. Since I don't have the machine shop I dropped the idea.
 
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Well if you have to ask about the price..
I was looking at getting fairly simple 1" diameter 2 cylinder beginners kit a while ago. Just the casting sets for something like that can easily go for several hundred $$$. Since I don't have the machine shop I dropped the idea.

According to their website everything is fully machined just paint and assemble.

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Think I will stick to my TR3 project. It is less expensive and I will be able to drive it to the store when it is finished.

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I used to work with a guy who was our European Manager with an office near London. One of his favorite stories was that "The Americans are proud of their biotechnology, the Japanese are proud of their electronics and the English are proud of their steam engines."
 

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A friend has a rather large, rather old engine, been looking for some parts for years. Thing has a flywheel about three feet in diameter!
 
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There's a guy here in SW Ohio who restores old steam farm equipment, some nearly bus sized. Have to look and see if I can find the name, he might have sources for steam parts.
 

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I have an old gas/kerosene single cylinder with two cast iron flywheels that came off of an old Bolens lawn roller from the 1920s. Weighs about 200+ pounds and runs off a Model T Ford buzz coil and Hot Shot battery. Was my dads and the last time it was run was 30 years ago. What make it so rare is, it's Air Cooled and the fan runs off a flat leather belt, very few made. PJ
 
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Got a Maytag motor with kick start. Runs Ok.

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Mike said:
There's a guy here in SW Ohio who restores old steam farm equipment, some nearly bus sized. Have to look and see if I can find the name, he might have sources for steam parts.

That would be appreciated. This has been a back-burner "project" for decades, one more lead wouldn't hurt.
 

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Wilesco is a German company making all kinds of steam engines and tractors. I really like this one. https://yesteryeartoys.com/wilesco-d405-model-traction-engine/ I have some old RC junk around, so I could rig up a servo on the steering mechanism. Next winter, since I am finishing up the TR4 next week, I will need something to do. There are Threshing Bees held all over the US and Canada, they often have steam tractors.
 

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That would be appreciated. This has been a back-burner "project" for decades, one more lead wouldn't hurt. [/COLOR]

Take a look at this guy's YouTube channel.
He has a steam powered machine shop in NY but spends the winters in Florida. He both uses steam power and restores steam equipment. I believe he mentioned a steam engine club or working museum in Florida in one of his recent videos.

https://youtu.be/VDybUJc0zhQ
 
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Okay, Izz... I just spent a ton of time goin' down the rabbit hole. That stuff is fascinating, thanks for the link!
 
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OK, so I'm not the fastest looking things up sometimes... The guy here in Ohio is WendellKelch, Bethel, Ohio. H's got Youtube videos and I apparently considered a bigwig in the steam farm equipment world.
 

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