Posted by Pete in Holland MI on April 10, 2018 at 08:36:19 from (65.199.219.130):
In Reply to: Steam tractor posted by Paul Janke on April 09, 2018 at 19:14:50:
Smallest production steam tractors that I know of were the 6hp units. Case & Advance come to mind They'd be bout the footprint of a Ford 8N. Not many were built but very coveted due to their size, and the price can be up there too (you know, the small cute factor).
Most steam tractors ran in the 125 to 175psi range back in the day.
No, they don't take 2 or 3 people to run. I run mine very successfully by my self, though the bulk of your fuel and water requires they be close at hand due to the volume used. The big plowing engines were often set up with a fireman and engineer out in the field, as both were full time jobs.
Far more fun to run than a gas tractor, as a hobby, but pretty easy to see where internal combustion tractors made life much easier on the owner/operator.
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