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Seeing that run must give you just an overwhelming sense of accomplishment, particularly when you did it on machines that are only good for wood!
Chris--I still check into what you're doing every day. Your project looks and runs fabulous. Congratulations on a great project.---Brian
Chris, what do you estimate the weight will be ... 200 or so lbs?
Looks like you need to design and build a steam forklift for moving that.ShopShoe
I remember seeing a couple of pictures of a 19th century steam forklift in either Live Steam magazine or Model Engineer magazine, sometime in the eighties or early nineties. Maybe someone with an index to these mags could have a look. I remember it had heavy wooden wheels and a rear water tank for stability. It was cable operated, basically a two cylinder steam winch (like your Marion engine hint hint) on a mobile frame. I don't think it had any drive to the wheels, I believe it was pushed manually into position after picking up a load, and for unloading. That could be project 228, after finishing project 227 in 2085.