Hi again all. One of my Christmas presents was a second-hand (obviously!) 1985 Mamod live Steam Wagon (SW1).The blue-liveried machine was purchased from a friend of mine and was first tested of Christmas Day. However, I could not get it too run properly (I don't know why!) but, after much oiling and tinkering, the lorry now runs much better. With a 15psi boiler, whistle, safety valve, oscillating cylinder and truck-body, the SW1 is a powerful and attractive model. This one, in fantastic condition for its age, was just too good an oppotunity to pass up! My main Christmas present,a JVC GZ-MG630 Digital Camcorder, was used today to film another running session of my SW1. (The resulting video can be seen above). Thanks for reading!...
Great to see the SW1 Working so well Sam.I never actually had it moving,in the short time i owned it,just stationary.Looks brilliant.Good to see its got a good home.
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Is that so Adrian? I didn't know you hadn't it moving along! I added new tyres (x4 obviously) and then 2x new drive bands. It goes very well now. I just think I'm being a bit stingey with the fire...I should put more blocks in...that way it would go for longer! I'm just sourcing some air fittings for it so I can then run it on compressed air! All in the pipeline. Thanks for reading! Sammy's World.
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