[SEL] Canandaigua Pageant of Steam, Steam in NY

[James Mackessy]

Frank, if you get caught on the road with cleats on, a license will be the
least of your worries! We scraped up the pavement with a large flatbed full
of steam engine parts, and  caught Holy H*** from the town we were in at the
time. Fortunately, it was after the fact and they couldn't be sure it was
us, so they threatened to charge us for the repair, but then let us go. I
know volunteers are needed for the stationary steam stuff there, they have
other engines but need folks to take on the restoration work to get them
back to steam. If I didn't have my hands full in Camillus, I'd be driving
down there, but it is a little far for  me. We just hung the connecting rod
on the Rice and Sargent last weekend, and hope to air test before Christmas,
so it's a busy time for our museum too. I agree that this can be a rich
man's hobby, but getting together with a bunch of fellows for the museum has
gotten me out of the armchair and getting some "hands on" with the real
deal. I'm having a ball!
Best Regards;
Jim Mackessy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank DeWitt" <Frank at lbpinc.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 7:59 PM
Subject: [SEL] Canandaigua Pageant of Steam, Steam in NY


> Thanks for the info.  I am interested in these great machines and I
> hope to volunteer to help maintain and run them at some point.  Right
> now, I am just learning, and I have no intention of owning one.  Way
> to much money for me.
>
> Living in NY state, it just amazed me that they are allowed at
> all.  They are large and fun after all.  It seems that the machines
> are inspected every witch way, but the operators are
> not.  Interesting.  I wonder if you can drive one on the road with
> out a licence. ;-)
>
> Frank
>
>
> Hi Frank and all;
>       I'm pretty much a stationary steam engine type, but we have a
traction
> engine owner in our group here in Camillus, plus we operate a small
portable
> we picked up in Ohio. ..........
>
>
>


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