[SEL] The austral has landed

[Dave Rotigel]

Hi Tommy,
         It appears to me that the cast/flat steel spokes difference seems 
to be a matter of engine size. Up to 8 HP have cast wheels. Eleven HP (10 
HP?) and above have flat steel spokes.
         Dave
PS, Clicking on the first picture on page 4 will help you know where I'm 
coming from!

At 03:14 PM 9/30/2006, you wrote:
>Great photos Patrick.  Thanks for posting them again as I remember you 
>showing these to us after the R-T Rally.  You are peaking my interest in 
>trying to get one of these.  I have a question for you, why do some of the 
>trucks (steel wheeled carts they are on) have cast iron wheels and others 
>have flat steel spokes?  Is there some significance for them to be one way 
>or the other?  On the one that Dave got, it has the flat steel spokes.  On 
>your engine it has the cast iron wheels.  From looking at the SN's, it 
>looks like the difference doesn't correspond to the dates of 
>manufacture.  Thanks!
>
>Tommy Turner
>Magnolia, KY
>
>
>>Congratulations on getting your new toy home safely Dave.
>>Now you understand why we all love our Australs down here in Oz. Just to
>>make your eyes pop check out my pictures from the R-T Centenary rally a
>>couple of years ago. There were close to 300 sideshaft Australs:
>>http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/rtc041.html
>>
>>
>>Patrick M Livingstone
>>Leichhardt NSW
>>http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/Index.html
>>http://www.users.bigpond.com/pml/
>>-----Original Message-----
>>
>>
>>Hi Craig,
>>         My current plan is to take the Austral to both Baraboo and 
>> Portland in 2007. This damn thing has more "monkey motion" than any 
>> other engine I've ever seen. Five different "things" are actuated off 
>> the side shaft!
>>         Dave
>>PS, Got PLENTY--and it's COLD!
>>
>>
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