[SEL] A Repeat of the Tod Engine Project?

[Kangas, James G.]

Well, I found another big engine to save! 

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Donation of the engine is about 90% certain.  18' flywheel, approx. 100 ton total engine weight.  Its a little guy compared to the Tod.  Looking for volunteers for a second "Wrecking Crew".    Engine is located in Steubenville, OH and removal would begin in the spring.  It will be hauled to Youngstown and reassembled behind the Tod Engine, where it will forever be known as the "little engine"!

The engine was built approx. 1902 by Mesta Machine in Homestead, PA to drive a generator to provide the DC power for the Labelle Iron Works, later Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel.  Its probably been out of service for fifty years.  I discovered it in 2006 on a plant tour.  Imagine my surprise when I walked into the building to see a big flywheel looking back at me!

Need help!  Arnie, Dave, can I sign you on as consultants?  We'll get some younger guys to wield the wrenches.

Rick Rowlands
Tod Engine Heritage Park
Youngstown, OH

Here's the orginal post.
   Jim K.

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From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com on behalf of Dave Merchant
Sent: Tue 1/12/2010 2:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [SEL] A Repeat of the Tod Engine Project?



Can somebody post the original message?

I'm only getting the replies, guess the original poster is blacklisted.

Dave Merchant


At 02:12 PM 1/12/2010, you wrote:
>Hi Jerry,
>
>On Tue, January 12, 2010 1:33 pm, Jerry Evans wrote:
> >>Need help!  Arnie, Dave, can I sign you on as consultants?  We'll get some
> >>younger guys to wield the wenches.
> >>
> >          Well done on the acquisition but don't you think that Dave and
> > Arnie deserve to get to "wield the wenches" - why give the best job to some
> > young 'uns.
>
>Rick knows what he's doing.  Dave and I will do a good job from the lawn
>chairs with
>a cooler of beer between us offering the Wrecking Crew sage advice through a
>bullhorn like "Righty tighty - lefty loosy."  Ya just can't have too much
>of that
>sage advice.  8-))  Besides, someone needs to be Fire Watch when they're
>using the
>rosebuds on the dogbones and flame cutting the foundation bolts.
>
>See ya,  Arnie
>
>
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