@@yn1578 not if you died in half the time using this machine then a horse. only the horses died from overworking not the humans from inhaling these fumes
@@hotbowlofstu9228 "half the time" is a bit of a stretch most people probably died from road accidents at speed, which was probably not much more than horse related accidents, fume inhalation health issue's would only really occur in later life and would include the majority of people in civilised countries including people who used horse's primarily, which is why most people used to die in their sixties and fifties.
@@Aman-fv5if I didn't realise horses could blow up and kill( horses killed people but not nearly as often as the conditions int he industrial age or burn a person's skin off most of there bodies. people today still use horses but they don't use steam engines I wonder why
Только паровая машина предназначалась не для современного климата (если вода замёрзнет, то котёл лопнет). Это означает, что в то время не было зимы! Only the steam engine was not intended for the modern climate (if the water freezes, the boiler will burst). This means that there was no winter at that time!
I work at a heritage railway and there's a steam train that visits about once a year. The line also crosses a dual carriageway with plenty of traffic and I just love thinking about how they must feel watching a little tank engine roll across at no more than 10 miles per hour
I remember when, just after WWII, a local coal merchant in Aberdeen used a couple of these steam wagons for delivery customers. I regretr they were scrapped before I could get hold of one.
I love the steam wagon too. It’s much faster than a traction engine. It’s top speed is 20 mph (32 km/h), and like everyone said: “You can’t run a steam wagon without getting yourself dirty.”
Used to see one of these,on a regular basis,as a lad,delivering coal in Walsall! I’m 78 now,so,around 1950 ish. Great to see some have survived to this day.
A very good, and sadly deceased, friend of me and my father owned one of the timber tractor versions, ARE 195; that thing was an absolute hoot, and these videos are taking me straight back to it. Remember him occasionally passing other road users with it, and the look of horror and alarm, and the sight of eight fiery tonnes of approaching death was absolutely hilarious. We used to joke about the power steering, and his standard response, with a huge breathless grin on roundabouts and junctions was ‘yup, one man-power!’ Richard and John, thank you both very much indeed.
spent pretty much the entire first 16 yrs of my life on the back of sentinels in one shape or another, or with my mum and sister following my dad in the car behind, he used to restore them for a living! his name was mick tuxworth if anybody knew him? so many happy memories attached to steam and the people involved with it!
Absolutely brilliant, my old Pop who was born in 1911 and he used to glow with pleasure when he recounted waiting on a Marylebone (where his family lived) street before dawn, to meet an uncle who drove a Sentinel Steam delivery truck, to deliver a heavy load and return with another from London to Suffolk. That vehicle did not have a four wheel steering front end but neither did it have the later pneumatic tyres, it ran on solid rubber which on the roads to East Anglia at that time would have been rather challenging methinks. I wish I’d ask more qustions and written a concise diary as memorie like these only pop up when coming across pieces like this wonderful video. To me, when told these tales in the 1950s, it seemed almost antediluvian and so alien, the thought of such an epic, noisy, dirty, uncomfortable undertaking but on reflection probably preferable to horse drawn transport.
My late father worked on these vehicles in the 30s. He was a regional manager with one of Scotland's major hauliers (Muttar Howie). He said they kept on a few steam wagons right till he left, because they would go up hills that the IC vehicles then just wouldn't look at (even in reverse.)
@@BobMarley-bp6sh are you poking fun at roundabouts cause they are 10 times smarter then a stop sign America has finally started using them on outskirts of city's where they are expanding
That is incredible. I would love to go out for a spin in that. You can see how steam power is so addictive, it's alive!! I haven't watched a video that's made me smile so much in years
Kerosene burns too hot for steam usage. It would destroy the temper on the boiler plates! That said, I am curious if any of these had been converted to be oil-fired.
Driver/engineer: "Two more scoops!✌" Scooper: "Holy sh!t! The cabin's on fire!" Driver/engineer: Calmly slows down, carefully wipes loose coal into the burner, and replaces the cover like it's just another day driving to work.
Sehr schön das es noch Menschen gibt die solche Fahrzeuge erhalten . So hat man einen kleinen Einblick in der Vergangenheit . Wie schwierig es damals war eine Lastwagen zu fahren wird einem bewusst wenn man das erst sehen tut mit wie viel Arbeit es verbunden war . Im Grunde genommen dieselbe Arbeit wie in einer Dampflok . Aber ich finde es sehr schön von euch dass ihr dieses Fahrzeug noch so erhalten habt . Tolles Video❤
I will convert mine to burn fuel oil for the boiler so I will not have to shovel a lot and I can go out by myself, without anybody else. I will have a steamy good time! I am looking for a 1935 S-Type with the four cylinder engine. It ran so very smooth and did not have all the unneeded, "refinements," of later steam lorries. Everyone knows when something is advertised with added, "refinements," it just means those worthless gizmos will break sooner than later. It also means less heavy duty parts that will break easier.
Simply the romance of the old days. And it was possible without assistants, airbags and ABS! With great respect to the operators of these amazing machines, greetings from the Czech Republic.
Wow totally amazing movie John. Well done. Worthy of a professional short film. That steam truck is racing along at a fair old speed too. Fred Dibna, as we know him in the UK will be smiling down upon you.
What an amazing machine! The sounds it makes alone are enough to make the hair on your head stand up! John, you must have been in seventh heaven! I know I would have been. Great video. Thanks.
That truck is nothing short of AMAZING! It looks very much like a modern truck with the arrangement of the wheels granted the cab looks a bit different but all in all it looks pretty conventional by todays standards! I am also incredibly impressed that it can be driven in modern traffic, Its not the fastest thing on the road but it going around turns its rate of travel is acceptable and to think its driven by a steam engine! I think this truck is pretty amazing in every way!!!!
Oh my Lord, that was the best ride along video I've seen this year. I love how it backed up coal smoke when you had to stop with the top off the furnace. Haaaaa.....I love it. I'd spend all my money on coal.
dziękuję za wspaniałą podróż~w czasie i przestrzeni chwilami byłem z wami czułem ten pojazd warto ozywić i cieszyć oczy tym pojazdem coś pięknego!!!!!! pozdrowienia z Polski!
This lorrie ran at high rpm, compared to locomotives, and tractors. It sounded wicked, when rolling pretty good. I wondered if it was a turbine, but I guess not.
@@truecamvidea5881 I have got that, but there were steam turbines, and still are. I was, still am, curious, as to why the engines, in these trucks, turned at much higher rpm than steam locomotives and tractors.
@@thegeforce6625 They were getting rare by that time so I was pleased to have seen them doing what they were designed to do. Most big ships in Southampton at that time were also steamers. Grand day out which included a trip on the ferry to the Isle of Wight. What stayed in my mind was an amazingly ramshackle steam dredger with a very low freeboard and a load of complication on deck. I was lucky to see SS United States, SS Canberra, RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS Queen Mary, LaFrance, Fairland, Fairwind, SS Neu Amsterdam, RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, SS Capetown Castle and many big crude carriers. To be honest I can't remember which were SS and which were RMS, but anyway they all looked fantastic! Of them all, the QE2 looked the best to my eye, though of course that one came later. For some reason I don't understand, the 'Zing' brand of fizzy pop has stuck in the memory too. Oh yes... steam locos ruled the LSWR mainline expresses and semis too :-)
I can remember years ago, there was a business near Halifax in West Yorkshire that had at least 3 of these parked up in their yard. This is back in the 60’s when vehicles were a lot smaller, so these seemed huge at the time.
Steam is just so different so simple and kind of magic driving that truck was really hard work not like todays trucks specially on the roads they had back then.
TARMAC is the obvious showcase, and for good reason. That thing is awesome! I can see why the Brits used it in WW1; they're a railroad-base economy so it make sense they'd simply make a straightforward transport truck with a strong enough engine to pull the weight it needed to. It doesn't look difficult to operate, either. Nim sure a fair number of former train crew drove or worked on them! 👌
I would have these kind of toys if I were rich.What fun they are having.I love the tire noise and it probably smells great! Oh well, this is the next best thing.Thanks for your posting Doubleboost .
Don't see many top loading boilers. I bet driving that around town gets plenty of looks! Thanks for taking us on the ride! I think I would probably try to modify it for a better forced draft system to make it burn cleaner an d so it wouldn't blow back on ya when the throttle is closed.
bcbloc02 Is that what happened @8:37? doubleboost I certainly enjoyed the ride along John, thanks for taking us around on the food run. I noticed everyone on the round-about gave heed when you gents steamed into town, LOL! BTW, do all 4 tires up front steer that lorry? Beautiful Beast, laughed the whole video like a wee child! Aloha...Chuck
bcbloc02 I wonder if any of the latter models, or even other lorries had a coal feeding system. Even a gravity fed funnel with a spring loaded flapper valve would be a nice upgrade and may allow for a one man operation. I can see it in my mind's eye, but not knowing the finer points of using coal may be leaving my design wanting... Thanks for the reply Brian, and it's a shame neither of you can make it to Stan's Summer Bash, it would be nice to truly "make your acquaintance" with a firm handshake and even a treat for Bailey, if they're allowed.
The big locomotives used augers with steam jets controlled by the fireman to blow the coal around the grates to keep the fire even, I have never seen a setup like that on a little engine but I see no reason it couldn't have been done. Baily has never ridden further than Kansas I am sure he would enjoy Ca! yall are gonna have a blast.
Bailey + Swimming pool = big time fun! I will keep you in mind while we talk shop, is there anything you'd like me to look for specifically during the tool trading portion of the party? I can be your eyes for that if you like...Aloha, Chuckles.
I hope stuff like this hangs around for a long time hearing the music wagon in the back seeing the fair tents awesom. There is 1 steamer at Middletown PA grange fair today in 2022 first one I’ve ever seen
Lucky, if that flame had actually seared off your eyebrows it would've been an MOT failure right then and there ;-) Fantastic machine, thanks for the ride. Next time bring a kettle and brew a cuppa on the go!
Sandra Weindel You're not aware how much of an issue was replenishing the water supply on steam locomotives? Range was mostly limited by water before coal. Presumably it would be a similar story with a road-going vehicle.
Unsafe Velocities I think she meant that her miles per coal lump was funnier. It was funny enough for me to reply. Old steam engines did need lots of coaling stations and water towers to keep running. I remember an experimental Buick (GM) that ran on powdered coal, but it kept on fouling out the spark plugs.
Buddy Clem Oh, yeah, I realised what was meant. I just thought the significance of what you said had been missed. Because a mainline express locomotive usually has between 8 and 10 tons of coal (some more, some less) in the tender. That was, I believe, enough make long distance runs between stopping stations. However, in Britain such a locomotive would have around 5000 gallons of water. In Australia you can roughly double that figure, sometimes nearly triple, but for the same about of coal. Line-side water tanks must have been further apart, and that was the problem. Probably took on coal at more stops in Australia than Britain anyway, but the ratio is the key. I think I remember reading about that Buick too.
When I was in 6th I got this doubt whether they use to run steam engine cars jeeps , buses , trucks . Now it was cleared . Thanku sir for keeping this video.
So, on this day the Sentinel DG8 Steam Wagon was Double Boosted no less! Richard Straughan didnt just make your day, he made your [and our] week, month and year. What an adventure, and all caught on camera. Try fitting air bags in that truck!
Чтобы бы у вас раковых заболеваний лёгких не было ,астма , хронический бронхит, хрупкие кости и.т.д🇷🇺 И чтобы природа раньше времени от рук человека не погибла
I didn't knew about steam powered trucks. Here in Italy they didn't exist, or there were very few of them. Before diesel they only used horses, in fact one of my ancestors was a horse carter ( if that term does even exist ). He used to transport dirt from the river we had in the town. He had lost a arm under a train and yet he was able to shovel the dirt on the cart. He used his armpit as a anchor point and loaded with the other hand. I have never seen him, but my mother and my grandmother say he was beautiful to see, because of how well he perfectioned the movement. Great veichle tho, very beautiful
Mad Respect to the people who used to drive these vehicles in past especially during summers.
it was much better than horses
@@yn1578 not if you died in half the time using this machine then a horse. only the horses died from overworking not the humans from inhaling these fumes
@@hotbowlofstu9228 "half the time" is a bit of a stretch most people probably died from road accidents at speed, which was probably not much more than horse related accidents, fume inhalation health issue's would only really occur in later life and would include the majority of people in civilised countries including people who used horse's primarily, which is why most people used to die in their sixties and fifties.
@@Aman-fv5if its faster thats why .nothing about being safer it's all about making it happen faster
@@Aman-fv5if I didn't realise horses could blow up and kill( horses killed people but not nearly as often as the conditions int he industrial age or burn a person's skin off most of there bodies. people today still use horses but they don't use steam engines I wonder why
I bet the torque output is absolutely insane in that thing... awesome machine, inside and out, love it!
With double acting steam engines. Every stroke is a power stroke.
It would be if they could transfer the power better
Только паровая машина предназначалась не для современного климата (если вода замёрзнет, то котёл лопнет). Это означает, что в то время не было зимы! Only the steam engine was not intended for the modern climate (if the water freezes, the boiler will burst). This means that there was no winter at that time!
@@constructor910 there was winter in those days but they just kept the boiler hot at all times.
@@constructor910 Russia had lots of steam trains, you know. That is the exact same thing
It must always be a weird day for people who don’t know about the steam show and suddenly these massive steam lorries come on the road.
You mean every fucking body they passed
Yeah, and driving the wrong side of the road 😉
😅😅😅😅
Pickering village I had no clue
I work at a heritage railway and there's a steam train that visits about once a year. The line also crosses a dual carriageway with plenty of traffic and I just love thinking about how they must feel watching a little tank engine roll across at no more than 10 miles per hour
I remember when, just after WWII, a local coal merchant in Aberdeen used a couple of these steam wagons for delivery customers. I regretr they were scrapped before I could get hold of one.
Love that steam wagon, seems to go pretty fast too! And the driver is totally cool; looks as if he was born with the wagon!
I love the steam wagon too. It’s much faster than a traction engine. It’s top speed is 20 mph (32 km/h), and like everyone said: “You can’t run a steam wagon without getting yourself dirty.”
Used to see one of these,on a regular basis,as a lad,delivering coal in Walsall! I’m 78 now,so,around 1950 ish. Great to see some have survived to this day.
A very good, and sadly deceased, friend of me and my father owned one of the timber tractor versions, ARE 195; that thing was an absolute hoot, and these videos are taking me straight back to it.
Remember him occasionally passing other road users with it, and the look of horror and alarm, and the sight of eight fiery tonnes of approaching death was absolutely hilarious. We used to joke about the power steering, and his standard response, with a huge breathless grin on roundabouts and junctions was ‘yup, one man-power!’
Richard and John, thank you both very much indeed.
8 tons!?
spent pretty much the entire first 16 yrs of my life on the back of sentinels in one shape or another, or with my mum and sister following my dad in the car behind, he used to restore them for a living! his name was mick tuxworth if anybody knew him? so many happy memories attached to steam and the people involved with it!
Absolutely brilliant, my old Pop who was born in 1911 and he used to glow with pleasure when he recounted waiting on a Marylebone (where his family lived) street before dawn, to meet an uncle who drove a Sentinel Steam delivery truck, to deliver a heavy load and return with another from London to Suffolk. That vehicle did not have a four wheel steering front end but neither did it have the later pneumatic tyres, it ran on solid rubber which on the roads to East Anglia at that time would have been rather challenging methinks. I wish I’d ask more qustions and written a concise diary as memorie like these only pop up when coming across pieces like this wonderful video.
To me, when told these tales in the 1950s, it seemed almost antediluvian and so alien, the thought of such an epic, noisy, dirty, uncomfortable undertaking but on reflection probably preferable to horse drawn transport.
Молодцы, история, Должна Жить. Спасибо большое за то, что показываете молодежи, как было. Спасибо!
My late father worked on these vehicles in the 30s. He was a regional manager with one of Scotland's major hauliers (Muttar Howie). He said they kept on a few steam wagons right till he left, because they would go up hills that the IC vehicles then just wouldn't look at (even in reverse.)
This is a vehicle you don't want to cut off at a roundabout.
Plenty people have tried
What the hell is a roundabout? Just kidding. I have seen Benny Hill. I know all about you Brits.
@@BobMarley-bp6sh are you poking fun at roundabouts cause they are 10 times smarter then a stop sign America has finally started using them on outskirts of city's where they are expanding
Now that is a vehicle that commands respect. What a beast.
@@doubleboost Yes and failed, this old girl would make licence plates out of cars. Much respect from Australia.
That is incredible. I would love to go out for a spin in that. You can see how steam power is so addictive, it's alive!! I haven't watched a video that's made me smile so much in years
British-mechanic ,go to Yorkshire and ride the steam bus
Steam is always cool but it would be more convenient if the boiler was converted to burn kerosene. Coal is dirty and you have to keep shoveling it in.
Kerosene burns too hot for steam usage. It would destroy the temper on the boiler plates! That said, I am curious if any of these had been converted to be oil-fired.
@@Novusod Nah coal is fine and cooler. Don't be a brainwashed pansy.
@@tanall5959 About that, there have been several kerosene burning steam cars.
Driver/engineer: "Two more scoops!✌"
Scooper: "Holy sh!t! The cabin's on fire!"
Driver/engineer: Calmly slows down, carefully wipes loose coal into the burner, and replaces the cover like it's just another day driving to work.
Sehr schön das es noch Menschen gibt die solche Fahrzeuge erhalten . So hat man einen kleinen Einblick in der Vergangenheit . Wie schwierig es damals war eine Lastwagen zu fahren wird einem bewusst wenn man das erst sehen tut mit wie viel Arbeit es verbunden war . Im Grunde genommen dieselbe Arbeit wie in einer Dampflok . Aber ich finde es sehr schön von euch dass ihr dieses Fahrzeug noch so erhalten habt . Tolles Video❤
Driving that thing looks like organized chaos.
drove one round a rally field when i was about 13
Tom big m
He’s a big boy
Everything comes from organized chaos 😉💯
...and you can cook during the travel lol
When i win the lottery, it won't be a ferrari or rolls royce i'll buy, but a steam lorry. Great video as always John.
ro eng it be cheaper to make one as to buy one would be an artifact and would be extremely expensive
ro eng me too
ro eng same sir same
Beautynice.steam.truck
I will convert mine to burn fuel oil for the boiler so I will not have to shovel a lot and I can go out by myself, without anybody else. I will have a steamy good time! I am looking for a 1935 S-Type with the four cylinder engine. It ran so very smooth and did not have all the unneeded, "refinements," of later steam lorries. Everyone knows when something is advertised with added, "refinements," it just means those worthless gizmos will break sooner than later. It also means less heavy duty parts that will break easier.
The driver could prepare a nice delicios tea or breakfast on that stove, while he is driving
Dude, he could smoke a whole goddam calf on that thing!
That's the fireman/co-driver's job -- shovel coal and brew the tea.
What about a digiorno frozen pizza.
Nah
He can Make Smoked beef in his exhaust too😂
I believe they have!
When right of way is determined by gross vehicle weight.
or whether you want to get steamrolled. Once in a lifetime experience.
Don't imagine too many cars would attempt a bluff at a roundabout.
احسنت
Ya know when they slow down it heats up. Lol.. not just shear weight but slow them down when hot? Nope !
In alaskA they say that the biggest rig has the right of way.
Simply the romance of the old days. And it was possible without assistants, airbags and ABS! With great respect to the operators of these amazing machines, greetings from the Czech Republic.
When I was a child, in the 1950s, steam lorries were not uncommon, You might smell one before you noticed it, in traffic.
@Delon Duvenage
With all the pollution It's rather horses that we will see again.
@@cultofpersonalit1888 no people will just destroy the ozone before they stop then everything on the planet will die
@@hotbowlofstu9228 I gurantee all our great great x10 grandkids will be dead and gone so calm down Greta
@@ricochetey they will be dead with no ozone nimrod
@@hotbowlofstu9228 take a chill pill
Настоящие мужчины тогда работали. Спасибо те , кто сохраняет историю!
а щас что, фальшивые? 😂🤭
@@alexshrek6144 про всех не скажу, но народ сильно обмелчал.
❤
"You have a diesel? That's cute..."
EPA will shut it down because 'feelz'.
Сам ты дизель это паровой движ
Indeed. This thing probably puts out enough torque to twist a modern Case-IH Magnum like a pretzel.
hehehehe,
Он сказал нахуй дизиль.дрова лучше
Техника тех лет вся монументальная её создавали , строили а не делали ,просто поражает воображение ,все индивидуально, всё имеет душу .
Wow totally amazing movie John. Well done. Worthy of a professional short film. That steam truck is racing along at a fair old speed too. Fred Dibna, as we know him in the UK will be smiling down upon you.
What an amazing machine! The sounds it makes alone are enough to make the hair on your head stand up! John, you must have been in seventh heaven! I know I would have been. Great video. Thanks.
It is good to know there is an effective air conditioning system in the cab. What a wonderful piece of history this is.
Gotta love the growling from the drive train, like low rumbling from a dragon... What a magnificent fire-breathing beast...!
That truck is nothing short of AMAZING! It looks very much like a modern truck with the arrangement of the wheels granted the cab looks a bit different but all in all it looks pretty conventional by todays standards! I am also incredibly impressed that it can be driven in modern traffic, Its not the fastest thing on the road but it going around turns its rate of travel is acceptable and to think its driven by a steam engine! I think this truck is pretty amazing in every way!!!!
I'd guess fast enough for most city traffic these days
and you got a steam fire-extingiusher🧯
What a great ride! Every car gets way out of the way of that beast. Great video.
Best wishes to you and your family.
no worries about being cold in the winter either!
Virgin Diesel Vapours vs Chad Coal Soot Fumes
Oh my Lord, that was the best ride along video I've seen this year. I love how it backed up coal smoke when you had to stop with the top off the furnace. Haaaaa.....I love it. I'd spend all my money on coal.
dziękuję za wspaniałą podróż~w czasie i przestrzeni
chwilami byłem z wami czułem ten pojazd
warto ozywić i cieszyć oczy tym pojazdem
coś pięknego!!!!!!
pozdrowienia z Polski!
This lorrie ran at high rpm, compared to locomotives, and tractors. It sounded wicked, when rolling pretty good. I wondered if it was a turbine, but I guess not.
No, a steam engine.
@@truecamvidea5881 I have got that, but there were steam turbines, and still are. I was, still am, curious, as to why the engines, in these trucks, turned at much higher rpm than steam locomotives and tractors.
@@wmden1mechanics, physics, a larger mass spins slower, these trucks had smaller components and less mass hence higher Rpm to make power
I remember a few steam lorries between Winchester and Southampton in the early '60s. They could do about 40mph.
That would’ve been scary af
@@thegeforce6625 They were getting rare by that time so I was pleased to have seen them doing what they were designed to do. Most big ships in Southampton at that time were also steamers. Grand day out which included a trip on the ferry to the Isle of Wight. What stayed in my mind was an amazingly ramshackle steam dredger with a very low freeboard and a load of complication on deck. I was lucky to see SS United States, SS Canberra, RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS Queen Mary, LaFrance, Fairland, Fairwind, SS Neu Amsterdam, RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, SS Capetown Castle and many big crude carriers. To be honest I can't remember which were SS and which were RMS, but anyway they all looked fantastic! Of them all, the QE2 looked the best to my eye, though of course that one came later. For some reason I don't understand, the 'Zing' brand of fizzy pop has stuck in the memory too. Oh yes... steam locos ruled the LSWR mainline expresses and semis too :-)
That's the perfect vehicle for those cold damp English days, I bet it's toasty warm in that cab.
only in England. Can you imagine sitting on that boiler in Phoenix ?
@@slowpokebr549 You'd have to carry an extra ten gallons of water just just replenish what you sweat out.
Can't imagine during the summer...🔥
Some English steam locomotives have a little shelf on the front of the boiler for a tea kettle.
@Stimpy&Ren and make a fryup aswell!
This things gonna be laughing at us down the road after gasoline runs out
I can remember years ago, there was a business near Halifax in West Yorkshire that had at least 3 of these parked up in their yard. This is back in the 60’s when vehicles were a lot smaller, so these seemed huge at the time.
Steam is just so different so simple and kind of magic driving that truck was really hard work not like todays trucks specially on the roads they had back then.
A Manly Man Vehicle if I've ever seen one!!!
a cancer man
@@atruebrit6452 ?
@@atruebrit6452 do you mean it will give you cancer?
@@cyborglion4179 what do you think all that soot is doing to your lungs?
@@atruebrit6452 well, that is true.
гордость за вас берет ! ведь у него тоже своя железная душа)
Ну да у нас бы давно в металлолом сдали и деньги пропили это же так скрепно
Enjoyed your video of the truck ride and also enjoyed the countryside THANKS
TARMAC is the obvious showcase, and for good reason. That thing is awesome!
I can see why the Brits used it in WW1; they're a railroad-base economy so it make sense they'd simply make a straightforward transport truck with a strong enough engine to pull the weight it needed to.
It doesn't look difficult to operate, either. Nim sure a fair number of former train crew drove or worked on them! 👌
I love that humming noise when it moves reminds me of the really old trolleybuses we have
I to się nazywa klasyczne auto !
Brawo operator
That was an awesome ride, thanks to all the lads that made it happen for a lot of us others..
Now that was one heck of a dump truck ride. Loved it. Thanks John.
Молодцы техника супер,а нанатехнология это всего лишь временно, а наугле это вечно молодцы👍👍👍👍👍
What a magnificent moments. A real life surviving steam working lorry.
will this pass the emissions test or?
Da
No
VW till take care of that...
sure
Yes
Gotta love that gear noise :)) Man, this machine is a beauty.
Love watching all the "modern" cars stopping real early to let them by!!
I would have these kind of toys if I were rich.What fun they are having.I love the tire noise and it probably smells great! Oh well, this is the next best thing.Thanks for your posting Doubleboost .
Thank you sir for bringing this part of our history to life!
I will have nightmares for a week...
Thank you, Mummy, for bearing me in the Internal combustion era!
😂
Now I know what it must feel like riding on the neck of a hungry Tyrannosaurus.
Don't see many top loading boilers. I bet driving that around town gets plenty of looks! Thanks for taking us on the ride! I think I would probably try to modify it for a better forced draft system to make it burn cleaner an d so it wouldn't blow back on ya when the throttle is closed.
bcbloc02 Is that what happened @8:37? doubleboost I certainly enjoyed the ride along John, thanks for taking us around on the food run. I noticed everyone on the round-about gave heed when you gents steamed into town, LOL! BTW, do all 4 tires up front steer that lorry? Beautiful Beast, laughed the whole video like a wee child!
Aloha...Chuck
Yep steamers use steam jets into the exhaust to pull draft, when the throttle valve is closed the draft drops.
bcbloc02 I wonder if any of the latter models, or even other lorries had a coal feeding system. Even a gravity fed funnel with a spring loaded flapper valve would be a nice upgrade and may allow for a one man operation. I can see it in my mind's eye, but not knowing the finer points of using coal may be leaving my design wanting...
Thanks for the reply Brian, and it's a shame neither of you can make it to Stan's Summer Bash, it would be nice to truly "make your acquaintance" with a firm handshake and even a treat for Bailey, if they're allowed.
The big locomotives used augers with steam jets controlled by the fireman to blow the coal around the grates to keep the fire even, I have never seen a setup like that on a little engine but I see no reason it couldn't have been done. Baily has never ridden further than Kansas I am sure he would enjoy Ca! yall are gonna have a blast.
Bailey + Swimming pool = big time fun! I will keep you in mind while we talk shop, is there anything you'd like me to look for specifically during the tool trading portion of the party? I can be your eyes for that if you like...Aloha, Chuckles.
Eso sí es máquina, mil felicitaciones a quienes aún conservan esas bellezas
I hope stuff like this hangs around for a long time hearing the music wagon in the back seeing the fair tents awesom. There is 1 steamer at Middletown PA grange fair today in 2022 first one I’ve ever seen
Richard Straughan looks like Old Bill from the first world war. Thanks for the great ride.
Lucky, if that flame had actually seared off your eyebrows it would've been an MOT failure right then and there ;-)
Fantastic machine, thanks for the ride.
Next time bring a kettle and brew a cuppa on the go!
На паровике по городу - уважение к водителю- МАСТЕР!!! И отношение к старинной технике - особое уважение!👍👍👍
how many....miles per...coal lump? does it get?
Kenneth Dunn And how many Miles Per Gallon of water?
Buddy Clem coal lump was better.
Sandra Weindel You're not aware how much of an issue was replenishing the water supply on steam locomotives? Range was mostly limited by water before coal. Presumably it would be a similar story with a road-going vehicle.
Unsafe Velocities I think she meant that her miles per coal lump was funnier. It was funny enough for me to reply. Old steam engines did need lots of coaling stations and water towers to keep running. I remember an experimental Buick (GM) that ran on powdered coal, but it kept on fouling out the spark plugs.
Buddy Clem Oh, yeah, I realised what was meant. I just thought the significance of what you said had been missed. Because a mainline express locomotive usually has between 8 and 10 tons of coal (some more, some less) in the tender. That was, I believe, enough make long distance runs between stopping stations.
However, in Britain such a locomotive would have around 5000 gallons of water. In Australia you can roughly double that figure, sometimes nearly triple, but for the same about of coal. Line-side water tanks must have been further apart, and that was the problem. Probably took on coal at more stops in Australia than Britain anyway, but the ratio is the key.
I think I remember reading about that Buick too.
imagine driving a small car and you come across this at a roundabout lol
When I was in 6th I got this doubt whether they use to run steam engine cars jeeps , buses , trucks . Now it was cleared . Thanku sir for keeping this video.
This truck was made at least 60 years after diesel trucks and petrol cars
Fair turn of speed, good for hurrying back with the fish and chips!
So, on this day the Sentinel DG8 Steam Wagon was Double Boosted no less!
Richard Straughan didnt just make your day, he made your [and our] week, month and year. What an adventure, and all caught on camera.
Try fitting air bags in that truck!
K
Класс! Спасибо! Хозяину, автору и оператору респект! Молодцы! Красота!
Loved every minute of the video. Especially the steam whistle!
Steam tractors are underrated topic for documentary videos, they're the most steampunk thing ever, we need more
Looks perfectly practical cant imagine why they would have stopped making them like this.
They should have converted them to oil or gas fired. So many technical innovations missed cuz stubbornness with gas and diesel engines.
Чтобы бы у вас раковых заболеваний лёгких не было ,астма , хронический бронхит, хрупкие кости и.т.д🇷🇺
И чтобы природа раньше времени от рук человека не погибла
Geeze, imagine a front end collision with this thing, boiler going off would be a sight.
Yeah scalding hot water and embers to compliment the crash.
I doubt anything would happen to this looking at how solid it is built. On the other hand whatever it hits probably won't be recognisable
This makes me smile very much!
Probably the coolest truck I've ever seen!
Созраненная история машиностроения...Молодцы что сохранили...!
У_нас_план_по_металлолому_выполняли.
Me encantó! Además se podía calentar la pava sobre la caldera! Es como volver al pasado...increíble!
This might be the greatest thing I've ever seen.
Wonderful!! I had no idea they went so fast.
I love how it seems like it's going blistering fast until you see the surrounding cars going at a snail's pace
Brings back childhood memories. Thank you.
such a beautiful sound
Вечная машина!!! Нас не станет а она будет бегать и радовать наших внуков.
Будущее России, когда цена бензина станет как в Европе.
Да и уголь уже не дешевый
@@Жиганлемон Зато можно валежник собирать! Он, конечно, такой жар, как уголь, не даст, но хоть что-то ))
Не будет она наших внуков радовать, она будет их внуков радовать.
sKAVURSKA
A real one... This is real, he is rolling coal !
Derrick: Harry hol schon mal den Wagen.
Harry: Moment Chef, muss noch einheizen.
Geile Technik damals
I love how the engineer asks the other guy to put even more coal in while constantly grabbing more with his left hand.
i like how this thing blows by the first steam tractor, ha ha.
I love how everyone just stops at that roundabout when they see you pull up lol
Can't say I blame them haha
Can you please post a video with walk around, interior showing the steam guage, regulator, brake, reverser etc. TIA.
Just loved the sound of the whistle!
It goes a great pace but how quick does the fooker stop!! Wouldn't want to get rear ended by it.
Love; Ronnie Pickering.
Sounds as though some engine braking is involved.
HAhahahaha, overtaking in a steam engine made my day @2:17
Thanks for the ride John.
Jay Leno has nothing on you now.
Wait till Deb sees the coal stains on her towels.
I still like that Doble
FANTÁSTICO, UMA TECNOLOGIA ANTIGA MAS EFICÁS. E DEPOIS DE TANTOS ANOS AINDA FUNCIONA PERFEITAMENTE. PARABÉNS POR MANTER VIVA A HISTÓRIA.
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What a luxurious vehicle it even comes with its own shovel
I've NEVER seen an 8 wheel Sentinal !!!!! thanks for sharing.
Gracias muchachos gran video. Saludos desde Chile
how does it stop? does it have wheel brakes or does it go into "reverse"? what an amazing machine!
real coal rolling
And the only acceptable one
@@Eric-om7dv Hahaha yeah
I didn't knew about steam powered trucks.
Here in Italy they didn't exist, or there were very few of them.
Before diesel they only used horses, in fact one of my ancestors was a horse carter ( if that term does even exist ).
He used to transport dirt from the river we had in the town.
He had lost a arm under a train and yet he was able to shovel the dirt on the cart.
He used his armpit as a anchor point and loaded with the other hand.
I have never seen him, but my mother and my grandmother say he was beautiful to see, because of how well he perfectioned the movement.
Great veichle tho, very beautiful
This is very beautiful, would be painful to drive this, but it's amazing, very beautiful machine