Hey, just a little correction. You mentioned that Stanley boilers are safer than locomotive boilers, which is very true. There are no known records of Stanley boiler failures. However, you mentioned that locomotive boilers are made of cast iron and only run at 150psi. That is actually incorrect. Locomotive boilers are made of cold rolled steel and separate courses are riveted together. As for pressures, the lowest steam pressure rating I have seen on a locomotive boiler was 170psi, and I've seen them as high as 350psi. I myself work with two locomotives which both run at 180psi. An average pressure on locomotive boilers is around 200psi.
Early locomotive boilers only ran at 150psi or less. The INYO was rated at 130. It was built in 1875. The Eureka also built in 1875 operates at 150 psi. The Oregon Pony, built in 1862, rant at 100 psi or less. More modern passenger locomotives run at higher pressure, but allot of the earlier ones ran at relatively low pressures. Mostly due to the early steel and wrought iron the boilers were being constructed out of.
Wow I would have to get up at 4 in the morning to get to work by 8 in one of those if you have to do all that every morning to start your car. I guess that's why gas engines eventually won out. Just turn the key and go. Those are beautiful cars though.
The procedure you see here is cold start. In normal life the driver let a pilot flame over night to keep the car warm, also the boiler cooled down from running to stand by temperature by that. A hose was connected to the boiler and water was sucked in. So the car was ready in 10-15 minutes in the morning, of course it was more work than a gasoline car...
A1 top notch video. I could easily hear you , very unusual in a youtube video. you covered thing with specific explanation . , Jay Leno his descriptions were good , yours better. better if someone wanted to acquire a Stanley.
You need a drivers license you need a plumber license a boiler firemen's license, and a lot of time. If you need to bring the wife to the hospital to deliver a baby forget it. Other then that great video.
Hey, just a little correction. You mentioned that Stanley boilers are safer than locomotive boilers, which is very true. There are no known records of Stanley boiler failures.
However, you mentioned that locomotive boilers are made of cast iron and only run at 150psi. That is actually incorrect. Locomotive boilers are made of cold rolled steel and separate courses are riveted together.
As for pressures, the lowest steam pressure rating I have seen on a locomotive boiler was 170psi, and I've seen them as high as 350psi. I myself work with two locomotives which both run at 180psi. An average pressure on locomotive boilers is around 200psi.
Early locomotive boilers only ran at 150psi or less. The INYO was rated at 130. It was built in 1875. The Eureka also built in 1875 operates at 150 psi. The Oregon Pony, built in 1862, rant at 100 psi or less. More modern passenger locomotives run at higher pressure, but allot of the earlier ones ran at relatively low pressures. Mostly due to the early steel and wrought iron the boilers were being constructed out of.
I just wanted to see this car in action!
I have another video of a ride along in this Stanley Steamer. Here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/-Csf-WsKotE/v-deo.html
KDawgFilmz Thanks! :) not into cars (don't even like them that much) but i don't mind this lovely thing
Taking all that time to drive the car every time you want to go certainly called its demise. Nice video Thanks for sharing.
Enjoyed the video.
Please tell me will it run on just 1liter gasoline ???
Very insightful, nice car! Where did you acquire it? Beautifully restored.
Would love to have one I love anything stain
Wow I would have to get up at 4 in the morning to get to work by 8 in one of those if you have to do all that every morning to start your car. I guess that's why gas engines eventually won out. Just turn the key and go. Those are beautiful cars though.
The procedure you see here is cold start. In normal life the driver let a pilot flame over night to keep the car warm, also the boiler cooled down from running to stand by temperature by that. A hose was connected to the boiler and water was sucked in. So the car was ready in 10-15 minutes in the morning, of course it was more work than a gasoline car...
Oh My God, no complicated 10"touchscreen with apple play /android auto?
wow!
A1 top notch video. I could easily hear you , very unusual in a youtube video. you covered thing with specific explanation . , Jay Leno his descriptions were good , yours better. better if someone wanted to acquire a Stanley.
You've not got any Irish Parentage by any chance have you? The way you say "down the road" and "stroke" at 2:25 sounds very West of Ireland ;)
haveing a speech impediment and being a mick are to diffrant thing
🧠👶🧠Brain, guys, brain !!!...🏁🏁👏👏🏁🏁...Mecanical history !!!...🏁🏁🏁...
Sounds like you need to be a scientist to drive it.
LOL.
@phuc ewe kkkkkkk
You need a drivers license you need a plumber license a boiler firemen's license, and a lot of time. If you need to bring the wife to the hospital to deliver a baby forget it. Other then that great video.
Gee, I wonder why they never caught on.
Not the car for a quick getaway