A traction engine is a steam-powered tractor used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives...
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see and travel behind, real engines.” ― Sir Charles Topham Hatt II/The Fat Controller, Little Western, Enterprising Engines The Skarloey Railway (SR) is...
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two basic forms: The overtype design drew much from traction engine practice, and used an engine unit that consisted of a locomotive type boiler, with...
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"British engineer Joseph Diplock patented a four-wheel-drive system for a traction engine, while in Vienna, Austria, Ferdinand Porsche developed an electric...
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more notable companies that manufactured traction engines of any kind, including steam tractors, portable engines, and steam rollers. Borsig of Berlin, Germany...
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with traction engines in place of vintage cars. Jack Hopkins is an aircraft designer and hands-on engineer with a passion for traction engines and he...
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designed to prevent loss of traction (i.e., wheelspin) of the driven road wheels. TCS is activated when throttle input and engine power and torque transfer...
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businessmen in 1893, and was originally named the Waterloo Gasoline Traction Engine Company. In 1892, Froelich built a successful gasoline-powered tractor...
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works. In 1859, Aveling invented the traction engine when he modified a Clayton & Shuttleworth portable engine, which had to be hauled from job to job...
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propel rail cars Traction engine, a self-propelled steam engine Traction (agency), San Francisco-based interactive advertising agency Traction (orthopedics)...
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The majority of steam rollers are outwardly similar to traction engines as many traction engine manufacturers later produced rollers based on their existing...
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Tractor (section Traction engines)
use of the word meaning "an engine or vehicle for pulling wagons or plows" occurred in 1896, from the earlier term "traction motor" (1859). In the UK, Ireland...
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converted the steam engine to self driving, thus making an intermediate step towards the traction engine. Several Tuxford engines were displayed at the...
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John Fowler & Co. (section Traction engines)
of Leathley Road, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England produced traction engines and ploughing implements and equipment, as well as railway equipment...
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in steam-driven carousels, or supplied with steam from a traction engine. The traction engine could also supply electric power for lighting, and tow the...
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on his completed traction engine, visiting the workshops that still could produce the parts needed for his antique vehicle. His engine, however, was not...
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with four- and six-cylinder engines, by French carmaker Citroën from 1934 to 1957. With some 760,000 units built, the Traction Avants were the first front-wheel...
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Advance-Rumely (section Traction engines and tractors)
Company by 1887. In 1895, the line expanded to include steam-powered traction engines. Meinrad died in 1904, but his sons continued to manage the business...
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Boydell's Traction-Engine". The Farmer's Magazine. 45 (1). London. 1856-06-30. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. "Tuxford's Boydell Traction Engine" (PDF)...
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and electric traction has done.[citation needed] An oscillating cylinder steam engine is a variant of the simple expansion steam engine which does not...
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Showman's road locomotive (redirect from Showman's engine)
travelling funfair or circus. Similar to other road-going traction engines, showman's engines were normally distinguished by the addition of a full-length...
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Locomotive (redirect from Railway engine)
transmission. The diesel engine drives either an electrical DC generator (generally, less than 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) net for traction), or an electrical...
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Atlantic. In Great Britain, a number of traction engine builders attempted to produce a design of agricultural engine that could pull a plow directly, in...
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Daniel Best (section Traction engine)
invest in work on an improved design for a traction engine. Best saw the need for an improved traction engine (now also known as a steam tractor) to pull...
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locomotive engine Spacecraft propulsion engines such as Rocket engine Traction engine Aircraft engine Automobile engine replacement Electric motor Engine cooling...
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produced a successful range of agricultural traction engines. The perfecting of the compound traction engine in 1887 gave a significant marketing advantage...
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Trebuchet (category Medieval siege engines)
incentives to employ a small counterweight engine rather than a comparable traction type. Although less accurate, traction trebuchets might be expected to achieve...
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J&H McLaren & Co. (category Engine manufacturers of the United Kingdom)
Hunslet, Leeds, England, that manufactured traction engines, stationary engines and later, diesel engines. The company was founded in 1876 by John and...
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List of Thomas & Friends characters (redirect from Thumper (Thomas the Tank Engine))
the British television series Thomas & Friends and the reboot series All Engines Go include: In Series 6, a new set of characters was introduced called...
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Robey & Co (category Engine manufacturers of the United Kingdom)
Patent Traction engines. Box's Patent engines had an ingenious device to raise the rear driving wheel of the traction engine and these engines were used particularly...
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