A HALF SCALE STEAM TRACTOR

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Trainman4602
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A HALF SCALE STEAM TRACTOR

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While we attended the Manatee Central Railroad meet Sherman had an opportunity to drive a steam tractor that is owned by one member.

He was really was thrilled to operated it.

Enjoy the video:

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Re: A HALF SCALE STEAM TRACTOR

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Yeah, I drove a 4" scale out to Riverside Live Steamers (Norman?) once. He said it best, you need to plan ahead of time where you want to turn. So many turns you have before it responds.

6" is a good scale. You can do more than just show, with that size you can actually do some heavy work with it.
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Re: A HALF SCALE STEAM TRACTOR

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Trainman4602 wrote:While we attended the Manatee Central Railroad meet Sherman had an opportunity to drive a steam tractor that is owned by one member.

He was really was thrilled to operated it.

Enjoy the video:

Dave, is just me none of your videos you posted today show up on the post.

David.
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Re: A HALF SCALE STEAM TRACTOR

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It is you David.

I can see the link fine. Have you updated your flash player lately?

This link will tell if you are current.

http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/ ... layer.html
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