An amazing piece of British engineering! I have never seen a steam tractor like this. At first glance I thought that it had to be internal combustion. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for sharing this! Respectful to your comment below Salvatore, Bryan Harvester Company was based in Peru, Indiana USA. It sure is well engineered machine! Glad so many of us enjoyed this post,
I believe this tractor used to belong to Dave Kestler of Herald CA... for some reason the frame was cut and repaired... I think he steamed it once... I helped get it ready to ship when he sold it... If you want to know the history of it I can put you in touch with him.
Wow! Thanks so much for posting this! I never knew there was such a thing as a "modern" steam tractor of this type. Where can I find more info on these?
I think it would be a good idea to keep old machinery like this alive and well if we ever had a magnetic pulse device go off nothing would work,,,no combustion engines,,,we’ll need steam or diesel to grow our food and for transportation I believe a type of hot bulb diesel would work in a magnetic pulse(I know the Germans at one time had a tank that would work under any circumstances sealed cabin diesel powered,,, something to think about.
Small leaks at the piston packing glands, plus the condensers themselves typically have a relief valve if the pressure starts to rise above atmospheric.
I like t his! I did plowing with a John Deere A (2 c yl.) and a 2 bottom plow. we had to change with axle setting...when I was plowing, the wheel kept going out and out so I stopped and we had to use a sledge hammer to set it right :)
I've only seen two of these Bryan tractors before, and this is the first I've gotten to see one working. Nice display of the 'power of steam' being able to ease into the throttle and go even with the plows already in the ground. Most people outside the steam community don't realize that a steam engine can generate its full Torque capacity at 'near' zero RPM (Not AT Zero RPM but very Near Zero) unlike a gas or diesel engine that have a 'torque curve' that grows with the RPM Beautiful Video ! Thanks for sharing it with us. Question: What pressure were you running ? If I remember right they were rated around 600psi where the average Traction Engine was rated anywhere between 150 and 225psi when new.
@@manxrailwaysyessir Is this your tractor? Can I ask how they handle the condenser? Is there a condenser vacuum pump? How does it regulate the flow of feedwater from the condenser hotwell into the boiler? How do you deal with lubricating oil accumulating in the hotwell? Also, does the tractor have a governor?
Weird ass soil. Never seen dirt do that before. Comin off in long ass strips. Where I'm from the clay just clumps up and breaks apart when you plow it.
Designed for torque, it has a real lack of horsepower... Good old Fordson can do the same job much faster, but a lot more loud... Seems like all parts for it were designed by different engineers. Poor heat exchanging area in the boiler, but still too much steam to condense, because engine is little. But I'm glad they actually build 'em... Almost nobody built modern steamers in these late days
Is that giant radiator (with a fan that only runs when the tractor is moving....) just for water reclamation, or do the cylinders exhaust below atmospheric pressure?
Für mich äußerst ungewöhnlich dieser steamtraktor, schon rein äußerlich. Hat nen kühler oder? Heizraum, kessel. Kolben,... unter dem fahrersitz? Schwerzugänglich? Läuft sehr ruhig, pflug und maschine arbeiten prima. Noch nicht kaputt! Noch immer einsetzbar. Holz ist co2 neutral. Im betrieb. Weniger holz in die mülltonne und in die müllverbrennung und schon marschiert sein ökologischer einsatz. Das mache mal ein verbrenner nach!
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nice to see a tractor older than dirt still going strong.
An amazing piece of British engineering! I have never seen a steam tractor like this. At first glance I thought that it had to be internal combustion. Thank you for sharing this.
If I recall right, Bryan Motors is an American company and still manufactures steam boilers
Then I stand corrected. Thank you.
Very clean running engine & so compact. 1st time ever seen one.
Thanks for preserving it. Loved it boys.
Thank you for sharing this!
Respectful to your comment below Salvatore, Bryan Harvester Company was based in Peru, Indiana USA. It sure is well engineered machine! Glad so many of us enjoyed this post,
I believe this tractor used to belong to Dave Kestler of Herald CA... for some reason the frame was cut and repaired... I think he steamed it once... I helped get it ready to ship when he sold it... If you want to know the history of it I can put you in touch with him.
never seen a bryan move, let alone doing some work!!! excellent video!
Never seen a steam tractor before, must be pretty rare now days.
Cheers, it was our first time ploughing. The 'thing' on the front is a condenser.
Wow! Thanks so much for posting this! I never knew there was such a thing as a "modern" steam tractor of this type. Where can I find more info on these?
how cool is that? a rare machine doing some work. thanks for posting
I think it would be a good idea to keep old machinery like this alive and well if we ever had a magnetic pulse device go off nothing would work,,,no combustion engines,,,we’ll need steam or diesel to grow our food and for transportation I believe a type of hot bulb diesel would work in a magnetic pulse(I know the Germans at one time had a tank that would work under any circumstances sealed cabin diesel powered,,, something to think about.
Amazing! It's based on the same technology as the Doble Steam Car.
Didnt dobles have an electric ingnition with crystal electromechanical fire controls?
It looks to be operating as a condensing loop but steam is emitted continuously while moving.
Small leaks at the piston packing glands, plus the condensers themselves typically have a relief valve if the pressure starts to rise above atmospheric.
Brilliant ploughing I struggle to do that well on a David brown 1212
I like t his! I did plowing with a John Deere A (2 c yl.) and a 2 bottom plow. we had to change with axle setting...when I was plowing, the wheel kept going out and out so I stopped and we had to use a sledge hammer to set it right :)
I've only seen two of these Bryan tractors before, and this is the first I've gotten to see one working.
Nice display of the 'power of steam' being able to ease into the throttle and go even with the plows already in the ground.
Most people outside the steam community don't realize that a steam engine can generate its full Torque capacity at 'near' zero RPM (Not AT Zero RPM but very Near Zero) unlike a gas or diesel engine that have a 'torque curve' that grows with the RPM
Beautiful Video ! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Question: What pressure were you running ? If I remember right they were rated around 600psi where the average Traction Engine was rated anywhere between 150 and 225psi when new.
Yeah, it's something around about that.
Did Bryant tractors have superheaters and did they exhaust to condenser?
@@manxrailwaysyessir
Is this your tractor? Can I ask how they handle the condenser? Is there a condenser vacuum pump? How does it regulate the flow of feedwater from the condenser hotwell into the boiler? How do you deal with lubricating oil accumulating in the hotwell? Also, does the tractor have a governor?
Bellissimo macchina non avevo mai visto questo tipo di trattore a vapore.
what was the rate of use of these machines in those years?
Still faster and more reliable than a Mclaren Honda
Or a Hoyt Clagwell.
Very Cool! Never see or heard of this type of tracroe before. Seems very quite! Going to Google it to see what else I can find out about it.
The company is still in business today in Peru, Indiana, building the same style boilers
it's amazing the power of steam
very nice tractor how much water does her boiler take?
When steam was king.
How long can you run on a tank of water safely?
I'm curious why it has a radiator? What a cool tractor!
That is not a radiator it is a condenser used to cool down the steam into water again which is put back into the boiler
There is a lot of smoke coming from the bottom of the motor. I guess the old girl needs a bit of work?
Is this the one that just sold at the pre 30's sale?
What’s that burn gasoline or kerosene
I always wanted one of these. What model is it and the HP
20 horse on the draw bar, 70 on the belt.
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Weird ass soil. Never seen dirt do that before. Comin off in long ass strips. Where I'm from the clay just clumps up and breaks apart when you plow it.
Designed for torque, it has a real lack of horsepower... Good old Fordson can do the same job much faster, but a lot more loud...
Seems like all parts for it were designed by different engineers. Poor heat exchanging area in the boiler, but still too much steam to condense, because engine is little. But I'm glad they actually build 'em... Almost nobody built modern steamers in these late days
Is that giant radiator (with a fan that only runs when the tractor is moving....) just for water reclamation, or do the cylinders exhaust below atmospheric pressure?
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Yeah, but is it an atmospheric condenser or a vacuum condenser?
Do you still own it?
Ein bisschen mehr heizen, ein bisschen mehr dampf und der steamtraktor maschiert zügiger voran..... lg. Ff.
WHERE IS THE BRYAN STEAM TRACTOR AT?
WHERE WAS IT BUILT?
I think a good team of horses could walk faster than that tractor.
it's not ground. it is plasticine
Für mich äußerst ungewöhnlich dieser steamtraktor, schon rein äußerlich. Hat nen kühler oder? Heizraum, kessel. Kolben,... unter dem fahrersitz? Schwerzugänglich? Läuft sehr ruhig, pflug und maschine arbeiten prima. Noch nicht kaputt! Noch immer einsetzbar. Holz ist co2 neutral. Im betrieb. Weniger holz in die mülltonne und in die müllverbrennung und schon marschiert sein ökologischer einsatz. Das mache mal ein verbrenner nach!
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