what a restration progect....need info on it please...

JONESEY wrote:Down and around Wiltshire area ther used to be a lot of rollers the councils used to concrete them in to play parks.
But now with health and safety they are getting rid of them.
Kids been playing for years on them but now we have come a nanny state they have to go
Jonesey

rab wrote:Hi Mike,

That looks like a great restoration project.

You will need a decent sized crane to get that moving, Any idea what make it is?

Paul

JONESEY wrote:Mike will know a man with a crane don't you
jonesey

casper wrote:Seems an odd place to find one, looks like it's just been plonked there..
Casp'

Triumphline wrote:The engine looks like a later model Blackstone.
Patrick

JONESEY wrote:Down and around Wiltshire area there used to be a lot of rollers the councils used to concrete them in to play parks.
But now with health and safety they are getting rid of them.
Kids been playing for years on them but now we have come a nanny state they have to go
Jonesey

enginesaremylife wrote:Scarp is £240 a ton at the minute so weigh it in! it is to far gone.
Steve

Paul_sterling wrote:aside from the sideshaft and a few other ancillaries, the engine isn't too bad, obviously it may be frosted, but that would probably go again, steam rollers in worse condition get restored

Paul

billypurves wrote:Looks to me like a Spring Injected Blackstone in a Aveling Porter motor roller. Going by the engine I would date to early 1930s.

billypurves wrote:Here is a contact address for info on the engine.

michaelstamford@aol.com