- 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...
- 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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Fisher and Jack goes badly, as (without
knowing their connection) the
traction engine crashes into the
front of Fisher's car on a
narrow lane. They then...
- "British
engineer Joseph Diplock patented a four-wheel-drive
system for a
traction engine,
while in Vienna, Austria,
Ferdinand Porsche developed an electric...
- 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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converted the
steam engine to self driving, thus
making an
intermediate step
towards the
traction engine.
Several Tuxford engines were displa**** at the...
- 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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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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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...
- on his
completed traction engine,
visiting the
workshops that
still could produce the
parts needed for his
antique vehicle. His
engine, however, was not...
