What type of steam engine is better at pulling heavy loads?
Oct 06, 2009 by gravity cat is not amused. | Posted in Engineering
I'm building a steam buggy(small steam car) in the near future, one that I can sit down on and drive. I want to know what engine I should use. I'm focused mainly on horsepower, and keeping it under 600 pounds. As far as the speed goes, probably around
I would suggest you do some research into the Stanley Steamer. It was the last real steam driven automobile. There are several of them still running. You can probably get a lot of good information from them.
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