Name: "GRASSHOPPER" Owners: Myles Twete Address: 4936 SE Flavel Drive, Portland, OR 97206 Phone: 503-777-2110 Email: matwete@comcast.net |
General: maker year body style model serial # passengers Walt Humes c1984 open n.a. none 2 wheelbase steering brakes tire size weight 68" tiller hydraulic 3.25 x 19 1,000 lbs cruising fuel mpg capacity water capacity 30 mph BIOdiesel n.a. 6 gal. n.a. 6 gal. Other: The builder, Walt Humes, is a noted Vancouver, WA steam train and model machinist, featured in past issues of Live Steam. |
Engine: type # of cyl. bore & stroke HP reversing linkage drive simple two ?" x ?" 5 Stephenson chain exhaust auxilliaries atmospheric duplex feedwater pump Other: |
Boiler: type # & size tubes heat. sur. location overall size burner controls watertube n.a. under seat press. atomizing electro/mech |
Additional: The owner will be experimenting with burning BIOdiesel, an environmentally "clean" and renewable fuel. |
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