r/nextfuckinglevel 17h ago

110 HP steam tractor pull

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u/ComfortableWait9697 16h ago

Pushing a steam engine that hard is high risk itself. That steam engineer was likely VERY focused on those gauges. I wonder if they balance how much water they have onboard.

u/thnku4shrng 16h ago

AKSHUALLY It’s pretty safe, pressure relief valves are extremely reliable these days as is welding tech. This tractor, if I recall correctly, is a modern reproduction that Case shared blueprints for and gave their official stamp of approval to along with a serial number. Boilers are everywhere still to this day, and explosions are extremely rare

u/funkympc 14h ago

One of those tractors exploded at the Medina, OH County fair in the last 10 years. They weren't even pulling anything either.

u/GhostPepperDaddy 12h ago

10 years? October 2001.

u/funkympc 3h ago

Fucking hell time flies. I could've sworn that happened in like 2015. Getting old sucks.