CastIron888

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   by CastIron888 9mo ago

   Oh, I see. I was responding to the more general statement: >You do not want the stressed members of any structure being a salient contributor to its power-train. Not related, see mammalian, reptile, fish, and insect physiologies. A steam
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   by CastIron888 9mo ago

   You can see in the picture the boiler is taking the load of the machine. There is no additional chassis. That's less frame than a Ducati has between the front and rear wheels. Without speaking to the wisdom of stressing batteries mecha
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   by CastIron888 9mo ago

   Not old enough? How about a steam engine with the front axle bolted to the boiler? A steam boiler is subject to considerable stresses already and adding dynamic forces to the shell can't be a good idea? https://upload.wikime
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   by CastIron888 9mo ago

   The Fordson tractor of 1917 appears to use the engine block and transmission case as basic structural members of the tractor. Not a fast vehicle, but tough.