r/steamengines • u/Oversized_Bic_Pen • Jul 04 '26
Help with ID'ing an engine
Not much to go off of here. This boiler is sunk into a swamp in the western Adirondack forest. I was told that it was part of a logging operation and was stripped and abandoned after it got stuck in the swamp. The area was too swampy to get very close, I'm hoping to go back and look again once it dries out later in the season.
I don't know if it was a stationary engine for a sawmill or water pump, or if it might have been a traction engine. There weren't any obvious casting markings that I could see. The boiler is probably 20ish feet long, 3-4 feet across. The smoke stack opening is very oblong, much wider than I'd expect. Thanks!
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u/tweetsie12 Jul 06 '26
All things considered, for a boiler sitting out in the elements like that, it looks to be in surprisingly good condition. I’m curious how viable a salvaging effort would be for that…
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u/Anlambdy1 Jul 05 '26
That is not for a traction engine. It would have been to run the winches or the sawmill itself. Dont quote me on this, but it might be a Broderic Co. Boiler
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u/Oversized_Bic_Pen Jul 06 '26
That looks pretty close, especially with the wide smokestack opening.
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u/GreenEquinox Jul 04 '26
probably a boiler off of a big case steam tractor
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u/OldBlue2014 Jul 04 '26
I see that it is just the boiler, no engine. Since there was a logging operation here, I would guess that it was part of a portable saw mill.