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TheChestnutLine:50923 wrote:Great video! The DeWinton's lovely. Scratchbuilt? And a hefty log it's pulling as well!

There's something special about a DeWinton eh? It is scratchbuilt. The logging trucks are fully ballraced and roll very easily.

Dave.

Dear All,

Here is a collection of video shots from last weekend of our second DeWinton with the new logging trucks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGrr-naprIk

All the best,

Dave.

The DeWinton is homemade, based on Dave Watkins' Idris .

http://www.davewatkins.pwp.blueyonder.c ... /steam.htm

It's a great loco, runs for a long time on a boiler full and runs quite slowly.

The holes were drilled for the nails

All the best,

Dave.

Dear All, Here is a huge log on our new logging trucks ready to be pulled by our second DeWinton loco. The loco managed it easily round the curves and up the 1:80 incline. One of the trucks is a re-use, the wheels and deck have been recycled from a small outside framed truck that I didn't like. ./my...