Well a while back i made a "deal" with my friend Dave Clark to make a new set of Steam lombard steering skis,in exchange for a Linn tractor engine to replace the bad one in my Linn.
I built the original ones out of hard maple back in the late 80's and the ants and powder post beetles took a toll on them. I made the new ones out of steel plate.no beetles and ants will get them. Heres a few pictures of almost a weeks work and nearly 50 lbs of welding rod. Ready for paint and instillation.
they weigh over 300 lbs each !!!
I built the original ones out of hard maple back in the late 80's and the ants and powder post beetles took a toll on them. I made the new ones out of steel plate.no beetles and ants will get them. Heres a few pictures of almost a weeks work and nearly 50 lbs of welding rod. Ready for paint and instillation.
they weigh over 300 lbs each !!!