Kitson & Hewitson Slanting Shaft Ploughing Engine


KITSON & HEWITSON
Twin Cylinder, Slanting Shaft Ploughing Engine

Forerunners of Fowler’s engines, these were the first ploughing engines to be made in quantity and using the famous slanting shaft drive to the rear wheels. None of these engines exist today.
A constructional series appeared in the Model Engineer between September 1969 and Jan 1970 (8 articles) and in March 1970 an article on the self moving anchor also appeared. A colour illustration of the engine will be found on the cover of the second April 1970 issue.

K & H Leading Dimensions: 

Length        38.5” (978mm)              Boiler Dia.                5.5” (140mm)               
Width         15.73” (400mm)            Working Pressure    75 psi
Height        30” (762mm)                 No. of Speeds            1
Weight       135lb (62 Kilo’s)           Flywheel Dia.             9” (228mm)

Drawings:
1) General Assembly.                       5) Hornbrackets, Crankshaft, Dome.
2) Boiler, Smokebox & Chimney.    6) Flywheel, Roadwheels.
3) Cylinder details.                           7) Road gears & Drum drive.
4) Motion details.                             8) Winding drum & drive – 2 sheets.
9) 5 supplimentary drawings A to E.
Complete set of 13 drawings referenced: “Kitson Drgs” at £78 lot.


CASTINGS
REF No.DESCRIPTIONMATERIALQTY£ EACHSET £
KH1CYLINDER BLOCKCAST IRON1123123
KH4DOMEBRASS14444
KH5DOME COVERCOPPER12828
KH7CHIMNEY BASEALUMINIUM14747
KH8CHIMNEY FLANGEALUMINIUM12828
KH9CHIMNEY TOPCOPPER14444
KH11RH HORNBRACKETALUMINIUM14848
KH11ARH HORNBRACKET ADDITIONAL WEBALUMINIUM11616
KH12LH HORNBRACKETALUMINIUM15858
KH12ALH HORNBRACKET ADDITIONAL WEB AALUMINIUM11616
KH12BLH HORNBRACKET ADDITIONAL WEB BALUMINIUM11616
KH13STEAM BRANCHBRASS13737
KH14FLYWHEELCAST IRON19191
KH15FRICTION DRUMALUMINIUM15656
KH16SLIDE BAR BRACKETBRASS14242
KH21CROSSHEADBRASS22448
KH22FRONT WHEEL HUBSALUMINIUM21836
KH23REAR WHEEL HUBSALUMINIUM22448
KH28FRONT AXLEALUMINIUM14848
KH29FRONT AXLE BRACKETALUMINIUM14646
KH31GEAR AXLE MOUNTINGALUMINIUM12626
KH33ACLIP WINDING DRUM RINGALUMINIUM14040
KH33BCLIP WINDING DRUM BOTTOM DRUMALUMINIUM17878
KH33CCLIP WINDING DRUM TOP DRUMALUMINIUM18282
KH34FIREBARSCAST IRON14646
KH63STEERING WHEELBRASS13333
KH69MOTION BRACKETBRASS12828
KH72WATER PUMP BODYBRASS13939

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