Restoration of my 36HP Rumely #6153
By Jerred Ruble
Hanlontown, IA
Retubing
|
Date |
Picture/Caption |
|
3/19/11 |
Brian Patterson cutting the old tubes out of the front flue sheet. |
|
3/19/11 |
We used a inside piper cutting tip on our torch to speed up the process. |
|
3/19/11 |
Here Brian is in the fire box working cutting tubes. |
|
7/7/11 |
Cory and Collin cutting the new tubes to length. We used my Rigid threaded to cut the tubes. |
|
7/8/11 |
We discovered the tube openings in the firebox were under sized so Collin had to open each one up. |
|
7/9/11 |
Lawrence used his automatic roller/beader to install the tubes in both tube sheets. |
|
7/11/11 |
Since the steamer turned 100 today, we decided to have a little birthday party in her honor. |