How are they attached to a prototype steam engine?
I've viewed hundreds of my saved photos and haven't been able to determine how they attach. Any help with photos, drawings or a really good description will be greatly appreciated.
DW-saddle tanks are attached to boilers with brackets in different configurations. They appear to be bolted to the tank and then to the boiler...I don't know if the bolts go into the boiler or just into the lagging...that may not be the best way to mount one, however.
Here's a photo of 20" gauge Copperhead out in Clifton, AZ-shows an "L" bracket behind the smokestack that holds the tank on. This one looks like it is riveted on to the smokebox. There are other brackets under the tank attaching to the boiler, but my photos are a little fuzzy of them. I hope you can get an idea from this shot.
Looking at this photo makes me want to fire up the motor home and get out there again. Clifton is only about 40 miles from Mogollon and all that is about a million miles away from Dallas!
