Steam Engine moves out of the workshop 21.08.2005
The first step is very easy. Simply put a 10 x 10cm beam into the ventilation hole, place an aluminum ladder on the other side as a support and the thing will stand on the floor without any back damage.
Now it goes diagonally up the narrow and steep cellar stairs. Here too, the chain hoist helps over the first 2.5 meters. Simply lay the beam across the banister and use a board as a sledge underneath. But this method ends at the top. There was no further lashing point in the garden and you couldn't get into the back yard by car...
We climbed the last few steps one step higher at a time. It was great that our landlord had provided us with such a sturdy railing years ago.
Please take a close look at the photo... It may seem like a lot of photos for a 'banal' action. But for me it was an exciting moment to see my work hanging on a hook, which was now all that mattered.
It's done. Several years of tinkering (with interruptions, of course) are on the loading area. Soon it will be off into my steam boat. But a forklift will have to help with the roof being already installed.
Many thanks again to my neighbors Helmut and Jochen. Without you, this would not have been possible!