Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale

[wefalck]

41 minutes ago, Keith Black said:

I detest ambiguities when trying to replicate a thing as it always takes three to four times longer to build rather than the simple monkey see, monkey do.

Whom are you telling ...

[Keith Black]

55 minutes ago, wefalck said:

Whom are you telling ...

 Any and everyone. It's merely a statement of non importance on how I feel about trying to build something when lacking what I feel to be adequate information. 

[GrandpaPhil]

Keith,

   That’s great news about your health!  Your model is looking incredible!

[Keith Black]

11 minutes ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Keith,

   That’s great news about your health!  Your model is looking incredible!

 Thank you very much, Phil. 

[Dr PR]

When I first saw your pictures I imagined an auger screw stoker mechanism as used on some steam locomotives. But then I realized it was a conveyer bucket system. These were in common use so it makes sense.

 

But it would be interesting to see how it actually worked. It was probably steam powered. When steam pressure was high the stoker would run slower, and when the pressure was low it would have to "shovel" faster. I hope you find more information about how it worked. I wonder if it was patented?

[Keith Black]

31 minutes ago, Dr PR said:

When I first saw your pictures I imagined an auger screw stoker mechanism as used on some steam locomotives. But then I realized it was a conveyer bucket system. These were in common use so it makes sense.

 

But it would be interesting to see how it actually worked. It was probably steam powered. When steam pressure was high the stoker would run slower, and when the pressure was low it would have to "shovel" faster. I hope you find more information about how it worked. I wonder if it was patented?

 Phil, I also thought it was an auger system but that didn't square with the blocks and spreader bar above the coal crib. 

 

 The drive shaft to the wheels runs directly beneath the boiler, stoker, and coal crib. It could have taken power off the shaft with a levered gear system that was operated by the skipper as need required?