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the crabsteering on the manure-sprayer is to reduce soilcompaction. Such sprayers wheigh alot and when you crabsteer you double the surface area that gets compacted, this is usually done when the drivingconditions are subpar. i.e in wet conditions the soil is really loose and you can sink in way too deep and get stuck

A Garratt (also known as Beyer-Garratt) is a type of steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts. Its boiler is mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines are mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler. Articulation permits larger locomotives to negotiate curves and lighter rails that might restrict large rigid-framed locomotives. Many Garratt designs aimed to double the power of the largest conventional locomotives operating on their railways, thus reducing the need for multiple locomotives and crews.

Crab steering is used to reduce ground compaction

The Garratt loco is a 4-8-2+2-8-4 Its a water tank, boiler and then the coal bunker

Could you invite Hyce over and show off those awesome train creations to him? That would be wicked cool for him to explain those engines!

That Garrat is indeed a real locomotive, and its wheel arrangement is "4-8-2+2-8-4." Also, the red thing between the wheels on the Flying Scotsman is a third cylinder inside the frames. It was common on British locomotives for a while, but it never really caught on here in the U.S, and 3 cylinder locomotives should have each of the cylinders offset by 33.333 degrees instead of 90.

So Kan you gotta show this to Mark (hyce). we know he loves Garrets lol

6:13 It’s the Queensland Railway Garratt, there is only 1 left and it is on display at the Ipswich workshops. It’s number 1009, it was built in 1950, it’s a 2-8-2+2-8-2 because of the amount of wheels it didn’t get a regular classification like other QR locomotives they were given BG, it weighs 137 ton, carries 6 ton of coal, 3800 gallons of water, it’s driving wheels are 51’ in diameter and it’s cylinders are 13 1/4”x26”

I think the crabwalk is more to reduce pressure on the ground it spreads out the weight through the dirt more, and compresses the crops/weeds less than if all the weight was in a single line (by being pressed twice)

That Truck that could also Boat was pure badassery! :D

Next Best Builds: Have your fans submit their best piston engines, you dyno them and try to understand what's going on lol.

That red locomotive is called a garret. Hopefully i spelled that right lol. But it is very authentic for a game. I have to say whoever made that valve gear did a amazing job

yes! the Garratt IS a real locomotive type, and the one you showed in particular is a 4-8-2+2-8-4!

Not all tanks have what’s known as “neutral steering” where the turning on the spot will result in one track going forward and the other going in reverse, some tanks do operate with only one turning track where one stays stationary

That steam locomotive is a Beyer-Garrat Class, 4-8-2+2-8-4, specifically in the Queensland Rail livery. That's an Aussie loco.

Hey kan, I heard from Hyce that you calculated the terminal velocity of a Shay, and I was wondering which Shay in particular you used in your calculations, and what said velocity was.

The QR Beyer-Garratt Class steam locomotive is indeed a real locomotive. I will add some info on it here.

17:56 minor correction, that's not a scrap mechanic work around for timing, that's a real feature of The Flying Scotsman TFS is an LNER A3 class, these locomotives were all built will 3 cylinders to provide power, one being snuck in between the frames.

The locomotive is a Garratt (or Beyer-Garratt) which is a type of articulated steam engine mounted on two frames with a large water tank in the front, and large coal bunker/tender in the back that were primarily designed for heavy freight or "banking" other locomotives up steep inclines, they typically aimed to improving efficiency by being able to carry heavier loads with more power compared to other engines. The one in you showcase appears to be based on both the NSWGR AD60 and the ASG (Australian standard Garratt), with the AD60 being standard gauge and the ASG a narrow gauge Garratt used by QLD, TAS, SA and WA during WWII.