Mann no. 881

At Bloxham Steam Rally in 2009

Mann no. 881 is a steam vehicle built by Mann's Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Co. of Leeds, England. This vehicle was built in 1914 originally as a steam tractor. During its working life it was converted to a steam roller. It carried the registration number TF 2598.

Engine history

A Summary of its history;

• Built in 1914 as a steam tractor.
• Passed into the fleet of Isaac Ball of Wharl in Lancashire.
• Converted to a roller in ? (was this by Isaac Ball ?)
• Rebuilt as a steam wagon (in preservation era ?).
• Named as Uncle Walt it appeared at the 2009 Bloxham Steam Rally.
• Believed to have been sold in 2015 via Preston Services of Kent to a buyer in the Czech Republic.

Gallery

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See also

• List of Steam Machinery Manufacturers
• Contractor

References and sources

• Display board at the Isaac Ball reunion event at Flyde Steam and Country Fayre 2017.

External links

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