Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 554 Steel Behemoth
The track is actually not complicated. To put it bluntly, this thing is similar to an enlarged chain.

If we talk about the difference, the only difference is that a wide iron plate must be added in the middle of the enlarged chain.

This is naturally not too difficult for Song Yingxing who has done a large waterwheel.

To put it bluntly, a large waterwheel is a row of large buckets hung on the chain, and they can hang the big buckets, plus a wide iron plate is nothing.

This thing is really nothing to Song Yingxing, and he made a sample of the track in a few days.

As for the big shovel and row plow, that's okay, just disassemble them into several parts, cast them and assemble them together.

The only difficulty of mining machinery may be how to raise the big shovel and row plow, and how to make the big shovel turn.

This Song Yingxing also quickly thought of a way, all these movements can be realized with chains, but some places need to use large chains and some places need to use small chains.

He worked so hard for a few days that he forgot to eat and sleep, and he really made the mining machine.

When Taichang heard the news, he was naturally very excited, but when he saw the finished product, he was stunned again.

This guy is really not too big!

Song Yingxing even put the big shovel and the row plow together on one chassis, with the big shovel in the front and the row plow at the back.

What's more, the big shovel and the row plow are not as big as usual, and with the connecting parts, they are both several feet long.

This mining machine is almost as long as the dragon tooth battleship!

It's not that Taichang has never seen the world.

However, he had never seen such a big "car".

What I mean is that there are two kinds of cars, one with a plow in the back and one with a shovel in the front. How did you put them together?

He was stunned for a while, and then asked: "Chang Geng, can this thing move?"

Of course.

Song Yingxing said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, this thing is actually about the same weight as a steam locomotive, because the steam locomotive deliberately added a large boiler to make it heavier, and this thing uses a small boiler. Including the big shovel in the front and the row plow in the back, it is as heavy as the steam locomotive." The weight of the locomotive should be about the same, and the steam locomotive can move ten carriages of goods, so this thing must be able to move.”

Well, this guy is using the power plant of a steam locomotive. The steam locomotive can easily pull a million catties of cargo, and this row of plows and large shovels are only heavy.

It looks like there should be no problem opening it.

Taichang took a closer look at the place where the track was in contact with the ground, and then said with a little expectation: "Chang Geng, why don't we try it now?"

Although this big guy is heavy, but the track is wide enough, it doesn't sink much at all, and it shouldn't sink too deep into the ground when it is driven.

In other words, there is no problem with the load of the track instead of the rail.

That's it, and it shouldn't be a problem to drive it directly.

Unexpectedly, Song Yingxing said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, this thing turns very slowly, and it takes a long, long distance like a steam locomotive."

What he meant was that it was not easy to drive this thing in the city, because the intersections between these sheds were cross-shaped, and there was no room for turning.

If you drive out, it is estimated that you will hit a lot of sheds when you turn.

This is actually very simple. Taichang has heard of the "tank turning" thing, and this big guy happens to be driven by four steam engines.

He said without thinking: "This thing is easy to turn. You just need to turn off the steam engine on one side, and it can even turn around on the spot."

Can it be so!

If the steam on one side is turned off, what will happen?

The track on that side won't move, this thing must not be able to move, but the track on the other side is still moving.

The result of doing this is to spin in circles!
Song Yingxing heard the words, thought about it carefully, and then excitedly said: "Oh, this thing is really easy to turn, it's no problem now, you can try it, quick, quick, add coal and water, ready to try, right , Your Majesty, what should this be called?"

Uh, you want to name it again?
If this thing only has a big shovel, it can be called an excavator directly. The question is, there is a row plow behind it, what should it be called?
Taichang thought for a while, then simply said: "This thing can plow the land and mine ore. Let's call it a plow excavator."

Row plow excavator?
The name is really weird.

Of course, the name is not the point, the point is how effective the thing is when it is opened.

Soon, a group of soldiers from the Shenji Battalion took buckets and coal baskets and filled them with water and coal.

Song Yingxing couldn't wait to order someone to light the boiler, and then asked: "Your Majesty, why don't you go and try it together. If this row of plow excavators doesn't move fast, there shouldn't be any danger."

Taichang saw the huge space above, and immediately said to Wang Chengen: "Choose ten masters and go up with me."

After speaking, he followed Song Yingxing up the iron ladder on one side.

The space on it is really big, and it is not a problem to sit dozens of people.

However, at this moment, there are no seats at all, and everyone can only stand.

It didn't take long for the water to boil.

Song Yingxing greeted and asked the people next to him to get out of the way, and then opened a few valves impatiently.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

There was a rhythmic jet sound, and the row of plow excavators really started to move slowly.

Of course, Song Yingxing didn't dare to drive too fast at the beginning, this is the speed at which the steam locomotive enters the station, the lowest gear is the same as moving on the ground.

The huge steel monster slowly drove out of the assembly workshop, and there was a sudden exclamation outside.

The civilians of the Apache tribe have never seen any trains, and they have also seen giant ships.

They really never thought that such a huge steel monster could drive on land.

Fortunately, at this moment, all the large sheds built in the new Liaoyang City are thousands of square meters, and the distance between them is still very large. It is no problem for a plow excavator tens of meters long to cross between the two sheds. .

The next step is to test turning in situ.

Song Yingxing directly turned off the two steam engines on one side, and the row of plow excavators really started to turn slowly.

This turn is really no problem at all, even turning around on the spot is not a problem.

Song Yingxing was so excited that he almost jumped up.

Following the direction he remembered, he slowly drove the plow excavator, turned around one shed after another, drove for about a quarter of an hour, and finally came to an open space in the city.

At this time, there is no need to worry, anyway, there is nothing around, just drive at full speed!
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

The action of the steam engine gradually accelerated, and the speed of the Land Rover also became faster and faster. It didn't take long for the plow excavator to reach the highest speed.

This speed, how should I put it, is much faster than ordinary people walking, but it is also the speed of ordinary people sprinting, as long as the pawns with slightly better physical strength can run faster than this row of plow excavators .

Anyway, the speed is more than ten kilometers per hour. After conversion, it is about fifty or sixty miles per hour.

This is already very good. After all, it is impossible for a person to sprint all the time. No matter how powerful a person sprints for an hour, he will get tired and lie down, but this row of plow excavators can run non-stop.

In other words, if this thing does not have a plow and a large shovel, it is also very good for transportation.

Song Yingxing drove at full speed with excitement on his face for a while, then slowed down and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, why don't we try a row plow and a big shovel?"

no problem.

Taichang also nodded excitedly and said, "Well, try it quickly."

Song Yingxing heard the words and directly turned a valve.

With a sound of "bang", the row of plows in the back immediately inserted into the ground, and the soil on the ground was turned up immediately, as if several cows were plowing the land at the same time.

There is no need for a chain for the row plow, and it is directly supported by two steam pistons. As long as the steam inside is converted, the row plow will be pulled into the ground by the steam piston immediately.

This effect is already quite good, and it can even be used directly as a farming machine.

Of course, it might not be possible for such a heavy thing to drive into paddy fields. If it is plowing paddy fields, it must be designed to be lighter. However, plowing dry land is no problem at all.

Song Yingxing tried the row plow for a while, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it. He raised the row plow again, turned around on the spot, then turned another valve, and slowly lowered the big shovel.

This large shovel must be driven by a large chain, because the mine cart is a bit high, and the rod of the steam piston cannot be made that long, so it must be driven by a chain to raise the large shovel higher than the mine cart high.

As for how to shovel soil or coal, this row of plow excavators is still a bit clumsy. They can only tilt at a certain angle and then drive forward slowly, shoveling in the turned up soil, and then tilting at a certain angle to slowly lift it up. Get up, rise to a certain height and then slowly turn to a downward angle to pour out the soil inside.

This speed is almost the same as performing slow motion, but the efficiency is not low at all.

Because this shovel weighs at least a thousand catties, if someone digs it, it will take a long time to dig.

Song Yingxing tried to operate for a while, and then asked: "Your Majesty, how do you feel?"

Taichang looked at the trench dug out at the back, then at the mound in front, then nodded in satisfaction and said: "Well, it's already very good, let's make a few first, and drive to Liyang City to dig Give it a try."

(End of this chapter)