Tractor Blinov 1887, Robototehnik No.55

[Ahab]

Hello everyone,

Here`s my build of the Tractor Blinov 1887, Robototehnik No.55
https://vk.com/photo-53733134_456242243
The scale is 1:50, the model is approx. 10 x 6 x 7 cm in size.
It is called a tractor Blinov, more correctly it should be called a chain tractor.
In 1879, F.A Blinov ( 1827 - 1902 ) received the patent for “a carriage with endless rails for the transport of goods on country and country roads”. The tractor is said to have been designed and built at the “Blinov Iron and Machinery Plant” in the village of Balakovo, Saratov Region. It was fueled with crude oil. The oil tank and a water tank are located in the front part of the tractor. Then there is the driver's cab, steam boiler, the 2 steam engines and the place for the machine operator. The tracked chassis consists of 2 tracks, a pair of driving and a pair of steering wheels as well as two pairs of support rollers that were located between the driving and steering wheels.
The machine is said to have had 12 hp and reached around 3km/h.
It is said to have been presented at an agricultural exhibition in Saratov in 1889 and at the Nizhny Novgorod fair in 1896.

Why subjunctive?
There is no photo or other evidence that the tractor was built; he probably only gave a lecture about his vehicle at the trade fair in Nizhny Novgorod.
The drawing from which the model is constructed dates from 1949.
Sources for the information are ru.wikipedia and various sources on the Internet.

Hopefully I was able to translate and put everything together correctly!

Greetings
Ahab