Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 1700 - Butenuth Dampfauto (Read 1847 times)

Wendax · « **Reply #25 on:** September 30, 2015, 02:40:42 AM »

Not a turbine, but a steam engine.

Bill Murray · « **Reply #26 on:** September 30, 2015, 04:36:39 AM »

Henschel-Doble conversion?

Wendax · « **Reply #27 on:** September 30, 2015, 04:42:47 AM »

4popoid · « **Reply #28 on:** October 01, 2015, 03:25:23 AM »

Following up on Bill's question: Was the steam engine manufacturer also a manufacturer of steam locomotives like O&K (Orenstein & Koppel)?

Wendax · « **Reply #29 on:** October 01, 2015, 03:41:53 AM »

4popoid · « **Reply #30 on:** October 01, 2015, 04:15:14 AM »

Was this truck mechanically driven by steam, or was it powered by steam generated electricity?

Wendax · « **Reply #31 on:** October 01, 2015, 04:28:25 AM »

No electric propulsion

Bill Murray · « **Reply #32 on:** October 01, 2015, 06:53:33 AM »

I realize you are supposed to only ask one question/give one answer at a time, however.....

The only other German manufacturer that I have found that was still around in 1945/6 that once did steam powered trucks was Hanomag. Assuming the manufacturer/maker was German would that be Hanomag?

Wendax · « **Reply #33 on:** October 01, 2015, 06:56:20 AM »

Bill Murray · « **Reply #34 on:** October 01, 2015, 10:28:20 AM »

I think Spence and I need some guidance.

The manufacturer of the propulsion system was not involved in steam railroad engines and was not one of the two companies I could find in germany that made steam lorries.

So, for a possible new direction, was the manufacturer of the propulsion system German??

Bill Murray · « **Reply #35 on:** October 01, 2015, 12:50:46 PM »

While waiting for an answer to my last question, I found that Vomag made wood-gas engined lorries from 1940 and the round tube under the radiator looks exactly the same as in the puzzle Ford.

Could Vomag be involved in this vehicle?

Wendax · « **Reply #36 on:** October 01, 2015, 04:20:35 PM »

Yes, the builder of the propulsion system was German and is not unknown at AP, but not in connection with steam engines. Vomag was not involved.

4popoid · « **Reply #37 on:** October 01, 2015, 04:37:29 PM »

Was the manufacturer of this propulsion system known for the manufacture of non-steam powered commercial vehicles?

Wendax · « **Reply #38 on:** October 01, 2015, 04:50:14 PM »

Yes, also.

4popoid · « **Reply #39 on:** October 01, 2015, 05:00:41 PM »

Econom (Helmut Butenuth)?

Wendax · « **Reply #40 on:** October 01, 2015, 05:25:20 PM »

Yes, although it was not called Econom, but Butenuth _________. Locked for you to find the (quite generic German) name.

4popoid · « **Reply #41 on:** October 02, 2015, 12:00:35 AM »

Thanks for the lock Gerd. I hope I can solve the last part of the name, given my extremely limited command of the German language.

You say the missing part of the name is a generic German word. I'm guessing this would be something like "steam truck/lorry" or "steam powered truck/lorry". Playing around with the Google translator I came up with a German word(s) which seems to fit the generic requirement. So, is the name you are seeking: Butenuth Dampflastwagen, Butenuth Dampfkraftwagen, or Butenuth Dampflastkraftwagen (Butenuth Dampf-LKW)?

Wendax · « **Reply #42 on:** October 02, 2015, 01:36:01 AM »

Very close, it is Butenuth Dampfxxxx. Still locked.

4popoid · « **Reply #43 on:** October 02, 2015, 02:06:53 AM »

Perhaps I'm thinking too big. Maybe not steam truck, but only steam engine. How about: Butenuth Dampfmotor?

Wendax · « **Reply #44 on:** October 02, 2015, 02:13:10 AM »

Yes, you were thinking too big, but it is more than just the engine. We are looking for a four-letter word.

4popoid · « **Reply #45 on:** October 02, 2015, 02:30:07 AM »

Hmmm, more than just an "steam engine". Perhaps a "steam system". Butenuth Dampfnetz?

Wendax · « **Reply #46 on:** October 02, 2015, 02:39:13 AM »

Even more, the whole vehicle!

4popoid · « **Reply #47 on:** October 02, 2015, 03:09:24 AM »

Aaargh, I've come full circle (back to steam truck). Unfortunately my translator only gives me words with more than nine letters (DampfXXXX) for steam truck, steam lorry, steam transporter, etc. I did find one four letter word for truck, wagon, dumper, but my translator doesn't want to mate it with dampf. I'll have to give it a try, as I don't know where else to look. Butenuth Dampflore?

Wendax · « **Reply #48 on:** October 02, 2015, 04:43:16 AM »

Well, we Germans are quite creative in forming word compositions, and I doubt that your translator knows all of them.

But the solution is easier than you might think. At first, forget about the composed word. Just look for a four-letter word describing road vehicles in a more general sense than truck. Then you put Dampf in front of it and the point will be finally yours. Last round of torture, I promise.

4popoid · « **Reply #49 on:** October 02, 2015, 01:26:49 PM »

The only other four letter German word I can come up with, that describes "road vehicles in a more general sense", is: "auto". To me this doesn't really describe the puzzle vehicle, but then I am thinking in English, and there is the word Autobahn which applies to all types of vehicles. So I'll try: Dampfauto.

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