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In this episode on Tekniq, we witness a special kind of truck and a motorcycle that run on steam. Furthermore, we observe the daily operation of a Lombard Log Hauler as well as 150 CASE Tractor.

Most of you may already know, but steam power was one of the earliest forms of locomotion. Crude, heat-powered engines were first described as far back as 30 BC with the aeolipile, or "Hero's ...