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Oh, I see. I was responding to the more general statement: >You do not want the stressed members of any structure being a salient contributor to its power-train. Not related, see m…

You can see in the picture the boiler is taking the load of the machine. There is no additional chassis. That's less frame than a Ducati has between the front and rear wheels. With…

Not old enough? How about a steam engine with the front axle bolted to the boiler? A steam boiler is subject to considerable stresses already and adding dynamic forces to the shell…

The Fordson tractor of 1917 appears to use the engine block and transmission case as basic structural members of the tractor. Not a fast vehicle, but tough.