Weekend Steam: Avery Undermounted At Rough And Tumble....

 I am enjoying the shorts you find, Merle. Thank You!

And, an Advance Rumely plowing!

How Do You Roll Over A Big Engine?

 This Worthington pumping engine easily qualifies to be called "Big." It takes leverage and patience to prepare big engines for starting. 

Twin City 40 Prairie Tractor

 Prairie tractors came in amazing varieties. Every make, and every variation is distinctive, and Twin City tractors are big bruisers. They upright, inline engines, (Note the 6 cylinder model next to the 40 in the lineup!) and a radiator that is quite similar to the Aultman Taylor tractors.

Traveling Forge

 Have you ever wonder how repairs were made in the field for armies in the 19th Century? Wonder on more! The traveling forge is strangely absen from movies as far as I know, yet it was a critical need for armies on the move. 

Tuesday Torque: Fairbanks Startups

 Those big 'uns are impressive when they kick over. Good collection, Merle!

Drilling, Splitting, Cutting, And....

 Back To The Old Grind!

Weekend Steam III: Norfolk and Western 611

 Nice Short, Merle!

Weekend Steam II: Newly Restored Reading And Northern T-1 2102

 Merle sent a great link for the newly restored 4-8-4 engine, and it is beautiful! Thanks for spotting, Merle!

Weekend Steam: The Smallest Railroad With The Heaviest Locomotives

 Go to Youngstown, Ohio this weekend for a special treat; ride on the J & L Narrow Gauge (2 feet) Railroad! This is a heritage railroad where you can ride behind an 0-4-0 steel hauling Porter locomotive. Read about it on  Facebook, and on the railroad's website: J&LRailroad.

Rollag Kinetics

 You keep your head on a swivel while looking around at steam shows. Something is always on hte move. Here are some of the sights at Rollag, Minnesota.

Shelling The Corn!

 Susan got to take a ride today while our farmer shelled corn. It is always a good time. Next will be the beans, then the second crop beans. 

Steam Powered Merry Go Round At Rollag

 Steam powered, with a real band organ supplying the mood music!

Tuesday Torque: Have You Seen An Oiler Like This One?

 This oiler was a first for me. It's ingenious, and fascinating to watch.

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Chopping Is Close To Grinding....

 This is the machine that will chop your ensilage and put it into the silo. This is a mystery to folks who have never been around a farm, so it is well worth watching. Keep your clothing and hands away from the moving parts!

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Back To The Old Grind!

Weekend Steam II: Engine 353 At Rollag!

 No charge to ride the train around the grounds at Rollag. Your gate fee takes you all the way! It is best to be there on Friday, and ride then, because the train will be packed Saturday and Sunday. 

Weekend Steam: Steamboat October Meet, 2012

 Here are some mighty fine boats to enjoy. Thank You, Merle for spotting! Lake Nockamixon Steamboat Meet, Lake Nockamixon, Bucks County, PA, October, 2012

Water Powered Workshop

The water wheel sings a lovely song as it turns, and it powers wood working equipment in the cabin. One of the fascinating displays at the Western Minnesota Threshers Reunion at Rollag, Minnesota.

Clint Smith of Thunder Ranch!

 Great interview with a great instructor! Many good takeaways in this video. "I buy my wife guns as good as mine, or better than mine, 'cause she may be the one that saves my life." 

This Is The Way It Is!

 Plan Accordingly!

Tractor Driving Mixed Up With Suicide!

 The tag says Improved, but I don't know exactly what it was they improved. Not the muffler, for sure. This nasty two stroke tractor will bust your eardrums.  Not the murder part; this tractor still has that! Listen to the owner tell about it. Lug it down with a heavy load and the motor will reverse, cause the tractor to back up, and the driver is crushed between the tractor and the load. Sounds like a good one for static display!

Tuesday Torque Bonus! Kerosene Annie At Rollag!

Tuesday Torque: Build And Run A Minature Four Cylinder Engine!

 This is just too much fun Merle! The video makes me want to go out and buy one! Thank You for your great spotting!

McCormick Sheller, Letz Feed Grinder

 The Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Show has more exhibitors than you can shake a stick at! You will wear out your feet in a few days and you will not see it all, so plan another trip. In this brief video you will see ear corn being run through a McCormick sheller, then the shelled corn is dumped into a Letz feed grinder. It makes for happy pigs and chickens. 

                                      Back To The Old Grind!

Historic Plowing Record!

 Kory Anderson's big Case 150 has successfully plowed with 50 bottoms in the ground! The steamer barely broke a sweat!

Weekend Steam II: Advance Rumely On The Sawmill!

This Advance Rumely provides some great stack talk for us to enjoy as the sawyer pulls through some big cottonwood logs. The edger provides some good sound effects, too! Rollag, Minnesota, September 4, 2022.

Weekend Steam: Advance Rumely 18 HP

 Kory Anderson, his brother and dad, brought this nice 18 HP engine to Rollag last week. The final bit of work they did before the show was to install a new crankshaft and pour new babbit bearings. Click the photo to enlarge you you can see the shiny new metal. This weekend in Andover SD, the Andersons are pulling 50 bottoms with Kory's Case 150.  I have seen one video already, so there will be some available to post soon. 

Corncrib Capstan Winch

 I think this was used in a corn crib. It would be a perfect tool for lifting the front of a wagon to dump corn or wheat into the drag for a bucket elevator. The top unlatches so you can flip a line around it. Rig the line to lift from the ceiling to a snatch block and hook then back to the ceiling, and you pull with two lines.

Kerosene Annie!

 This unique Oil Pull prototype is one of the reasons I went to Rollag for Labor Day Weekend.

This post from WDAY tells you all about it! CLICK HERE.

You Never Know How TV Interviews Will Go

I was meandering through this roundhouse when I spotted a television reporter (Kevin Wallevand, WDAY TV) conducting an interview with a locomotive engineer, so I stopped and watched. This interview went on for at least ten minutes and there was plenty of good material. I looked it up on the 'net that evening, and saw neither hide nor hair of this accommodating engineer. Oh Well, that is how it goes. The reporter found another story that he liked better. CLICK HERE to see the story that made the news from the show grounds that day. It's good, too! Roll through the INFORUM posts on WDAY's website and you will find a couple more videos about the show at Rollag.

 

Tuesday Torque: Davis Pump Jack Engine

 I slipped off to a little steam show, and this beauty was the first thing I looked at. It is extremely rare.

Labor Day,

Work or Play? 

Landscape Appreciation

 

Not fast or far.

Weekend Steam: Western Minnesota Steam Threshers' Reunion...

2021, by Kenny Kizzle.

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