Tuesday Torque II: Kory Anderson's 150 Case At Burnett, Wisconsin

 We usually post internal combustion engines for Tuesday Torque, but today we have the big Case 150 performing in Wisconsin at an engine show. There's no torqueier steam traction engine than the Case Kory built, and any trip it takes out of Andover, SD is news-worthy.

Tuesday Torque: Small Engine Flywheel Trick

Remember this trick; it's a good one!

Once In A While You Get Lucky

How Many Times Have You Heard...

 ...Don't wrap the rope around your wrist/hand? Someone missed that.

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Back To The Old Grind!

Case 150 At Burnett, Wisconsin

 It made the trip safely!

Weekend Steam: Case 150 At Burnett, Wisconsin!

 Kory Anderson moved his big Case 150 from South Dakota to Wisconsin this week for the Dodge County Antique Power Club show. The show runs August 4 through August 6 at W 6505 County Road B, Burnett, Wisconsin. CLICK HERE for the club's page. 

Travels With Tristan, SUV RVing: The Great Empty

Susan Found Work...

Susan is canning every day. There are six buckets/baskets of tomatoes she brought in today, plus green beans, peppers, and egg plants. 

 

Yellow Jackets, Hornets, Horrors!

 I have not run into any yellow jacket or bald faced hornet nests yet this summer. Those things give me chills just thinking about them. Wildland fire fighters have a saying: "Don't piss him off!" They say that whenever a yellow jacket inspects someone. One swipe with a gloved hand in an attempt to drive it off can result in mayhem, and everybody scatters, hopefully away from a responding horde. Nasty little blighters!

Well, you don't need that much gasoline, and you don't have to light it. Wait until dark when all those nasties are in the nest, put a little gas in a bottle and stick it in their hole. Walk away. 

Tuesday Torque: Flour City Engines And Tractors

 Go north, young man! This brand was made in Minneapolis, and we don't see these in Southern Illinois. Big wheat fields, elevators populating the plains, and flour milling operations are all part of a culture that gave us huge prairie tractors and machines that helped feed our country a century ago. Many thanks to Merle for the topic.