YEP That is how they work.
You can see one in action next weekend. (5 days ending on Labor Day) at
Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Association annual reunion in Mt.
Pleasant IA. Allow at least 2 days if you go. It was called the
greatest steam show on earth 50 years ago, and probably still is. Also
sawmill, veneer mill, narrow ga railroad, electric trolleys, including
one from Montreal (for our token Canuks) probably 100 or so steam
traction engines up to 110 HP Case, stationary steam engines, up to the
Marshall. There are also antique tractors, trucks and cars, the log
village, the pioneer village, train robberies and tons of other stuff to
do and see. Of course there are threshing, mowing, binding, plowing,
and baling demonstrations.
https://www.oldthreshers.org/files/Saturday%20Program%202019.pdf
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote on 8/22/19 7:46 PM:
I've had the opportunity to watch a good shingle mill in action belted to a
Farmall Super MD. I forget exactly but the sawblade was probably 20-24" in
diameter. The cool thing about this one is that it automatically advanced the wood
for the next cut. I *think* it alternated cuts so the wood stayed square every 2
shingles. This one used a chunk of wood like a piece of firewood standing on end, so
it was already cut to length.
Its been probably 9 years since I saw that one in action. My buddy Steve has on
just like it but I've never seen it running. That reminds me, I need to finally
finish up the video of Steve's Metz & Weiss semi-diesel engine...
-Curt
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