First time I saw one of these gatherings was at the railroad museum in Sacramento, CA. I was out there for business and had brought the family to enjoy an extended weekend. We were looking for something to do and saw there was some sort of big event at the museum, so we went there for the day. They had the guys with a large scale steam powered trains you could ride on and a whole bunch of old farm engines.
Growing up in Indiana and working on farms I had heard of these and even seen a few tucked away in barns and sheds, but never seen one run. The “hit or miss” engines were really pretty amazing to me, with their large flywheels and low speeds. Watching these guys set these things up with the massive belts to run equipment was really a treat. I would like to go to one of these gatherings again, it was pretty cool. I belong to a vintage generator forum that also has areas for vintage engines, too. I rarely look at the other stuff, but it’s pretty cool. -D > On Nov 3, 2020, at 8:45 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > “Not approved for use in California” > > “Pending OSHA Review” > > When I was a kid my dad would take me to the Threshers gatherings in Indiana > where a variety of old steam-powered tractors and threshers would be working. > It was really cool. I bet that thing has about 42000 lb-ft of torque at 150rpm > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On Nov 3, 2020, at 8:35 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> I'd forgotten that the old steamers had chain drive steering. >> BTW, a Case 150 weighs 75,000lb. >> 150hp at 300 rpm. >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU_fshxE3Gk >> >> There were few 150s built, and no known survivors. >> They built that replica from the original blueprints, which amazingly did >> survive. >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgkwBsCj_Us >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
