On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 12:58 PM, aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com <aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com> wrote: > So after I posted this, I got to thinking, the tractor in question looked a > lot earlier than mid 20th century. In fact more like from the teens or > twenties. There were a lot of web sites that postulated that it and it's > type were prediesel designs but both diesel and gasoline tractors had been > around since at least the late 1890's. I'm not sure if that particular > tractor used the dual system, if it didn't it must have been a bear to > start.
I am friends with one of the farmwers son's and i'll see if i can get any info on this tractor, It was new this year to the demo. It seemed to start ok, but one person had to walk beside it to do restarts every 30 seconds or so. Dave > > > On 7/21/2013 12:44 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: >> >> That was actually a mid 20th century development, Kerosine was used as a >> lamp oil, for heating, and cooking, so it was available, and it's price >> didn't include a road tax in addition to being less expensive to produce. I >> believe the tractor had a dual fuel system, it was started using gasoline, >> then once it had warmed up sufficiently to keep the kerosine warm in a >> preheating chamber so that it could be ignited by a spark plug the fuel was >> switched. Economically it's the equvelent of running a Diesel engine on home >> heating oil, except the system is actually designed for it, and it's >> probably legal. >> >> >> On 7/21/2013 11:17 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >>> >>> Dave, >>> The Kerosene tractor caught my eye. >>> I suppose that was pre-gasoline powered machinery. >>> It is in contrast to the steam powered farm machinery >>> in the Racine, WI 4th of July parade. >>> They had quite a display of old equipment and faded manufacturers. >>> Regards, Bob S. >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:04 AM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Dave, >>>>> That's quite a gallery! >>>>> Congratulations on assembling it. >>>>> I was struck by how much hard work it had to be >>>>> to work a farm with a team of horses. >>>>> You really had to love the farm. >>>>> Beautiful images of important things gone by. >>>>> Regards, Bob S. >>>> >>>> Thanks Bob. And sorry for the big gallery. >>>> >>>> Yes it must have been very hard indeed, but for some one like me, who >>>> thinks technology is moving way to fast, this gives me an afternoon to >>>> "unwind" so to speak. I love seeing all of the older stuff in action. >>>> My Mom always said i should have been born 100 years earlier. >>>> But then i would not be on the PDML, so it work out >>>> >>>> >>>> Dave >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 9:09 AM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html >>>>>> >>>>>> There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like >>>>>> to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some >>>>>> time on their hands, have a look. >>>>>> >>>>>> Dave >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >>>>>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>>>>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>>>>> York Region, Ontario, Canada >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >>>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>>> York Region, Ontario, Canada >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >> >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
