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Steamers & Oil Pulls
This album is filled with photos of steam, kerosene and gas powered tractors, along with stationary engines. Since there are not many of these old-timers around my area, cyber-pal Bob Melville has supplied the photos and descriptions.
February 20, 2003. Album by mi58 Images2613 visitsAlbum by Mike JohnsonPhotos by Courtesy of Bob Melville
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Case and Reeves steamers
gathered at the Western NY Gas & Steam Engine Ass'n show, Alexander NY
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Case steamer pulling
at the Canadaigua (NY) "Pageant of Steam" antique tractor pull
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Case kerosene traction engine
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Another Case steamer pulling
on a wet Canandaigua track
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Case steamer powering a sawmill
Engineer John Leck in charge
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Pair of Case steamers
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Frick Eclipse
showing the antique gas pullers how it's done at the Churchville (NY) Lions Country Fair
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Frick engine powering
a McCormick-Deering thresher at Churchville
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Case engine leading a
parade of steamers at Canandaigua NY "Pageant of Steam"
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Baker steamer on parade
at Canandaigua
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Case engine powers
the thresher at Canandaigua
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Frick engine pulling
the tour wagon at Churchville NY
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Frick Eclipse engine after a
cloudburst at Churchville NY
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Frick Eclipse underway
at the Churchville Lions Country Fair
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Minneapolis preparing to plow
at Canandaigua
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Buffalo Springfield roller
doing what it was made to do!
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Rumley Oil Pull
Underway at Canandaigua
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Case & Farquhar steamers
at Alexander NY
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Minneapolis engine -
Buffalo Springfield roller in background
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Buffalo Springfield
steam roller underway
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Reeves smokebox
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Reeves engine on the
thresher at Alexander
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Minnapolis cylinder and
feedwater heater detail
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Steamers lined up at the
coaling station at the Canandaigua Pageant of Steam
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Fairbanks Morse 2 cylinder
diesel gets started at Alexander
(5,233 cubic inches of ground pounding power!)

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Bruce-MacBeth
4 cylinder gasoline engine running at Alexander
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Waukesha 6 cylinder
natural gas generator.  Note the rope-started 4 cylinder pony (starting) engine at the rear near the flywheel.
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Plowing with steam
at Alexander
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Buffalo Springfield Roller
rollin' down the road!
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Minneapolis engine
starts another plow round at Alexander
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Minneapolis
pulls the 8 bottom plow at Alexander
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Steamers gather to be refilled
at the "watering hole" at Alexander
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Frick Eclipse underway at Alexander
Bob's cousin Denny at the throttle.  Engineer John Leck and Denny's wife ride along
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Cruising with steam at Churchville
Bobs' wife enjoys the view from the rear of the wagon
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Bessemer natural gas engine
at Canandaigua
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Frick steamer with it's boiler
removed for retubing
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IHC Titan gas traction engine
underway at Alexander
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IHC Mogul gas traction engine
at Canandaigua.  Case kerosene engine in background
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Huber kerosene traction
engine at Canandaigua
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Steam Powered Reciprocating Alternator
being erected at Canandaigua, July 2003.
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"Whistle Tree" outside the new powerhouse
at the Canandaigua Steam Pageant grounds
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Stationary boiler under erection
at the Canandaigua Steam Pageant grounds, July 2003.  It will power the various engines, pumps and whistles inside the new powerhouse.