See It and Hear It by bmac62
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Description
What is it? An Advanced-Rumley steam tractor built sometime between 1912 and 1921.
Before the gasoline engine and pneumatic farm tires you could have ploughed, harvested, etc. using steam.
Must see and hear: Steam tractor moving a house (42 second video)
Please ZOOM on the collage...much better detail.
Bill:)
P.S. What do you think the chains are for going to the front axel, under the boiler?
Comments (39)
blinkings
I remember as a child being taken for a ride on a similar type of engine and being really frustrated at how slow it was going!
dbrv6
Great capture and good to look at the Steam Tractor.
nikolais
amazing! and it did plough, Bill!
Chipka
Fascinating...beautiful. Great lighting, and I'm particularly taken by the way this beauty reminds me of a cannon with a smokestack. Fantastic. I like the touch of the windmill in the distance as well...it presents a wonderful rural mood, but it's not sentimental. I like that quite a lot.
elfin14doaks
That is cool and it looks like it is in really good condition. Great shots.
Str4wB34ry
Bill, Great shots of this old steamer. Those chains pull the front axle to the left and right for stearing whilst the engine is being being driven. The chains wind around a drum at the base of the boiler, operated by a worm and wormscrew mechanism turned by the drivers steering wheel. It would take several turns of the wheel to get this beast to turn a corner!
Buffalo1
Fine views of this old farm puffer. You never know, steam might be back in America's future farm needs.
debbielove
Traction Engines are very very cool and were big in the UK... I have been to some rallies (before camera days!) Must try and catch some in action again! A great beat, Bill... Lovely.. Well caught.. Thanks.. Rob
lorandbartho
Lovely bit!