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The Parade of Power lead off with their Dain Tractor.
They must store it in a building because I could not find it later to take some pictures of the Dain. I did take pictures of the other side and of the back of the Challenger that is also shown in the above video.
Next in the parade was the NISPC's Illinois Threshing Company's Steam Tractor.
I took videos of all of the steam engines. If they were JI Case, I added them to an existing posting. The others were used to create a new posting. The four primitive internal combustion engines are in this video. I took pictures of all of the tractors in the parade and videos of some of the older ones. I'll use them to augment existing postings or to help create new postings in the future. I'll probably update this posting as I use the material in other postings. But I need to publish now so that I can get a URL to use in other contexts such as You Tube and postings that I have already augmented. You may want to check back later to see if I made much progress with the additional pictures and videos.
Their site has pictures of parades. I wonder which year had this many steam tractors.
There were only a handful there on Thursday of 2016. But that was enough to have at least one in operation most of the time doing the sawmill, a thresher, or field tillage work.
One really nice aspect of this show is that all of the tractor display lines are under trees so you are walking around in the shade. This is a real nice feature on a hot August afternoon.
A reminder that Studebaker existed in South Bend, IN long before they started making cars. The red board sticking out at the top of the front is probably the tongue that would be attached to the front of the wagon and go between the horses. It would be quite a tripping hazard if it was left in its normal position.
The windmill was added in 1985.
They were restocking their steam shovel with coal while I was there. I came across a video of it in action, but now I can't find it again. But I did find another video.
They must store it in a building because I could not find it later to take some pictures of the Dain. I did take pictures of the other side and of the back of the Challenger that is also shown in the above video.
I took videos of all of the steam engines. If they were JI Case, I added them to an existing posting. The others were used to create a new posting. The four primitive internal combustion engines are in this video. I took pictures of all of the tractors in the parade and videos of some of the older ones. I'll use them to augment existing postings or to help create new postings in the future. I'll probably update this posting as I use the material in other postings. But I need to publish now so that I can get a URL to use in other contexts such as You Tube and postings that I have already augmented. You may want to check back later to see if I made much progress with the additional pictures and videos.
Their site has pictures of parades. I wonder which year had this many steam tractors.
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| http://www.threshingbee.org/ |
One really nice aspect of this show is that all of the tractor display lines are under trees so you are walking around in the shade. This is a real nice feature on a hot August afternoon.
They were restocking their steam shovel with coal while I was there. I came across a video of it in action, but now I can't find it again. But I did find another video.
10 photos from around their 1969/70 show.
Northern Illinois Steam Power Club posted two photos with the comment: "After carefully exploring all the options the NISPC board has decided to replace the boiler in the club owned Erie steam shovel with a brand new boiler. Last week club members Jack Stuffle and Liam Dancey transported our old boiler to the Seaforth Ontario plant of Boilersmith Ltd.. They will be designing and building an all welded A.S.M.E. code boiler which will give our historic steam shovel many more years of operation. Our goal is to have it operational for the 2024 show."
Liam Dancey: I think it’s worth mentioning that although the new boiler will be welded, a great deal of care is being taken to make the new boiler look as close to the original as possible.
Fake rivets, a top tube sheet with tight radius, etc.
Kevin J. Tully: Wondering why it wasn’t the same boiler shop in St. Louis that built the boiler for the PRR T1 trust boiler? Cost?
Liam Dancey: Kevin J. Tully Cost and lead time. Most shops in the USA have over a two year wait list.
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Northern Illinois Steam Power Club posted four photos with the comment:
The Old and the New.These two boilers were manufactured almost 100 years apart. The original boiler, out of our 1925 Erie steam shovel, was built entirely by flanging and riveting.This boilermaking technique is largely lost today and only kept alive by a few very specialized shops. Electric arc welding was in it's infancy in 1925 and not yet approved for boiler construction. Through many hard years of use and abuse, neglect and then preservation it had the scars to show. At the end of it's much extended service life it was at the point where it could not be repaired.Our new boiler is an example of modern pressure vessel engineering and methodology. Designed and built with strict adherence to the A.S.M.E. code. All welded construction with every weld radiograph inspected for integrity. After all welding was complete, the shell was stress relieved to normalize any stress caused by the forming and welding process. Every step in the assembly and testing process was overseen and approved by an outside inspector. Stamped and approved to carry 175 P.S.I. with a safety factor of 5, this new boiler is enormously strong and safe.Very few of these early steam shovels have survived. Being strictly utilitarian machines, they were used hard, abused, neglected and then scrapped. The Northern Illinois Steam Power Club is committed to preserving this machine and keeping it in operational condition for future generations.
Nancy Taft: Wow! What a wonderful job they did and looks fanatic. Is the Power Club keeping the original boiler for display purposes for the public too see?
Northern Illinois Steam Power Club: Nancy Taft The original boiler will be preserved and displayed.
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