Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Andover, SD: James Valley Threshers


 Can't miss taking a picture of road equipment on display. This roller was pretty amazing and during the parade served to pack down the road after numerous steam engines cut deep tracks.

 Vick is a bit over 5' so you get an idea of how big the tractor is. The operator was also tall which is why I wanted Vick to stand by the tractor. Helps with perspective. Most of the steam tractors were like this and had a 12" addition on the normal wheel (this one is very red), it was to help with traction.

 Now you have an example of a small steam engine. It was good to see the young people involved in this living history project.

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