Water Powered Workshop

The water wheel sings a lovely song as it turns, and it powers wood working equipment in the cabin. One of the fascinating displays at the Western Minnesota Threshers Reunion at Rollag, Minnesota.

Clint Smith of Thunder Ranch!

 Great interview with a great instructor! Many good takeaways in this video. "I buy my wife guns as good as mine, or better than mine, 'cause she may be the one that saves my life." 

Tractor Driving Mixed Up With Suicide!

 The tag says Improved, but I don't know exactly what it was they improved. Not the muffler, for sure. This nasty two stroke tractor will bust your eardrums.  Not the murder part; this tractor still has that! Listen to the owner tell about it. Lug it down with a heavy load and the motor will reverse, cause the tractor to back up, and the driver is crushed between the tractor and the load. Sounds like a good one for static display!

McCormick Corn Sheller, Letz Feed Grinder

 The Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Show has more exhibitors than you can shake a stick at! You will wear out your feet in a few days and you will not see it all, so plan another trip. In this brief video you will see ear corn being run through a McCormick sheller, then the shelled corn is dumped into a Letz feed grinder. It makes for happy pigs and chickens. 

                                      Back To The Old Grind!

Historic Plowing Record!

 Kory Anderson's big Case 150 has successfully plowed with 50 bottoms in the ground! The steamer barely broke a sweat!

Weekend Steam II: Advance Rumely On The Sawmill!

This Advance Rumely provides some great stack talk for us to enjoy as the sawyer pulls through some big cottonwood logs. The edger provides some good sound effects, too! Rollag, Minnesota, September 4, 2022.

Kerosene Annie!

 This unique Oil Pull prototype is one of the reasons I went to Rollag for Labor Day Weekend.

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