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Dave, Boy, Great pictures and it brought back a lot of memories. My Grandfather was born and raised on a farm in Sunderland, Vt. He wanted to go to College but his father said he he had to work one more year on the farm before he could go. It wasn't the horses, my grandfather was licensed? or able to drive steam tractors and he was needed until a replacement was found. His last job was as an engineer for the State of Pensylvania. No...he didn't drive stuff, He was a professional Engineer and was a mine inspector. He made sure that mines, especially coal mines met regulations and especially had put in settling ponds (important if you were mining coal.) When he retired, he, of course, bought a small farm in central Pennsylvania and raised sheep. As an aside, my Grandmother was raised in Connecticut and did not believe sheep did well in the rain. I think she thought they would shrink. I can still hear her telling my Grandfather that the sheep need to be brought to the barn because it was raining and he straining to read the paper. In order to keep the grass down in the pastures, he bought a Farmall Cub. Being from Vermont, he saved money, and bought one with a cracked block. He pulled the block himself and had it welded up and then put to service pulling a horse drawn sickle bar that he found at a Farm Auction and he cut down the draw bar so it be pulled by the Cub. I have more than a few hours driving that tractor (Drive it like a man, son) long before I had a license. This is the long way to say that I enjoyed the pictures and they did bring back memories Thanks, John Graves -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso A gallery from the plow demo
Dave, That's quite a gallery! Congratulations on assembling it. I was struck by how much hard work it had to be to work a farm with a team of horses. You really had to love the farm. Beautiful images of important things gone by. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 9:09 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some time on their hands, have a look. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, That's quite a gallery! Congratulations on assembling it. I was struck by how much hard work it had to be to work a farm with a team of horses. You really had to love the farm. Beautiful images of important things gone by. Regards, Bob S. Thanks Bob. And sorry for the big gallery. Yes it must have been very hard indeed, but for some one like me, who thinks technology is moving way to fast, this gives me an afternoon to unwind so to speak. I love seeing all of the older stuff in action. My Mom always said i should have been born 100 years earlier. But then i would not be on the PDML, so it work out Dave On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 9:09 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some time on their hands, have a look. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso A gallery from the plow demo
Dave, The Kerosene tractor caught my eye. I suppose that was pre-gasoline powered machinery. It is in contrast to the steam powered farm machinery in the Racine, WI 4th of July parade. They had quite a display of old equipment and faded manufacturers. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:04 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, That's quite a gallery! Congratulations on assembling it. I was struck by how much hard work it had to be to work a farm with a team of horses. You really had to love the farm. Beautiful images of important things gone by. Regards, Bob S. Thanks Bob. And sorry for the big gallery. Yes it must have been very hard indeed, but for some one like me, who thinks technology is moving way to fast, this gives me an afternoon to unwind so to speak. I love seeing all of the older stuff in action. My Mom always said i should have been born 100 years earlier. But then i would not be on the PDML, so it work out Dave On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 9:09 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some time on their hands, have a look. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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These guys also have a demo at the fair using old steam [powered eq. Dave On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, The Kerosene tractor caught my eye. I suppose that was pre-gasoline powered machinery. It is in contrast to the steam powered farm machinery in the Racine, WI 4th of July parade. They had quite a display of old equipment and faded manufacturers. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:04 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, That's quite a gallery! Congratulations on assembling it. I was struck by how much hard work it had to be to work a farm with a team of horses. You really had to love the farm. Beautiful images of important things gone by. Regards, Bob S. Thanks Bob. And sorry for the big gallery. Yes it must have been very hard indeed, but for some one like me, who thinks technology is moving way to fast, this gives me an afternoon to unwind so to speak. I love seeing all of the older stuff in action. My Mom always said i should have been born 100 years earlier. But then i would not be on the PDML, so it work out Dave On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 9:09 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some time on their hands, have a look. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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A lot of very nice shots there. Still, I think we should return to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. B On 21 Jul 2013, at 15:09, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some time on their hands, have a look. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Lots of great photos there - you rally captured the event! Mark On 7/21/2013 10:09 AM, David J Brooks wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some time on their hands, have a look. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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That was actually a mid 20th century development, Kerosine was used as a lamp oil, for heating, and cooking, so it was available, and it's price didn't include a road tax in addition to being less expensive to produce. I believe the tractor had a dual fuel system, it was started using gasoline, then once it had warmed up sufficiently to keep the kerosine warm in a preheating chamber so that it could be ignited by a spark plug the fuel was switched. Economically it's the equvelent of running a Diesel engine on home heating oil, except the system is actually designed for it, and it's probably legal. On 7/21/2013 11:17 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dave, The Kerosene tractor caught my eye. I suppose that was pre-gasoline powered machinery. It is in contrast to the steam powered farm machinery in the Racine, WI 4th of July parade. They had quite a display of old equipment and faded manufacturers. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:04 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, That's quite a gallery! Congratulations on assembling it. I was struck by how much hard work it had to be to work a farm with a team of horses. You really had to love the farm. Beautiful images of important things gone by. Regards, Bob S. Thanks Bob. And sorry for the big gallery. Yes it must have been very hard indeed, but for some one like me, who thinks technology is moving way to fast, this gives me an afternoon to unwind so to speak. I love seeing all of the older stuff in action. My Mom always said i should have been born 100 years earlier. But then i would not be on the PDML, so it work out Dave On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 9:09 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some time on their hands, have a look. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso A gallery from the plow demo
So after I posted this, I got to thinking, the tractor in question looked a lot earlier than mid 20th century. In fact more like from the teens or twenties. There were a lot of web sites that postulated that it and it's type were prediesel designs but both diesel and gasoline tractors had been around since at least the late 1890's. I'm not sure if that particular tractor used the dual system, if it didn't it must have been a bear to start. On 7/21/2013 12:44 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: That was actually a mid 20th century development, Kerosine was used as a lamp oil, for heating, and cooking, so it was available, and it's price didn't include a road tax in addition to being less expensive to produce. I believe the tractor had a dual fuel system, it was started using gasoline, then once it had warmed up sufficiently to keep the kerosine warm in a preheating chamber so that it could be ignited by a spark plug the fuel was switched. Economically it's the equvelent of running a Diesel engine on home heating oil, except the system is actually designed for it, and it's probably legal. On 7/21/2013 11:17 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dave, The Kerosene tractor caught my eye. I suppose that was pre-gasoline powered machinery. It is in contrast to the steam powered farm machinery in the Racine, WI 4th of July parade. They had quite a display of old equipment and faded manufacturers. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:04 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, That's quite a gallery! Congratulations on assembling it. I was struck by how much hard work it had to be to work a farm with a team of horses. You really had to love the farm. Beautiful images of important things gone by. Regards, Bob S. Thanks Bob. And sorry for the big gallery. Yes it must have been very hard indeed, but for some one like me, who thinks technology is moving way to fast, this gives me an afternoon to unwind so to speak. I love seeing all of the older stuff in action. My Mom always said i should have been born 100 years earlier. But then i would not be on the PDML, so it work out Dave On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 9:09 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some time on their hands, have a look. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 12:58 PM, aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com wrote: So after I posted this, I got to thinking, the tractor in question looked a lot earlier than mid 20th century. In fact more like from the teens or twenties. There were a lot of web sites that postulated that it and it's type were prediesel designs but both diesel and gasoline tractors had been around since at least the late 1890's. I'm not sure if that particular tractor used the dual system, if it didn't it must have been a bear to start. I am friends with one of the farmwers son's and i'll see if i can get any info on this tractor, It was new this year to the demo. It seemed to start ok, but one person had to walk beside it to do restarts every 30 seconds or so. Dave On 7/21/2013 12:44 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: That was actually a mid 20th century development, Kerosine was used as a lamp oil, for heating, and cooking, so it was available, and it's price didn't include a road tax in addition to being less expensive to produce. I believe the tractor had a dual fuel system, it was started using gasoline, then once it had warmed up sufficiently to keep the kerosine warm in a preheating chamber so that it could be ignited by a spark plug the fuel was switched. Economically it's the equvelent of running a Diesel engine on home heating oil, except the system is actually designed for it, and it's probably legal. On 7/21/2013 11:17 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dave, The Kerosene tractor caught my eye. I suppose that was pre-gasoline powered machinery. It is in contrast to the steam powered farm machinery in the Racine, WI 4th of July parade. They had quite a display of old equipment and faded manufacturers. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:04 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, That's quite a gallery! Congratulations on assembling it. I was struck by how much hard work it had to be to work a farm with a team of horses. You really had to love the farm. Beautiful images of important things gone by. Regards, Bob S. Thanks Bob. And sorry for the big gallery. Yes it must have been very hard indeed, but for some one like me, who thinks technology is moving way to fast, this gives me an afternoon to unwind so to speak. I love seeing all of the older stuff in action. My Mom always said i should have been born 100 years earlier. But then i would not be on the PDML, so it work out Dave On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 9:09 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some time on their hands, have a look. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmL38BvVULo seems its at least from 1919 Dave On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 1:06 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 12:58 PM, aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com wrote: So after I posted this, I got to thinking, the tractor in question looked a lot earlier than mid 20th century. In fact more like from the teens or twenties. There were a lot of web sites that postulated that it and it's type were prediesel designs but both diesel and gasoline tractors had been around since at least the late 1890's. I'm not sure if that particular tractor used the dual system, if it didn't it must have been a bear to start. I am friends with one of the farmwers son's and i'll see if i can get any info on this tractor, It was new this year to the demo. It seemed to start ok, but one person had to walk beside it to do restarts every 30 seconds or so. Dave On 7/21/2013 12:44 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: That was actually a mid 20th century development, Kerosine was used as a lamp oil, for heating, and cooking, so it was available, and it's price didn't include a road tax in addition to being less expensive to produce. I believe the tractor had a dual fuel system, it was started using gasoline, then once it had warmed up sufficiently to keep the kerosine warm in a preheating chamber so that it could be ignited by a spark plug the fuel was switched. Economically it's the equvelent of running a Diesel engine on home heating oil, except the system is actually designed for it, and it's probably legal. On 7/21/2013 11:17 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dave, The Kerosene tractor caught my eye. I suppose that was pre-gasoline powered machinery. It is in contrast to the steam powered farm machinery in the Racine, WI 4th of July parade. They had quite a display of old equipment and faded manufacturers. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:04 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, That's quite a gallery! Congratulations on assembling it. I was struck by how much hard work it had to be to work a farm with a team of horses. You really had to love the farm. Beautiful images of important things gone by. Regards, Bob S. Thanks Bob. And sorry for the big gallery. Yes it must have been very hard indeed, but for some one like me, who thinks technology is moving way to fast, this gives me an afternoon to unwind so to speak. I love seeing all of the older stuff in action. My Mom always said i should have been born 100 years earlier. But then i would not be on the PDML, so it work out Dave On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 9:09 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some time on their hands, have a look. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso A gallery from the plow demo
On 7/21/2013 1:06 PM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 12:58 PM, aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com aggrivatedathotm...@gmail.com wrote: So after I posted this, I got to thinking, the tractor in question looked a lot earlier than mid 20th century. In fact more like from the teens or twenties. There were a lot of web sites that postulated that it and it's type were prediesel designs but both diesel and gasoline tractors had been around since at least the late 1890's. I'm not sure if that particular tractor used the dual system, if it didn't it must have been a bear to start. I am friends with one of the farmwers son's and i'll see if i can get any info on this tractor, It was new this year to the demo. It seemed to start ok, but one person had to walk beside it to do restarts every 30 seconds or so. Dave In the video it looked like someone was having to do that for the horses too, as if they hadn't worked at it often enough to learn what they were supposed to do. On 7/21/2013 12:44 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: That was actually a mid 20th century development, Kerosine was used as a lamp oil, for heating, and cooking, so it was available, and it's price didn't include a road tax in addition to being less expensive to produce. I believe the tractor had a dual fuel system, it was started using gasoline, then once it had warmed up sufficiently to keep the kerosine warm in a preheating chamber so that it could be ignited by a spark plug the fuel was switched. Economically it's the equvelent of running a Diesel engine on home heating oil, except the system is actually designed for it, and it's probably legal. On 7/21/2013 11:17 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dave, The Kerosene tractor caught my eye. I suppose that was pre-gasoline powered machinery. It is in contrast to the steam powered farm machinery in the Racine, WI 4th of July parade. They had quite a display of old equipment and faded manufacturers. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:04 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, That's quite a gallery! Congratulations on assembling it. I was struck by how much hard work it had to be to work a farm with a team of horses. You really had to love the farm. Beautiful images of important things gone by. Regards, Bob S. Thanks Bob. And sorry for the big gallery. Yes it must have been very hard indeed, but for some one like me, who thinks technology is moving way to fast, this gives me an afternoon to unwind so to speak. I love seeing all of the older stuff in action. My Mom always said i should have been born 100 years earlier. But then i would not be on the PDML, so it work out Dave On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 9:09 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some time on their hands, have a look. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Geso A gallery from the plow demo
On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 1:24 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I am friends with one of the farmwers son's and i'll see if i can get any info on this tractor, It was new this year to the demo. It seemed to start ok, but one person had to walk beside it to do restarts every 30 seconds or so. Dave In the video it looked like someone was having to do that for the horses too, as if they hadn't worked at it often enough to learn what they were supposed to do. There were 1-2 newish horses but the drivers are also new, and the equipment jams a lot, so its hard to say. Dave On 7/21/2013 12:44 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: That was actually a mid 20th century development, Kerosine was used as a lamp oil, for heating, and cooking, so it was available, and it's price didn't include a road tax in addition to being less expensive to produce. I believe the tractor had a dual fuel system, it was started using gasoline, then once it had warmed up sufficiently to keep the kerosine warm in a preheating chamber so that it could be ignited by a spark plug the fuel was switched. Economically it's the equvelent of running a Diesel engine on home heating oil, except the system is actually designed for it, and it's probably legal. On 7/21/2013 11:17 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dave, The Kerosene tractor caught my eye. I suppose that was pre-gasoline powered machinery. It is in contrast to the steam powered farm machinery in the Racine, WI 4th of July parade. They had quite a display of old equipment and faded manufacturers. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:04 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, That's quite a gallery! Congratulations on assembling it. I was struck by how much hard work it had to be to work a farm with a team of horses. You really had to love the farm. Beautiful images of important things gone by. Regards, Bob S. Thanks Bob. And sorry for the big gallery. Yes it must have been very hard indeed, but for some one like me, who thinks technology is moving way to fast, this gives me an afternoon to unwind so to speak. I love seeing all of the older stuff in action. My Mom always said i should have been born 100 years earlier. But then i would not be on the PDML, so it work out Dave On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 9:09 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2013-plow1/album/index.html There are a lot of photos , around 270. Some of the participants like to see their photos so i just include them all, for those with some time on their hands, have a look. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
