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Title: But where are Steve & Neil???
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on August 13, 2022, 10:57:04 AM

Yesterday we went to the Northern Illinois Steam Power Club's annual Steam Show, and I saw this:




Peter

Title: Re: But where are Steve & Neil???
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on August 13, 2022, 10:59:27 AM

Which, of course, also puts me to mind of this (as done by one of my former employers): 

Peter

Title: Re: But where are Steve & Neil???
Post by: paulman on August 14, 2022, 06:42:46 PM

The old Threshing Bee!  I've been going to those since I was a kid (70's) and it is an amazing display of what powerful rhythmic energy can do.  Missed this year :(  Was the Lootens steam tractor there?

Title: Re: But where are Steve & Neil???
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on August 14, 2022, 08:57:05 PM

Yes, it was.
We've been talking about going since we moved to the area in '99; this is the first time we made it.  But I always loved the New Concord Old Steam And Gas Club show when I was a kid.  Nothing like a machine with bright paint, lots of gold leaf, and huge exposed fly-wheels (and a lot of noise!).
What amazed me was these massive piles of iron, almost 20' long, 10' high, spouting coal smoke - and producing all of 18 horsepower (back when hp meant something tangible, of course......)

Peter