Winter is over; it is warming up nicely and at least in our area very dry! A neighbor says that his father always said that a windy spring meant the chances were good for a dry summer. It has been a windy spring but hopefully there is rain in the future in spite of what [...]
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Looking out the window all one sees is white! Finally a winter that requires no apologies for being wimpy! A true good old-fashioned Minnesota winter! On Friday, January 16, at -25o F, I did the little scientific routine of throwing a cup of steaming hot water into the air and watched it immediately turn into [...]
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Our summer has passed and by the time you are reading this, fall will be about gone too and the winter season will be upon us. For those with heated shops, it is the season for serious restoration work!
For me personally, 2008 was a busy year. The show year started out with the RPRU [...]
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By the mid-1930s, most of the large machines powered by steam or huge tractors were gone. The last large steam-powered rig in our neighborhood was the Andrew and Bill Best Red River Special with wing feeders powered by an 80 horse power steamer. Most of the larger runs consisted of a 28-inch separator with eight [...]
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Harvest time has changed so much over the years that I think it’s worth it to document these memories for historical documentation. When one considers that it is now more that 50 years since the big change in harvest methods occurred, we must realize that those who actually took part in the old method of [...]
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It has been some time since I have written anything in this column. It just seems that there is not enough time. However, this year there have been a few events that have occurred in the course of my working on the old iron we all enjoy and I have decided to take the time [...]
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The 2005 Minnesota IH Rally is over for another year and once again the host antique power association had a record event. Wayne Swenson from LRPTA has provided the following stats. There were 270+ tractors, 70+ implements, 15+ trucks, 25+ gas engines and related items, 550 toys and 1 IH quilt. This was the 51st [...]
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