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The Breakroom => The Water Cooler => Topic started by: Brass_Machine on October 03, 2010, 09:19:05 PM

Title: Sighting at a farm
Post by: Brass_Machine on October 03, 2010, 09:19:05 PM

So this weekend was the Yankee Steam Up (http://www.newsm.org/Museum/dates.html) in Rhode Island. Unfortunately, I had to miss it this year.

However, all is not gloomy. I went with my wife and son to a local living history farm. Basically it is a living working farm museum. LINK (http://www.howellfarm.org/). They had a wheat celebration today. Went through the whole stages of wheat from planting to harvesting to cooking. Lot's of fun. Lots of animals. Tractor ride etc...

BUT! While we were there, I turn the corner and see this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDtNMfKTfJQ

A running live traction engine being used in processing wheat! 1st video is short as my batteries had just died on the video camera...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUIcL0-dTy8

My son (2.5 yrs) went nuts! He loves seeing the steam trains (we have a few running steam lines by us). He loved the traction engine!  :headbang:

Eric

Title: Re: Sighting at a farm
Post by: Powder Keg on October 03, 2010, 09:27:14 PM

Nice!!!

Title: Re: Sighting at a farm
Post by: Stilldrillin on October 04, 2010, 03:12:43 AM

Thanks for that Eric!  :thumbup:

I remember the harvest time traction engine visits to the local farms, when I was a boy......

David D

Title: Re: Sighting at a farm
Post by: John Rudd on October 04, 2010, 08:19:41 AM

Nice, Eric.

Thanks for sharing. :thumbup: