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Offline Brass_Machine

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Sighting at a farm
« on: October 03, 2010, 09:19:05 PM »
So this weekend was the Yankee Steam Up 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. 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:

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Re: Sighting at a farm
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2010, 09:27:14 PM »
Nice!!!
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Re: Sighting at a farm
« Reply #2 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......

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Re: Sighting at a farm
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2010, 08:19:41 AM »
Nice, Eric.

Thanks for sharing. :thumbup:
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