2007 10 Chugger

1890’s John Deere No. 2 Corn Sheller
Owners: Greg, Ellen and Evan Dills
See story page 6
October 2007
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Our show season has wound down, and thanks to our chairpersons, the shows were a great success.
The next event is our swap meet on Oct 28th at the Yolo County Fairgrounds. Also ahead are the Yolo Tractor
Ride on Oct 13, sponsored by Br. 158 and the Stockton Ag Show which is during the middle of January.
Two monthly breakfasts of engine & tractor enthusiasts are ongoing. One is at Coco’s in Citrus
Heights, Madison & Sunrise on the first Wed. of each month at 7:30 AM, the second is at Marybell’s in Auburn, Maple St. at the bottom of Old Town on the third Monday, 8 AM. You all are welcome to both.
Looking ahead to our annual meeting (Feb. 23, 2008), we are doing something new this year.
Heidricks Ag History Center has agreed to host our group and open the museum to our members at no charge.
This is a very generous offer by the museum. The Heidrick Museum is a world class agricultural museum. I
hope everyone will take advantage of this opportunity. This year our dinner will be catered. We are asking
five dollars, the remaining cost will be subsidized by Branch 13. Additionally I am trying to arrange for a
speaker from the California Highway Patrol to bring us up to speed on rules, regulations etc. for hauling, towing, tie downs, speed limits, etc. See the flyer elsewhere in this Chugger for more details about the meeting.
The main purpose at the meeting, of course, is the election of new officers for 2008. First, I thank the
officers who served with me during this term. Having said that, several positions will be vacated at the end of
this term. Bob Currie has indicated that he will not be the membership chairman next year. That is an important function which will NEED to be filled. Some other board director positions will also need to be filled.
Additionally, show directors for 2008 will be needed. I urge/encourage you to consider filling any of these
slots. The more people that step up to help, the easier it is to get the job done.
John Paur, President, Branch 13
A Non-Profit Organization Dedicated To The Preservation Of Early Day Farm, Mining, and Construction Equipment
BRANCH 13 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
All EDGE & TA members, including Branch 13 members, must show a current membership card to be able to exhibit at any
Branch 13 function. This is for insurance purposes. Please don’t forget your card!
October 5 - 7
**Branch 13 Fall Gas-Up
McFarland Ranch, Orr Rd., Galt, CA
Jim Blodgett (jdblodgett@sbcglobal.net)
916-961-5443
October 5 - 7
*EDGE&TA Southwest Regional Show
Hosted by Branch 27
Paso Robles, CA
Ben Ostini (jbo.aermotor@nipinet.net)
805-426-4865
October 13
*Third Annual Yolo Tractor Ride
Zamora to Phillips Winery
Floyd Percival
530-666-3099
October 28
**Branch 13 Swap Meet
Yolo County Fairgrounds, Woodland, CA
Smokey Stover (stoverre@aol.com)
916-448-3435
January 22-24, 08
Stockton Ag Fair
San Joaquin County Fair Grounds
Stockton, Ca
May 16-17, 2008
Rio Linda Historical Society Farm Days
Dry Creek Rd and Elkhorn Blvd
Rio Linda, Ca
Bob Hinds (tractorman69@sbcglobal.net)
916-996-8378
May 30,31 and
June 1, 2008
Grass Valley Gasup
Nevada County Fairgrounds
Grass Valley, Ca
Odes and Elia Kilpatrick
916-344-7742
This calendar lists shows in this area open to all Branch 13 members. If you know of other shows, please let the editor know, so word can be
passed along. Further information on many shows is contained in this issue. Please refer to that information before calling those listed above.
** Denotes a sanctioned event of EDGE&TA, Branch 13. * Denotes a sanctioned event of another branch of EDGE&TA. The members of
all branches of EDGE&TA are invited to sanctioned events put on by any other branch.
Northwest Tour:
Loggers and Tractors
Howard Hatschek
My wife and I decided to take a driving tour of Southern Washington and Northern Oregon in July of this
year. The two main shows of interest were the Logger's Jamboree in Morton, Washington and the tractor show in
Tillamook, Oregon. The Jamboree, held in a valley below Mt. Rainer, is a 3 day show with all types of events, chopping, climbing, burling and sawing, both by hand and with small and very large chain saws. All of the events were
timed and very interesting. The day we were there the highlight was a custom built chainsaw powered by a 300 HP
Buick car engine, put together by two fellows from Enumclaw, WA. The saw weighs almost 500 pounds and they lifted
it up and cut through a 32" cottonwood log in approximately 1.3 SECONDS!!!!
After visiting Mt. Rainer we went to Cathlamet, WA, on the Columbia River, to visit old Bay Area friends.
We also attended the Wahkiakum County Fair. There was a very nice display of antique John Deere tractors from the
Hart Family Farm on Puget Island, WA.
We then traveled west to Astoria, OR at the mouth of the Columbia River and visited several Lewis and
Clark sights, including Fort Clatsop We then headed south to Tillamook and the Blue Heron Cheese Factory where
EDGE& TA BRANCH 159 was holding the Northwest Regional Show. The show location was in 2 big cattle pastures
on Highway 101 with a big herd of dairy cattle grazing in a 3rd field, what a pleasant location to hold a show. I talked
to some of the International Harvester people that Bob Currie had visited with this passed summer at the Lynden, WA
show. They had about 10 Farmall tractors at Tillamook. There were about 30 other tractors there - less than I had
expected. As someone explained, the roads are narrow across the Coast Range from Salem and the Willamette Valley,
where a lot of the equipment resides. There were 2 very nice restorations of a Case tractor and an earlier model McCormick Deering tractor, shown by a gentleman from Beaver, OR. There was a early model Buffalo-Pitts (1915?) steam
traction engine that was probably the most historic and rare piece there. I had never seen this brand of steam engine
before.
As I was walking the show for the last time in the evening, I had on my EDGE&TA badge with Branch 13
on it, and an exhibitor stopped me and asked, "Did I remember the big show at Grass Valley, CA approximately 12
years ago? I said I did - (it was the first show that I had ever attended and I didn't belong to Branch 13 then) - he said
the he would always remember it and that it was the best show he has ever been to! So that is a wonderful and lasting
compliment to all you folks that took the time to make that show work and made it the great success it was, and folks up
in Oregon still remember it!!!!
Tillamook Show 2007, photo by
Howard Hatschek
Wahkiakum County John Deere’s
Fair 2007, photo by Howard
Hatschek
BUSINESS - PAGE 3
July 19, 2007
July 19, 2007 Board Meetingopened promptly at 6:02PM By President John Paur, with all members present except Rendy Waller who is vacationing in Yellowstone National Park.
Visitors included Odes Kilpatrick,
Charla Hardesty, Dorothy Blodgett, son
Richard Blodgett and Kim. The meeting
began with a certificate of appreciation
plaque presented to Richard Blodgett for
his performing CPR on Cliff Backhaus.
We all agreed we want Richard at each
of our shows in case of such an emergency. The minutes from the prior
meeting and the Treasures report were
read and approved. Old business presented was the purchase of a new EZ
Awning for the store trailer by Frank
Vantacich. The next annual potluck
election meeting will be held at
Heidricks Museum where tours will be
included and the decision to bring in a
caterer for BBQ was agreed to. There
will be a $5 per person charge for this
meeting so will appreciate all prepaying
this so we can get a count for the caterer.
This was decided upon as the last table
of members last year didn’t have much
choice of eats and no meat!
The
final Grass Valley Gas Up report given
by Elia and after adding in the raffle we
made just over $100. The Rio Linda
Historical Society has agreed to allow us
to build a loading ramp on their property
which will make it safer for all to load
and unload in the future. Lee Hardesty
reported on the Floyd M. Percival tractor
ride, 22 tractors made the trip and best of
all the Larsen’s have invited us back for
next year. We have not worn out our
welcome and they are still okay putting
on their great breakfast for us.
New business began with Gene
Borsoff informing us that our Amador
show is at the ready. Don’t forget your
Branch 13 ID cards to gain free entry
into the Fair. Jim Blodgett says work
continues for the McFarland Galt show
and that we will have another great
show. John Paur reports only 2 people
ordered windbreakers. We also voted to
un-sanction the Rio Linda show as it
simply is not our show. We are there as
guests of the Historical Society and provide them with a certificate of insurance
verifying our having coverage, as they
will ask all other vendors and guests.
We are not going to be held responsible
for someone else’s show. Nothing else
about the show will change for us.
Lastly an idea to help sell all our show
buttons. This will be tried at the next
show. Each button will be numbered
and a drawing of numbers will occur
during our dinner meeting prior to or
during our raffle and the winner will
be presented with $25. This will be in
lieu of the 13 raffle ticket winning the
$25. This is just to try something new
just for the fun of it. We hope you all
enjoy it.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
05/
24 /07 balance $10,554 to 07/19/07
balance of $11355
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR’S REPORT: We now have 353 Members
with 32 Dual members for a total of
385 Members. We sent out 85 Reminder postcards which resulted in 67
past members renewing, making this a
worthwhile endeavor.
September 6, 2007
Word just in that Frank Fuson is recovering from gall bladder
surgery on Sunday September 2nd at
Kaiser Hospital. Get well soon Frank,
we’ll keep you in our prayers. Frank
showed up at Wed breakfast, looked
good!
We are a little late this issue
due to board meeting just held September 6, 2007. Meeting called to
order with all board members in attendance with visitors Dorothy Blodgett
and Odes Kilpatrick. Had no correspondence to reply to. Old business
began with the discussion and readiness of the McFarland Gas Up coming
up October 5-7, 2007. Director Jim
Blodgett states most still a work in
progress, but things still a go. Of note
shortly later Jim’s wife fell ill and 911
was called and she was taken to the
hospital. She was released at about
2am and is at home recovering, feeling
better but still weak. I’m requesting
volunteers to step forward and help
Jim with the gas Up. Call or e/m me
and I’ll send you my request letter
asking for areas of help. After all quieted down we went back to work discussing our proposed loading ramp at
the Rio Linda Morman Ranch. Grass
Valley dates have been given as May
30, to June 1, 2008. Odes and Elia
have decided to turn this show over to
a new director beginning the 2009
show. Thanks to them for doing this
so well for these past years. The
windbreakers were again brought up
and an order placed for those who
ordered them. Lastly the annual Dinner and Meeting was discussed and we
will have it catered charging all $5 per
person, with the balance to be paid by
Branch 13. We did have to agree with
Heidricks that this is a no booze dinner meeting.
New business was
mostly the discussion of our national
entering into an agreement with our
insurance broker representing Hanover
Insurance Company to provide our
members an opportunity to buy coverage for their tractors, engines and trailers very inexpensively through a
group policy. If this all goes through,
we will have an article and advertisement in our Chugger. We discussed
the swap meet some and announced
our next board meeting to be 10/18/07,
same time and place.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
07/19/07 balance of $11355 and new
balance 09/06;07 $ 9557.67
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR’S REPORT: 387 active plus 33 dual members for a total of 420 members.
ANNUAL ELECTION
MEETING
Something new for our next
annual election meeting on February
23, 2008, will be catered, and each
person will have to pay $5.00 and the
Branch will pick up the balance of the
cost for a very nice BBQ of TriTip,
chicken and ribs, plus beans and salad.
We will need to know if you are coming to be sure we get the numbers to
our caterer. This will be something
special.
It is being held at the
Heidricks
Ag History Center and they will have
the center open for our enjoyment, all
included for the $5.00 fee. President
John Paur says we will also have a special speaker that night.
Branch 158 will also be providing a tour of the Wallace Collection
of antique Caterpillar Tractors being
prepared for the next ACMOC annual
show in Woodland during June 2008.
Information on this will be available at
Heidricks.
BUSINESS - PAGE 4
ANNUAL ELECTION
MEETING
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 23, 2008
“SOMETHING NEW FOR BRANCH 13”
A CATERED DINNER PLUS A TOUR OF HEIDRICKS
AG HISTORY CENTER
1962 HAYS LANE, WOODLAND, CA
NORTHBOUND I/5 COUNTY ROAD 102 OFFRAMP
$5.00 PER PERSON
INCLUDES DINNER AND TOUR
DINNER SPEAKER ON IMPORTANT TOPIC IN THE WORKS
*SPECIAL NOTE: NO LIQUOR AT DINNER
THE MUSEUM WILL NOT ALLOW LIQUOR AT THIS EVENT
OPEN AT NOON
DINNER AT 5:00 PM
SPECIAL BRANCH 158 TOUR OF THE WALLACE COLLECTION-SEE TRACTORS BEING PREPARED FOR THE ACMOC (Caterpillar) ANNUAL SHOW NEXT JUNE
ELECTION OF YOUR FAVORITE CANDIDATES
RAFFLE UNTIL IT’S OVER - BRING A PRIZE FOR THE TABLE
RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED IF YOU WANT TO EAT
WE WILL NEED A COUNT FOR THE CATERER
NAMES___________________________________________________________
ADDRESS________________________________________________________
PHONE NUMBER____________________E/MAIL_______________________
NUMBER FOR DINNER______________CHECK ATTACHED____________
Checks to EDGE&TA c/o Leroy Diede, 8660 River View, Smartsville, CA 95977
CHUGGER NEWS - Page 5
REIN-DRIVE TRACTORS
Lee Hardesty, Editor
It’s not a John Deere, and in fact Deere never built
one! So having said that, to me, one of the most fascinating
little tractors is the Eimco Power Horse tractor, one of the rein
-drive tractors that enjoyed a brief reign.
About nine different companies geared up to build
and sell rein-drive tractors, promising farmers that every operation of these tractors are controlled by reins and are driven
in the same manner that horses are driven, with complete control off the tractor as if he were sitting on the tractor itself!
While these companies began this endeavor, only
three or four actually built a few tractors. Seems like once
farmers drove with steering wheels and levers, most lost interest in a pair of leather lines.
I will introduce you to two rein-drive tractor companies, the La Crosse Tractor Company and the Eimco Power
Horse, and lastly let the Hemmings Magazine, August 2006
issue discuss the Sampson Iron Horse.
The La Crosse Tractor Company from Wisconsin
consolidated the Happy Farmer and Sta-Rite Engine Company
and built six different models between 1916 and 1921, at
which time the tractor division was sold to Oshkosh Tractor
Company, who attempted unsuccessfully to resume production. I don’t have much information on the successive models, but all had two cylinder engines, each larger than their
predecessor, and all had one forward and reverse gear, all of
which could be operated by a pair of leather reins while sitting
on a wagon or piece of what had been horse drawn farm
equipment.
In 1937, brothers Albert and Bond Bonham designed
and built the Power Horse. Eimco Machinery Company, Salt
Lake City, Utah cast their rein-drive four wheel drive tractor.
They used an Allis Chalmers Model B engine and the tractor
weighed 2500 pounds.
Possibly one hundred of these tractors were built
through 1941, and because of the were effort the last dozen or
so were simply built out of the remaining parts, were not assigned serial numbers and were painted whatever color paint
they could find.
After the war, Allis Chalmers built a prototype
Power Horse Model H, then Harris Manufacturing, Stockton,
California purchased the patent rights and from 1949 to 1964,
built the Harris Power Horse used in the logging industry. It
had a larger engine and tires, but no reins.
1921 La Crosse Tractor
1937-1941 POWER HORSE TRACTOR
SAMPSON IRON HORSE
Daniel Strohl, Hemmings Motor News, August 1, 2006
Talk about filling a niche that nobody wanted. William
Durant, in his second tenure as the head of General Motors, had an
unyielding desire to topple Henry Ford, or at least counter every
one of the man's moves. So when Ford released the Fordson tractor
to the public in 1918, Durant had himself a new grand vision: To
offer not just a tractor of his own, but everything the farm family
needed, including tractors, cars and trucks.
He started with the tractor in 1918 by buying the Samson Tractor
Works of Stockton, California, which advertised itself as the most
popular tractor on the West Coast. Samson had developed the
unique three-wheeled Sieve Grip tractor, which used perforated
wheels to gain traction while disturbing the soil less than solid
wheels.
In fact, it was GMC that bought Samson, which around the
same time bought the Janesville Machine Company of Janesville,
Wisconsin, and the Doylestown Agricultural Company of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. GMC combined all three in the Janesville facility, but moved production of the Sieve Grip to Flint, where Samson built only 2 more Sieve Grips.
Durant wanted to directly compete with the Fordson, so Samson
soon introduced the Model M at a higher price than the Fordson. It
apparently functioned just as well, though, so Durant continued to
explore other avenues in tractor design. "No sooner was Samson's
Model M tractor ready for production than Durant became captivated by a new contraption called the Iron Horse," according to
Lawrence Gustin's biography of Durant.
The Iron Horse came about at a time when tractors had
almost wholly supplanted the flesh-and-blood horse, but farmers
had begun to feel nostalgic for the simpler, less mechanical ways of
doing things. While the Iron Horse used an internal-combustion
engine and chain-drive for motivation, the farmer controlled it via
reins and could attach his horse-driven plows and implements.
Durant's Iron Horse, the Samson Model D, used the 26hp,
171-cu.in., four-cylinder gasoline engine from the Chevrolet 490, a
transmission belt drive, independent controls for each side of the
tractor and chain-and-sprocket drive to all four wheels. It weighed
in at 1,900 pounds. Initial advertisements priced it at $630, but
when it went on sale in 1919, it carried a $450 price tag. A photo in
Gustin's book shows Durant personally demonstrating the Model D
at the 1919 New Jersey state fair in Trenton.
Continued page 6
CHUGGER NEWS - Page 6
1919 SAMPSON MODEL D
IRON HORSE
Continued from page 5
However, according to Bill Vossler's
book, Cars, Trucks and Buses Made by
Tractor Companies, "Under Durant,
Samson quickly flooded the market with
its new product. Several hundred Iron
Horses were sold, but unfortunately for
Samson, all but six were returned to the
builders. It was riddled with mechanical
problems, and could easily tip over."
It didn't help that, even though the
rein controls should have acted just like
the reins on a horse, often the Model D
would unexpectedly jump into reverse,
requiring the farmer walking behind it to
run backwards to get the reins tight
enough to pull back and signal a stop.
Nor did it help that when farmers
switched to tractors, they did so wholeheartedly, buying all the necessary implements at the same time and more or
less abandoning the horse-drawn implements. Nobody wanted, nor could they
really use, the Samson Iron Horse.
Cover Story: 1890’s John
Deere Corn Sheller
Greg, Ellen and Evan Dills
This is the story of our best find
of this year. This spring my dad and I
helped our neighbors clean their property
from years of accumulation of STUFF.
After the estate was settled, the owners
came up to Northern California to clean up
the mess. Since we were tired of looking
at the piles of junk neighboring our property, my dad volunteered us to help clean
up the property
We live in the country and the
cleanup site was about 40 acres so it was a
huge project. Much of it was covered with
abandoned cars, used tires, scrap metal,
and plenty of treasures. As we picked
through the mess we often found items
that were given to us by the landowners for
helping.
One day, after exhausting hours
of work, filling a 30 yard dumpster and
stacking hundreds of used tires, we found
another treasure. We entered a three-sided
hay barn and sticking out from underneath
a tattered blue tarp, I saw a different looking flywheel. It was not like one of our hit
& miss engines. It was love at first sight
(well almost). We pulled back the tarp and
as it fell apart in our hands, we found a
pretty neat new toy.
It was an 1890’s vintage (best
guess) John Deere No. 2 Corn Sheller. t
was covered with years of dust and rust,
but it was complete. We could see faded
printing on the old grayed wooden sides,
with the model number and the manufacture’s name cast into the iron frame which
helped us to identify our new find.
We brought it across the street to
our barn and started cleaning it up. The
whole thing was a rat and mouse condo. In
each of the upright buckets on the sacker, I
found a mouse nest. We found years of
acorns, peach pits, and rat dropping deep
within the poor thing. Dad and I took turns
turning the flywheel as things broke loose
(making some really loud squeaks and
groans) that made us think we were breaking it.
Finally, after several hours, and
almost a complete tear down, we had it
turning happily. Another neighbor stopped
by and saw what we were up to and left.
He returned with some dried corn, so we
threw a couple of pieces in the “new” toy,
and sure enough, it worked like a charm.
We were more than happy until we ran out
of corn. Then we had to figure out a way
to get a surplus of corn for shows and for
selling. Well, push came to shove and I
wound up with more corn than I can think
of.
Over hours of tinkering on the
new toy, my dad and I found that with a
little bit of elbow grease (and WD-40 and
linseed oil), the old paint started to come
through the rust, and out of the grey wood.
Now the thing almost looks new!
I sure hope you can come to the
Fall Gas Up at McFarland Ranch and see
our newest pride and joy. We would especially like to thank John and Linda Hatala
for the generous gift and also give special
recognition to Ken and Edith Whitcher,
Linda’s parents and the previous owners.
I saw something that needed doing
and said to myself, “somebody will
have to do that,” and then thought
“I’m somebody.”
NEW CLUB WINDBREAKER JACKETS
John Paur
Just in case you missed
this in the board meeting notes, I
am interested in finding other club
members wanting to get a new
Branch 13 Club Windbreaker. The
price would be just slightly less
than $25 if we get enough people
ordering them. Please call, e/mail
or let me know and I will take orders for them so hopefully we’ll
have them available at the
McFarland Gas Up.
EVERYTHING IS WORTH
WHAT IT’S PURCHASER WILL
PAY FOR IT.
IN MEMORY OF
RON SPROUSE
Long time Branch 13 member and past board member Ron
Sprouse passed away June 18, 2007.
He was an avid supporter of our
Galt and Amador Shows and is remembered as always being accompanied by his family at our events.
BOLTS ANTIQUE
TOOL MUSEUM
I discovered this museum
while reading a magazine recently,
and am looking forward to making a
trip soon to look through it. Supposed
to have about 5000 tools predating
World War II including a socket set
handmade by a blacksmith. According to Google, it is located at 1650
Broderick Street, Oroville, Ca and
their phone number is (530) 533-3096
and they have a web site at
IF IT HAPPENS, IT MUST
BE POSIBLE….Unnamed Law
CHUGGER NEWS - Page 7
2007 AMADOR FAIR
Gene Borsoff, Show Director
Last July we celebrated our 36th
year at the Amador County Fair. While we
normally expect hot, if not intolerable temperatures, this years high temperatures
were down right pleasant being in the mid
and upper ninties accented with a nearly
constant cooling breeze. On display in our
show area were 46 engines, 14 tractors and
1 ship's capstan. Our show button display
was a 1937 Allis Chalmers, model M,
orchard tractor, owned by Lou Montero of
Jackson, CA.
We had our share of excitement
on the first day of the fair when I managed
to break off a water faucet with the forklift
while picking up the fuel pallet, oooops! A
big thank you to Robert the maintenance
chief and his crew for stopping the flow
and making the needed repairs. The fair
also faced additional plumbing woes and a
fire in the Pokerville Hall on Saturday
morning. While the paid attendance for
the fair exceeded 16,000 those that viewed
our displays seemed a bit less than in previous years. I am considering a few ideas
to direct fair goers toward the engine and
tractor area, your suggestions are welcome.
A dozen or so of our tractor drivers participated in a tractor parade to the small arena
near the back gate. Those drivers were in
support of a young tractor drivers contest
put on by Bob Wolin and Dave Kestler.
Bob Currie welcomed new members and
assisted returning members in keeping
their membership up to date. Lee & Charla
Hardesty along with John Paur and his son
paid us a visit.
Special thanks to Larry Thompson with his 7HP Foos and Turbo Tractor
Indecision is the key to
flexibility.
Gene Stewart and his four cylinder mystery marine engine, Greg Johnson and
his 8 hp Daniel Best, Robert Critz and
the 15 hp Western, Jon Feicht with his 3
hp Union, and Greg Wakeman and his
Fairbanks Morse, for not only bringing
those great engines but also driving hundreds of miles from southern California
to be part of this show.
Thanks also to the following
exhibitors; Mike Mutzig with a trailer
of nine engines, Ray Albiani displaying
two tractors and one engine, Wilbur and
Janice Reil with five engines and the
teddy bear ferris wheel, Lou Montero
with his 1937 Allis Chalmers "M", Kim
Kestler and his Fairbanks Morse model
H and model T, Albert, Clarence and
Ron Berg and their Waterloo and Raleigh engines, Frank and Sondra Fuson
and their 10 hp Fairbanks Morse and
water pump, Bob Lobdill with his
3 hp Sattley, 1 1/2 hp IHC and 1 1/2 hp
Fairbanks Morse, Huston Percival and
his 1921 Taylor Vacum engine, Floyd
Percival and the fluted hopper Aermotor,
Mike Hilton with his Root & Vandervoort and water pump, Gary Upton with
his 1923 Fordson, August Rademacher
and his 3 engines, Robert Deutsch and
his Farmall Super A, Norm & Jane
Taunton and their Sampson, Wes &
Birdie Barquist and their 15p Fairbanks
belted up to a large fan, Jerry Virtue and
his 12 hp Root & Vandervoort, Ed Beoshanz with his Ford 4000 complete with
a 3 point "rumbleseat", Rex Wright and
his 1948 Farmall Cub and the 1934 O-12
McCormick Deering work in progress,
Roger Turner with two engines and a
drag saw, Alan Langmuir with his Gibson tractor and ship's capstan John
Tower with his Novo engine and small
tractor buggy, Dave Kestler with his
Avery and Standard Mfg. tractors.
Sheryl and I displayed our 1902, 7 hp
Foos on a reproduction cart.
Additional thanks to Lou Montero for his assistance in helping me plot
out and paint the boundaries of the show
area. Rendy Waller who delivered and
operated the store trailer along with
Nancy Pearson.
I understand that
$350.00 in sales took place. Show button sales totaled $64.00. My apologies
if I ommited your name and display.
The Pokerville Mine and Sawmill crews
also provided the spectators with an excellent show.
Amador County Fair in 2008
will be July 24 - 27, mark your calendar and I hope to see you there. I am
planning on another cool year to maintain our comfort level.
2007 McFarland Ranch
Jim Blodgett, Show Director
Seventy-nine old engines, fifty-two
tractors, sled to pull by seventeen tractors, an old kitchen to cook in, rope
making machine, a complete lathe and
drill press display, pumps, and many
other additions to the old engine displays, a Model T and at least 20 campers and trailers on the manicured lawn
area, and bus loads of Galt school children made for a truly great weekend.
Show directors Jim and
Dorothy Blodgett did a great job of
hosting the show, and want to thank
each and every member that stepped
forward and volunteered to helping
them make this a good time for all.
The Galt Lions club did an
admirable job serving up a pancake
breakfast both Saturday and Sunday,
and their hotdogs and sandwiches for
lunch staved off hunger for both the
exhibitors and visitors who came to
see our show.
Friday night potluck was delicious as usual and a great addition to
just sitting and visiting with our fellow
members on a purely social note.
The BBQ, raffle and a small
portion of business meeting Saturday
night topped off another great day, and
the drawing of a number assigned to
our show buttons, was a big hit.
I heard people already planning to attend next years Mc Farland
Ranch Gas Up. Again, thanks to all
who made this show a complete success.
CHUGGER - Page 8
THE CHUGGER ON LINE
I am pleased to announce the addition of a monthly,
usually one page, Chugger on Line posted on John Boehm’s
website. For those of you who want more up to the minute
information on Branch 13’s doings, simply go to: vintagetractors. com, click on The Chugger On Line, and scroll down to
where John has inserted the flashing “New”
Click on that line and you will see the latest information ranging from the last board meeting notes, coming events,
news flashes and if space permits, some classified ads.
If you have any information that you would like to
get out sooner than the next full Chugger, call or e-mail me
with what you want known.
I hope you like this new service, and you will all
participate in it’s content.
Lee Hardesty, Editor
We are introducing a new column this issue tentatively called Combs Tool Corner or This Old Tool. Darrell
Combs has agreed to author information on some of his tool
collection that he shares with us at many of our shows. Thank
you Darrell for taking this on for our Chugger readers. His
first follows.
BRANCH 13 AND IT’S FUTURE
>>>VOLUNTEER<<<
On February 23,, 2008, Branch 13 will hold it’s annual
meeting at the Heidrick Museum in Woodland, Ca. The election
of officers and board members will be held that evening. In order
to provide our membership with a full ballot the nominating committee requests that you consider running for an office or board
position. Now is the time for all interested Branch 13 members
to volunteer their time and efforts in support of our association.
You are invited to become actively involved in the decisions,
activities and growth of Branch 13. while some officers and
board ,members are willing to continue their service in 2008,
others are retiring from their positions. If you are interested in
running for any office or board member position please contact
Gene Borsoff, (916) 451-0893, or email sgene@earthlink.net.
The more members that are on the ballot will mean more choices,
new voices and ideas for our association. Thank you, Gene Borsoff
NEW CLUB WINDBREAKER JACKETS
John Paur
Just in case you missed this in the board meeting
notes, I am interested in finding other club members wanting
to get a new Branch 13 Club Windbreaker. The price would
be just slightly less than $25 if we get enough people wanting
them. Please call, e/mail or let me know and I will take orders
for them so hopefully we’ll have them available at the
McFarland Gas Up.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
COMB’S TOOL CORNER
Darrell Combs
Most old timers (Of course this does not include me)
will recognize the old saw setting tool for hand saws. The
example above is “Positive #7’ was made by the Taintor
Manufacturing Company of New York.
They were used to give a slight bend to each saw
tooth in an alternating pattern to produce a kerf wide enough
that the saw body did not bind in the cut and came in many
sizes designed for the type of saw it was to be used on, hand
saws up to large two-man crosscut saws.
Rare indeed it was, to not find it in every carpenters
tool box as they would do most of their own sharpening and
tooth setting, often right on the job. To take the saw to a shop
and have this service done was expensive and it left them with
an out of service saw.
A good saw was a sizeable investment back then as
were all tools and needed to be cared for.
Don’t throw your old tools away as they are a time
warp to our past. Until next time “don’t let the pliers pinch!”
Darrell
Bill & Joyce Heath
Bill Peardon
Debra Limacher
Austin Hughes
Toby Son
Roger McCardle
David Kilpatrick
Joe Kimbriel
Ken Condor Jr.
Rod Silva
Randy Ebbers
Robert & Rosalind Deutsch
Rob & Washawn Bobrow
Robert Bishofberge
Mike Mutzig
Greg Wakeman & Janet Andrews
Frank Tower
Alex Armstrong
Steve Berg
CA
Paul Larson
Norm Strait
CA
Clark & Mary Lampe
Richard & Royce Sumner
Dudley Newton
John Blodger
Bob Berg
Sanger, CA
Yuba City, CA
Santa Rosa, CA
Vacaville, CA
Folsom, CA
Sacramento, CA
Sacramento, CA
Granite Bay, CA
Rio Linda, CA
Sacramento, CA
Freemont, CA
El Dorado, CA
Stockton, CA
Lodi, CA
Shingle Springs, CA
Ramona, CA
Copperopolis, CA
Sutter Creek, CA
Stockton,
Linden, CA
Clements,
West Point, CA
West Point, CA
El Dorado, CA
Meadow Vista, CA
Cave Creek, AZ
Classified - Page 9
APPLICATION FOR NEW OR RENEWAL MEMBERSHIP
EARLY DAY GAS ENGINE AND TRACTOR ASSOCIATION BRANCH 13
NAME___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS________________________________________________________________________________________________
CITY_____________________________________________________________STATE__________ZIP____________________
PHONE__________________________________E/MAIL_________________________________________________________
ASSOCIATE or JUNIOR NAME(S)___________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRINCIPAL_________DUAL_________NEW__________RENEWAL_________
I can volunteer for__________________________________________________________________________________________
Annual membership runs from April to April and is not prorated.
Please include $20 for each principal member, $12 for each associate, Junior , dual (include copy of your memberrship card) or
subscription only member. Make checks payable to EDGE&TA Branch 13 and mail all to Membership Director Bob Currie, PO Box
45, Greenwood, CA 95635-0045.
FOR SALE: Economy 2 1/2 hp hit and
miss, runs, $800; Case DO, runs, $1400;
JD GP, $1500; JD 40S, running, $1900;
JD 40U, running, $2400; IHC W4, $750;
Case VAO, rebuilt, $2750. John Boehm,
530-668-9410, ratractor-fs@yahoo.com.
Western
Antique Iron
Trader
A monthly publication for tractor
and engine collectors in the western
states.
Show dates & locations
Swap meet dates & locations
For sale & wanted ads for tractors,
engines & misc.
Unlimited free ads for subscribers
12 issues: $18 year US or
$22Canadian
send $1. 00 for recent issues
Send check or money order payable to:
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e-mail:irontrader@ispwest.com
Visit our website at:
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(503)649-3576; Fax (503)848-8828
BUY AND SELL
For Sale: John Deere Model E 1 1/2 hp,
McCormick Deering Model LB, Cushman
Model R20, 3hp, LeRoi 10hp, needs mag,
Wisconsin VH Utility, 6volt, Wisconsin 2
cyl, Briggs Stratton 7hp, Homelite 24 volt
generator and motor, 2 David Bradley 6”
feed grinders, McCormick Deering corn
sheller. John Deere 2 hole corn sheller.
Corn Cob elevator. Fairbanks Morse
Model Z Style D. Call Harlin Maier 209478-7328
For Sale: ’27 Worthington Lawn tractor,
blt on Model T frame & running gear, ser
#806, Call John Blodger, Meadow Vista,
CA (530) 878-2539
For Sale: McCormick Deering Farmall
F30 Hand crank, unstyled, 1950 (?) Case
electric start wide front ser#5001635dc,
Minneapolis Moline, elect. Start, narrow
front Model ZTV ser#580267U, 1923
Graham truck, call Jack Massey 530-3007863, jmassey26@comcast.net
For Sale: 52 Minneapolis Moline BF,
very complete, good tires. Does not run,
Call Bob Currie 530-333-1028
Wanted: Mag & Igniter for 1 1/2 hp
Flying Dutchman/Alamo engine. Call
Bob Berg at 480 -595-9433,
bob.berg@bluepirate.com
For Sale: 1944 John Deere B, mechanically good, needs paint. New tires, hand
start, $2750 OBO. Call Tom Halsey 530
-344-8185.
For Sale: Engines, Fairbanks Morse,
Dishpan Flywheels, magneto, $400,
Stover, CT3, Wico Magneto, $400, International 1 1/2-2 1/2 LB, $300, Fairbanks Morse ZD, $300, All look complete, located in Sacramento, Ca, Contact Aaron Luther, (916) 342-5051, e/m
hootersusa@comcast.net.
For Sale: 2 3/4hp Field Brundage on
wagon, 1 3/4 Associated on wagon, Atkinson cycle engine. Twin cyl. Model w/
5” model buzz saw. New old stock Fairbanks Morse shop sign, 24”x18”. Old
Paul G Niegoff, Co. magnet charger.
Large collection of things related to engine restoring and model building. Pictures sent by e/mail or snail mail to serious prospects. For more information,
call Claude Andersen, 1148 La Casa
Ave, Yuba City, Ca 95991, (530) 6737951 or cland@succeed.net.
Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association, Inc.
THE CHUGGER
7112 IDLE WAY
FAIR OAKS, CA 95628-4540
FIRST CLASS MAIL
Volume 3
President
John Paur
530-677-3997
johnjanpaur2@directcon.net
Vice President
Frank Vantacich
metal@sbcglobal.net
916-652-9397
Secretary-Treasurer
LeRoy Deide
s47case@aol.com
916-802-1248
Editor
Lee Hardesty
hrdst@comcast.net
916-961-6316
Membership Director
Bob Currie
tracturs@att.net
Bob Hinds
man69@sbcglobal.net
530-333-1028
Rendy Waller
916-961-5443
916-996-8378
916-995-4589
rlwaller12@sbcglobal.net
Gene Borsoff
sgene@earthlink.net
916-451-0893
Elia Kilpatrick
916-344-7742
Branch 13, the largest branch in EDGE&TA, was
founded in 1971 in Sacramento, CA. We pride ourselves
on being among the best, with an annual show schedule
that offers many activities, various locations, and
opportunities for our active members. Our branch
newsletter, "The Chugger," published three times
annually, is very informative, highly regarded, and is also
available to non-members.
rusty-
Board of Directors
Jim Blodgett
jdblodgett@sbcglobal.net
OCTOBER 2007
2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND CLUB OFFICERS
tractor-
An application for membership must be completed and
may be obtained at any of our events, or by contacting our
Membership Director, Bob Currie. Annual membership
is good through April 15th of each year. Individual dues
for principal members are $20.00 per year which includes
National membership and insurance. Dues for auxiliary
(family) members or dual membership with another
branch are $12.00 each, per year. For newsletter-only
subscriptions, please send a check or money order for
$12.00 to the Membership Secretary and indicate your
purpose.