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January 1969
OBSERVATIONS
Paul states the THERMOIL is actually a fuel-Diesel
MICHIGAN'S OLDEST FORDSON TRACTOR
Fordson tractor being cranked by owner Roy Hough
Getting Up Speed
The year, 1968, brought many changes and experiences
THE OLD SALE BILL
Sale Bill was brought to the D-M office by C.E. Ashbaker of Mt. Sterling
SPARK PLUG OF THE MONTH
Man Singin Engine- displayed by Spark Plug Carl Rismiller at Tri-State
PIONEER ENGINE NEWS
A new attraction was the tent of household antiques
The Ladies page
District school was a one room building with an attached woodshed
JUST STARTED
Wes Hammond at the Fairville Reunion
Butterfield Steam and Gas Engine Show
The Butterfield Threshermens' Association held its show on August 24-25
Barley Threshing
Wonderful old days of big tractors and threshing rigs
Who Knows What?
There are two tractors that have always fascinated Norbert J.
Smoke Rings
Ron Magnuson would like to correspond with someone who has an Ideal lawn-mower engine
March 1969
Gettin Up Spee
Mid-West would like to bring machinery of any kind to show
SMOKE RINGS
Smoke Rings was a query from Paul R
Crabb vs ""Craff ""
The CRABB uses the cheapest kerosene successfully
SPARK PLUG OF THE MONTH
Blue Flame butane gas tank piped to the farm corn drier
The Ladies Page
Maple products, along with honey
BRIGGS AND STRATTON
Briggs and Stratton's reputation for outstanding design developments
How Your Hobby Starte
Watt's engine was the first mechanical engine to turn a flywheel
OBSERVATIONS
OTTAWA engines had auxiliary-exhausts
WHAT IS IT ?
Mietz & Weiss Engine patented in U.S.A
DANGER!
Some Poppet valves are hollow and filled with oil
When Was The First Tractor Made??
A group of farmers organized a company and built six tractors
ANSWERS TO SEPT-OCT ""WHAT IS IT?""
Fairbanks Company never made a gas engine of its own
May 1969
""Look Mamma No Plugs""
Rudy's first engine was constructed on the principle of utilizing an air blast
SPARK PLUG OF THE MONTH
Spark Plug restores old spark plugs in both flesh and rusty iron
The Ladies Page
Now, most everyone has an electric washing machine
Tractors and Gasoline Engines at Antique Acres Steam Show
Gasoline Engine Row at Antique Acres.
AN ADDITION
The power for the sprayers ranged from hand power to Cushman
How Your Hobby Started ( Part 2 )
The interesting details of the design of the Lenoir engine was the closed cylinder
Gas Engine Ignition
In earliest gas engines, an electric spark was used to fire the charge
STORY OF PICTURES
The tractor runs on gasoline and moves on its own power
An Iron Man In The Making
Kenny was left to make a living for his mother and himself
WHAT IS IT ?
Edwards engine was shown at the 1968 Reunion of the Pioneer Gas Engine Association
July 1969
OBSERVATIONS
Milk-Cooler engines had auxiliary-hoppers 3 times as tall as the one
GEMS FROM GERDES
The Happy Farmer four wheel tractor with its large drive wheels
SPARK PLUG OF THE MONTH
Old Allis started right on the turn, just as Spark Plug
GOLDEN HORSESHOE ANTIQUE SOCIETY INC.
Antique Buffs organized the Golden Horseshoe Antique Society
""Letter""
Mr. Peterson's appears to lack a screw plug which covers the oiler
WHAT IS IT?
It apparently is a 32 volt generator and has a cast iron cooler.
How Your Hobby Started (Part 3)
While testing versions of their engines
2nd Annual Show Report W. N. Y. G. & S. E. A. Inc.
Sherwood hooked onto a little New Racine Separator
SMOKE RINGS
Joe King's one-horse Maynard with the air-cooled engine
Gettin' Up Speed With Irene
Mr. Stanley is in the process of restoring a Waterloo 2 H.C. Engine
September 1969
The Fuller and Johnson Farm Pump Engine
The F & J model JA engine, also built from the basic farm pump engine
SPARK PLUG OF THE MONTH
Elmer worked for the Singer Sewing Machine Company
How Your Hobby Started (Part 4)
The first issues of this history of the gas engine described the events and told of the men who built the first steam engines
New T. & M. Line
The T. & M. engine has a speed change to change the speed while operating
Smoke Rings
State is conducting an investigation
Fiberglassing Gasoline Tanks
Materials for fibreglassing are fibreglass cloth, resin, brush cleaner
TITAN COUNTRY
The Titan was an important link when the farm would farm
Gettin Up Speed with IRENE
Astronauts have been to the Moon and back
WHAT IS IT?
Briggs and Stratton engine to the far right was used on a washer
Early Ford Tractor Development
Ford's desire for a power unit small enough for average sized farms
A FEW THINGS I HAVE DONE
I bought a used Avery 18-36 to pull a grader
THIS IS NOT SO
Massey-Harris Company of Toronto built a tractor in 1918
The first Steam and Gas Engine Show
Prime movers in getting the first Steam and Gas Engine Show
Annie
Rumley Oil Pull that was used for all sorts of belt work
November 1969
The Webster Oscillation Magneto
Webster Oscillating Magneto engine does not produce a spark
SPARK PLUG OF THE MONTH
Engines popped and tractors chugged as rump-sprung Spark Plugs wrestled
How Your Hobby Started Part V
By 1880, there had been 18 patents issued
Tired Iron
The carburetor and connecting rod are made of solid bronze
I Built a Traction Engine
The clutch is attached to the engine fly wheel by an adaptor
SOLD GAS ENGINES
Peter Bitzan sold gas engines for the Witte Engine Works for Kansas City
A Problem Which I Haven't Cured
It gave trouble fouling spark plugs, untill it was put to work on buzz-saw
Pioneer Engine News
Our Queen for the 1969 show was Mrs. Myrtle Norton
OLD TRACTORS GOING STRONG
This engine would not pull as much on a heavy load
Quiet Time
Prairie Historical Club had their annual Threshing Jamboree
MY SKETCH
Mr. John Fleming needed information on mounting a twin Maytag.
WHAT IS IT?
Flywheels are 10 dia. bore is about 3 and stroke 3
RANDOM OBSERVATIONS
Pohl engine was manufactured by George D. Pohl
A PICNIC
A picnic was given in honor of John Tichenor
The Golden Roll
George D. Winter threshing career extended from 1905 to 1944.
Smoke Rings
The buggy has a very unusual set of wheels
Gettin' Up Speed
Air-cooled with name plate that reads Goes Like Sixty
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