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January 1989
FROM THE EDITOR
January issue was largest issue due to long Reflections column.
Reflections
A brief word.
Reflections
A brief word.
Reflections
A brief word.
Restoring The OS-6 McCormick-Deering
The splines on the rear wheels were worn so bad.
The Power Ram: Homemade B&S Engine Tractor
Each engine ignition consists of one twelve volt Chrysler coil.
My Two Cylinder LeRoi
The magneto is a Fairbanks Morse with an impulse.
MAGNETO CHARGER
Building a Heavy Duty.
MY FIRST ENGINE
Under all of the debris, was the original (?) drip-oiler.
Getting Started With A New Hobby
A World War II Signal Corps power unit identified as PE88A.
Arkansas Watermelon Festival
A short report on the Watermelon Festival.
Cumbria Steam Gathering
Photos taken at the Cumbria Steam Gathering.
A New Mexico Ghost Town
The ruins of an ore smelter built by the Spanish Conquistadors.
Pioneer Power Day in Tennessee Valley
Show News.
Blue Ridge Steam & Gas
A sssuccessful first show.
EDGE & TA Branches
A complete list of EDGE & TA Branch numbers.
Another View of John Deere vs. Oliver
Fleet line 88 over and pull his plow in alfalfa sod.
A Show Report From The Deep South
Show News.
IN MEMORIAM
Mark, worked with antique clocks and was an amateur printer.
Photo Album
Flywheels, crankshaft and piston are from old B&S engines.
Miscellaneous
Goold, Shapley & Muir 22 HP double water hopper.
February 1989
FROM THE EDITOR
Helen's successor is Mary Ann Nielsen.
Reflections
A Brief Word.
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word.
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word.
Trick-Turning In Wood And Metal
It is an exacting job to turn a true ball in the lathe.
Case Expo at Rough & Tumble
2nd Annual International J. I. Case Heritage Exposition.
Gasoline Engines
Vermont Gas & Steam Engine Association
Besy Bangs Again!
The 22 HP Bessemer was huge.
North Central West Virginia Antique Power Assn. Show
Ray Reed showed his screened cooled International.
Making Cylinder Head Gaskets
a Fel-Pro material made of asbestos and graphite.
A Short Story
A twin cylinder air cooled engine.
My Pride and Joy: My Allis Chalmers
It was an old township tractor used to pull a grader.
As I See It
Rex Mercer's ZASI tractor, an Air Force contract tractor.
A Super Show
Rumely Oil Pull, powered by one humongous Briggs WI engine.
VAN BUREN FLYWHEELERS SHOW REPORT
The sawmill demonstration on the track area was well attended.
Standard Pump Restoration: Before And After
Standard Pump and Engine, 2 HP, Serial Number 4408.
The New Minneapolis Moline Collectors Club
The M-M Corresponder was already being published by Roger Mohr.
Port Hops, Michigan
Port Hops, Michigan.
They Really Are Nuts, These Engine Nuts
In 1987 the Green Mountain Flywheelers held a second show.
Heard In The Freight Yard
a freight yard, located in an energetic dirty city.
Homemade Mini-Tractor
The Maytag signs were made from the washing wringer release.
This & That
Many millions of bugs were killed in the trenches and pits.
IN MEMORIAM
John was a colorful exhibitor at the engine threshing shows.
MISCELLANEOUS
Kansas with his 1912 45 HP Mogul.
Yes, Folks, The Tractors Are Still To Be Found!
Dollar signs of the iron price.
Newlyweds Find Honeymoon Spot Through GEM Ad
The theme for the Citrus Hill R.V. Park is antique engines.
March 1989
FROM THE EDITOR
Annual Show Directory.
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word.
REFLECTIONS-2
A Brief Word.
Antique Power and Mining
A winning combination.
Pioneer Gas Engine Association
The highlight of our show is a fun antique tractor pull.
An Engine Adventure
The auger is 16 long with burr wheels on the end.
The Urban Ottawa
Ottawa 4 HP log saw with the limb saw attached to the rear.
GOODALL
First Rotary Mower.
Fun In The Fall
Country fairs with a hay wagon full of bound wheat.
Chateauguay Valley
Chateauguay Valley.
The Company THRESHING MACHINE
Our first combine was an Allis-Chalmers All-Corp Harvestor.
Can Old Engines Talk
The engine ran well but was low on power.
Engine Collection
It has a 220 volt, 3-phase generator.
A FORDSON
A Fordson.
Basketcase JAEGER
A 2 HP Jaeger and that it was a basket case all apart.
IN MEMORIAM
Jim was a collector and restorer of old cars.
Carolina Blue Fairbanks Morse
1918 Fairbanks Morse throttle engine.
Oliver Tractor
Oliver 80 diesel tractor.
April 1989
FROM THE EDITOR
Steam and Gas Show directories.
Missouri River Valley Steam Engine Association Show
The feature area was a 60' diameter cargo parachute.
Reflections
A Brief Word.
Reflections
A Brief Word.
Reflections
A Brief Word.
Foos Jr. Restored
The water hopper was three feet tall.
Camp Creek Threshers 1988 SHOW
12th annual Camp Creek Threshers' summer show.
MY TWO LINDSEYS
A 1920 Lindsey Alamo built in Hillsdale.
How To Soften A TOUGH CUSTOMER
Children were enthusiastically pumping a pedal tractor.
UNIQUE AIR FORCE TRACTOR
Wheel slave brake cylinders and a master cylinder.
IN MEMORIAM
Carl was known around the engine circuit as a very enthusiastic person.
Southern Indiana Antique & Machinery SPRING THAW OUT
Moline cultivating tractor owned by Kenneth Durrel.
SALT RIVER ACRES 1988 SHOW
An Ellis Keystone grain separator, circa 1900.
""SMOKERS""
2 cycle engines can safely run on an extremely lean fuel-oil ratio.
Woodworking WHATSIT
The stencils for John Deere #2 corn sheller are no longer available.
Farmall H Tractor Cab
A removable rear panel of canvas on a steel frame.
Antique Engine and Air Compressor
There was a chunk out of the block where the oiler sits.
Square Turn & Russell Tractors
The Square Turn is owned and restored by Carl Mehmke.
May 1989
FROM THE EDITOR
Celebrating 100th Anniversary of the Tractor.
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word.
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word.
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word.
Witte Engine Information
Witte Engine Records has now been Transferred to Midwest Old Threshers.
Show Report Of Western Missouri Antique Tractor & Machinery Association
85 HP steam driven engine with 8 foot-tall flywheel.
Cockshutt Tractor
Cockshutt 30 and the rear wheels, tires and fenders.
MARION COUNTY SHOW
12th Annual Marion Co. Steam and Gas Engine Show.
Model Sideshaft Engine
The governor keeps it at 400 RPM, firing about 8-10 revolutions.
Featured Tractor of Butler County Show
The canopy was completely gone except for the cast iron mount pieces.
Southern Oregon's Newest Show at POTTSVILLE
Many antique engines, tractors and other exhibits at Pottsville.
THIRD ANNUAL Southland Engine and Farm Machinery Show
Third annual Southland Engine and Farm Machinery Show.
THIRD ANNUAL Cowboy State Antique Steam & Gas Reunion
A wagon with a four-pony hitch owned by Bob Davidson.
Smoky Mountain Engine & Tractor Association
Cowan Clabo had an engine pulling a water pump.
1988 Show Report: Coolspring Power Museum
Collections of Historically Significant Internal Combustion Engines.
Thompson Tiger
Newly Restored Thompson Tiger.
Illiana Show Report
7th Annual Show of the Illiana Antique Power Association.
IN MEMORIAM
Oliver Corporation shut down the Cleveland Plant in 1961.
17th Annual Old Roxbury Days
The tractors provided power for the shingle mill.
HOW TO MAKE A HIGH TENSION COIL TESTER
Alternative for the just once in awhile Coil Tester.
White River Valley 1988 SHOW REPORT
A 3 cylinder 150 HP diesel Page engine.
TETON ANTIQUE Steam & Gas Show
Teton Antique Steam and Gas Threshing Association.
Miscellaneous
New Holland Half Horse
June 1989
FROM THE EDITOR
Reflections column is quite long this month.
90 HP Charter
It was a 90 HP Charter with 7'4 eight spoke flywheels.
I Never Saw One Of Those Before!
The winter of '85-'86 I worked over my 1922 Fordson tractor.
Three Engines, Two Wheels
The original engine was a Clinton with gear reduction.
An Old Southern Mill
The single flywheel was nine feet in diameter.
Almost A Secret
They thresh wheat with a Port Huron steam engine.
Engine & Tractor Collection
We were a dealership for Ford tractors since 1939.
Homestead Olde Tyme Power Show
Oldest gas engine on display was a 1915-16 Fairbanks-Morse.
Branch 9 Hosts National Meeting
Pottsville is an old time town created and built by Senator.
Buried FOOS
It has a 20 belt pulley which we think ran an air compressor.
SWEDEN
A crankcase from a 4 HP Fairbanks-Morse model T engine.
JOURNEY TO COOLSPRING POWER MUSEUM
Rough and Tumble Museum at Kinzers, Pennsylvania.
The Rogers Pioneer Power Association
Minnesota has one of the biggest collections of large gas fueled tractors.
The 1988 Sandwich Show
Featured tractor will be a scale Case steam engine.
EDWARDS RIVER ANTIQUE ENGINE ASSOCIATION SHOW
The featured tractor for '88 was a 1937 Twin City J T U .
PRIDE & JOY
Piper and his sons have been avid engine collectors for many years.
East Tennessee Crank Up 1988
The oldest engine on display was a HP Otto Silent.
RESTORATION OF A JOHN DEERE GRAIN WAGON
Torn and faded 1915 John Deere grain wagon.
Reflections-A
The only plate on the machine is on the hydraulic oil tank.
REFLECTIONS-B
Small two-cycle engine called the Little Woodsman that was built at Eureka.
REFLECTIONS-C
John Deere Model 62 tractor.
REFLECTIONS-D
Modelmakers Corner.
IN MEMORIAM
William Browning was a retired carpenter and master mechanic.
OZARK FALL FESTIVAL SHOW REPORT
People's Choice trophy for Best Old Tractor awarded to Bruce Murrary.
July 1989
EDITOR'S LETTER
We have lots of stories and a long table of contents.
Reflections
A brief word.
REFLECTIONS
A brief word.
A Reader Responds: MORE INFORMATION ON LAUSON & BUCHI
Most of the disc flywheel models were also painted Brewster Green.
Stumptown Steam Threshers
Cornmeal was ground on a stone burr mill.
Helps And Suggestions Covering Inspection and Repair Of Webster Magneto Equipment
Remove the inductor springs and spring arm and drive the magneto.
Toy Pedal Tractors
They are made out of sheet steel, of 12, 14, and 22 gauge.
An Island Engine Show
15 HP Superior trailered over to the island by Robert Cagas.
1938 Silver King SERIAL # 3136
They had an oversized front tire filled with fluid for extra weight.
Our First Show: What A Success!!!
First show featured the largest Caterpillar collection in the east .
Midwest Utilitor
Utilitor was a garden tractor manufactured by the Midwest Engine Company.
Engines Of The Northeast The Maine Antique Power Association
The Maine Antique Power Association is a group made up of fine folks.
SOUTH JERSEY Gas Engine Club Show
Annual show September 24-25, 1988 at Joe Dunn's showgrounds.
TOY TRACTORS
The Ertl Company is the best-known manufacturer of toy tractors.
Tractors I Have Threshed With
First tractor I threshed with which was a new G.& T. 30x60.
Young Rider
I remember with pride, Our first tractor ride.
Branch 28 Founding And Show Report
The pulling grounds turned to slick, sticky grease.
DOING and LEARNING
Advertising's main purpose is to benefit the advertisers.
IN MEMORIAM
Clayton was a gas engine enthusiast and attended several shows.
My Haas Atomic Tractor
The gear still laid in the seat and the tires were rotted to pieces.
NEW WAY AIR COOLED ENGINE
Judson Tracy's 12 HP New Way twin cylinder engine.
PUMPING MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT: Reid Engines
The Reid Gas Engine is so well known in the oil country.
Memphis Lions Antique Engine Show
Antique Engine Show marked the Association's 10th anniversary.
A Woman's Point-Of-View My Reflections
My Reflections.
John Deere Crawler Restoration
The crawler rolled when we hooked it to the winch.
MISCELLANEOUS
A pre-1900 grist mill powered by a donkey-show.
August 1989
EDITOR'S LETTER
John Deere engine offered for sale by an advertiser in GEM.
Reflections
A Brief Word.
Reflections
A Brief Word.
OLD DESIGN STILL IN USE
Old Wheel horse and Gravely engine.
STUHR MUSEUM
Grand Island, Nebraska.
ALWAYS READY
It's a hit and miss engine, with the governor.
We Need A BIG Engine!
The engine was used to pump oil from 10 wells.
Strong Winds In The Big Sky Country
A late model Case 28 x 47 in like-new condition.
TUSCARAWAS CELEBRATES SILVER ANNIVERSARY
The Tuscarawas Valley Association.
New York PAGEANT of STEAM
60 x 100 storage building is transformed into a huge model building.
Seventh Annual DAYS OF YESTERYEAR
Days of yesteryear.
The Model Halt 75
The Holt Manufacturing Company.
An Uncommon HERCULES
The Hercules 1 HP model SK engine.
MERCEDES LIVESTOCK SHOW & the new Rio Grande Valley Old Farm Equipment Club
The new Rio Grande Valley Old Farm Equipment Club.
5th Annual Antique Gas Engine & Tractor Show at Enid, OK
Antique Gas Engine & Tractor Show.
Chautauqua County Antique Equipment Show
Bob Dart also has a museum of aircraft engines.
Getting A Gas Engine
The hard way.
""The Brewster Green Machine""
Stover Manufacturing and Engine Company.
Where'd They Go?
Kohler 2 KW 4-cylinder light plants.
Taking Good Pictures
On purpose.
Historical Construction Equipment Show
The Historical Construction Equipment Association.
Always Gas Engines
Old 25 HP Fairbanks-Morse with match ignitor.
Rare Engine Evades Florida Flywheelers
Rare 5 HP DuBois engine, made in DuBois.
IN MEMORIAM
A 1923 23-90 Baker steam engine.
THE FLOUR MILL REEVES
Don's 1-ton truck and trailer.
EAGLE
To Be Featured At Old Threshers Reunion.
Quebec Show A Success
A Domestic 1919 1 HP owned by Andre Racicot.
Miscellaneous
Charles Anderson's John Deere collection.
September 1989
EDITOR'S LETTER
We happen to have a lot of tractor stories this month.
Reflections
A brief word.
REFLECTIONS
A brief word.
""-and the rest is history!-""
Wheels on either side looked like Paul Bunyan's frisbees.
REPORTS FROM V. E. R. A. (10/87)
Owen made the low tension generator out of several other units.
WHAT IS IT?
A small four-cylinder engine on the transmission.
Manawata Vintage Machinery
Emerson Brantingham was the oldest tractor.
The Mother's Side Of An Antique Engine Collector
Mike acquired his Pasche air compressor it was all rusty.
The Tractor That Almost Wasn't
The Staude Golf Course tractor is a unique machine.
English Fordson
Mr. Lamb used English Fordson to pull a combine on the harvest run.
Crazy Engines, BIG AND SMALL
Crazy looking or crazy running engines seem to attract everyones attention.
Golden Spread Antique Machinery Association
The endeavor grew from a few farm hands.
Sell Museum's Rare Swedish Tractor
Dan Sell unveiled most unusual and rare tractors.
A Plea For Shaped Information
New England Chapters of the Society of Industrial Archeologists.
The Show By The Side Of The Road
Hay rides pulled by antique tractors which carried the folks back.
Life In The Fast Lane
In a slow antique.
That Once In A Lifetime Find
A line of old engines and iron.
My Ol' Engine
The old piece of cast-iron junk seemed dwarfed by the wide.
Replacing The Mule
The mechanical tractor for farming and ranching came to Winnemucca.
Thermoil Collector
Sears sold Model U Thermoils in 1919 in sizes 1 HP, 3 HP.
Hobbyist Seeks Tractor Parts
The average life of a tractor is between 20 to 30 years.
My Dad's Fordson
The gas tank was full of holes, valve guides bad.
Exhibit To Run On Diesel
Kahlenberg engine is the centerpiece of the Marine technology.
MISCELLANEOUS
The City of Monrovia used to haul cast iron pipe.
THE 20x40 OILPULL
The 20 x 40 Oilpull was in need of a complete rebuild.
October 1989
EDITOR'S LETTER
Article on Woodsman Saws
Hot Tube Ignition
Hot Tube Ignition consists of a Hollow Tube about Diameter
Farmall Diesel Super MD Tractor Restored
Farmers and Collectors of Farmall and McCormick Tractors
Some Photos Of Interest
The Rumely is a Scale Model of a 1911 Type Oil Pull
Low Priced Fun THE WORTHINGTON TRACTOR
Display of Tractors at Boyerstown Museum of Historic Vehicles
Utilitor Update
Midwest Utilitor Manufactured by the Midwest Engine Company
George D. Pohl MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Pohl Started Building Tank Cooled Engines about 1898
Reflections
A Brief Word
LUMBERMAN'S FESTIVAL In Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Management planning a Lumberman's Festival
An Engine Story
Engines were used to Pump Water, to Generate Power
Frozen Fairbanks Engine
Fairbanks Engine was Frozen in the Ground Halfway up the Crank
I Get A ""Kick"" Out of GEM
Quite a kick to Discover the Magazine
A Word To The WISE
Articles in GEM Show off your Pride and Joy
JOHN DEERE COLLECTION
Collection of Two-Cylinder John Deere Tractors
WHAT IS IT?
Operating Instructions of an Identical Engine
UAW Local No. 662's Fifth Annual Show
Indiana tractors that was made in Anderson
My First Tractor Restoration
The Radiator was Leaking at about -gallon
Big 25 HP Texas Engine Found
History of 25 HP Superior Engine
Family Memoirs
Objects Open The Fond Thoughts and Recollections
Wagon Trains In The Early Days
Story Started About Tractor Wagons and Grain Trains
3 RESTORATIONS
The Gas Engines in Varying Stges of Restoration
THE OLDEST New Hampshire Made Engine?
The story is about two-cycle engine
First Things
Invention Relates to Improvements in Gas-Engines
THE DIXIE FLY WHEELERS THIRD ANNUAL PIONEER PEANUT DAYS
Display included Antique engines, Tractors and Machines
All Terrain Railroad Motor Car
The Fairmont 10 HP Two Cycle Engine is as it always was mounted
JANUARY THRESHING IN ARIZONA
The Funds go to the Local Hospital
Washington State-Wide Gas-Up & Swap Meet
Foos engine had been retrieved from back in the Cascade Mountains.
Poetry Page
Reflections Of An Old Farmer
FULLER AND JOHNSON HIT AND MISS
Fuller & Johnson made the people's priced engine
IN MEMORIAM
FRANK R wasa a Collector of Gas Engines
MISCELLANEOUS
Miami Valley Steam Threshers Show
November 1989
EDITOR'S LETTER
The group had talked about how nice it would be to have a small handout.
Reflections
A Brief Word.
History Of The AERMOTOR Windmill Corporation
The Aermotor catalog listed a complete line of hand pumps, cylinders, wood.
Classic Farm Tractor CaLenDar Draws Response
Most difficult job has been selecting the 14 tractors to be feature.
The First One's The Best One
5 HP requires a commercial trailer with electric brakes.
SD-Gibson
SD-Gibson tractor that steers with a lever like a bulldozer.
The Application Of Sumter Magnetos
The Sumter name was retained for magnetos made by Splitdorf.
BUILDING A SMALL ENGINE RADIATOR
The core is made of 4 pieces of domestic fin.
A True Story
Dave Pryor, who is a professional diesel truck mechanic.
IN MEMORIAM
John was widely known for his electrical and mechanical ability.
LABOR SAVING SHOP
The shafts are inch cold rolled steel and each hangs on five pillow blocks.
Items Of Interest
In addition to the hopper cooled engine the firm promoted a corn grinder.
My Second Compressor
A Brunner air compressor made in Utica.
SHOW OBSERVANCES
The Rusty Wheels Engine Club recently had its second annual show at Bradley.
Little Tractor
A two cylinder Novo engine like those used in the earliest model Y's.
Y The Model L Was Designed
The transmission and steering column were from a model A Ford.
Branch Officers-May 1989
MINNESOTA Charles Erickson, President 30820 Lincoln Road Lindstrom.
NEW ZEALAND
Marks the centennial of the tractor.
New Zealand's Tractor Centennial
Marks the centennial of the tractor.
New Zealand's Tractor Centennial
Marks the centennial of the tractor.
Good Friends and Old Diesels
A powerful combination.
Lanz Bulldog Follow-Up
Bulldogs sold at a big sale in California in 1986.
Miss Frown Porh
The engine block was cut down to a minimum and all casting.
MISCELLANEOUS
15 HP Famous engine, #CB 116, mounted on Morton truck.
December 1989
EDITOR'S LETTER
New Book on Garden Tractors
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
REFLECTIONS
A Brief Word
And You Thought Harvey Was A Rabbit?
The Harvey Tractor's History
The Repair Job
Engines are they Working on, for Goodness Sake
Gas Engine Therapy
Gas Engine Therapy
Tractor Unearthed In Montana
Removal of Mogul tractor from a Long-time Resting place
Pumpkin Festival Case
Plans to Get Together for the Pumpkin Festival
NEWS FROM PRAIRIE LAND
Prairie Land Heritage Museum held its 19th annual show
The Nori Parcs Engine
Read It Backwards!
Reminiscence
The Twin City had no Brakes to Count on
Photo Album
Christmas D
NOVO SPECIFICATION SHEET NO. 2
Novo Specification Sheet
1939 R. C. Case
I thought you would be interested in seeing my completely restored 1939 R.C. Case tractor
WYVERN Model Gas Engine
The WYVERN Casting Kit and Drawings
Compliments To Our Advertisers
Appreciation of GEM Advertisers
THE CHRISTMAS TREE ENGINE
The Prospect of Cutting our Christmas Tree
Sheep Shearing STEWART
Chicago Flexible Shaft Company used for shearing sheep
As I See It
The Minneapolis-Moline Farm Equipment Collectors
Another Stickney Story
Stickney worked almost continuously for the next 40 years
History Of The JOHNSON MOTOR COMPANY
Utilimotor built by the Johnson Motor Company
IN MEMORIAM
Steam Engine Show and Threshing Bee got Started
MacLeod Engine
MacLeod's Company is still in business
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