1974 Makoti Threshing and Antique Show

By Staff
Published on March 1, 1975
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Leroy Quandt

Ryder, N. D. 58779

The 1974 Makoti Threshing and Antique Show was held October 5
and 6. Some of the units here at the show for the first time
include a 1926 type R Rumely Oil Pull rated 25-45 HP and a 1920
10-20 Met 25-45 HP and a 1928 10-20 McCormick Deering. Both of
these tractors are owned by Bob Christenson, Bismarck, North
Dakota. He left these two tractors and his Rumely Six here in
Makoti so they are now on display in our museum.

1912 Side Shaft Mogul owned by R.C. Traverse of Underwood, North
Dakota. Shown in the picture is John Tysse, Jr., of Crosby, North
Dakota looking the engine over.

Courtesy of Leroy Quandt, Ryder, North Dakota 58779 GF-75

A number 3 Co-op about a 1938 model tractor was restored for
this year’s show by Wayne Jones, Ryder, N. Dak. The Association
was able to purchase a McCormick Reaper and an Ideal hand-fed
threshing machine this summer. Both these machines dating back to
the 1890’s had been restored by John Sandstrom, Lonetree, North
Dakota. The hand-fed thresher demonstrated its ability to separate
grain. The reaper was also used to cut oats. The Staude-Mak-A
Tractor was used to pull the reaper. It took c, while to learn how
to operate the reaper properly but with the help of several old
timers, the machine did a fine job of cutting and bunching the
grain. Company M of the North Dakota Seventh Cavalry, a new unit
out of Minot. with 21 mounted riders performed in the parade and
out on the show grounds.

Mr. R C. Traverse. Underwood, North Dakota had a 1912 side shaft
Mogul engine mounted on a two wheel trailer. The engine drove a 32
volt light plant generator.

Two scale model engines built by George Scott, Outlook, Montana
were brought to Makoti for the show. Both of these real neat
looking engines were operating during the show. One engine is a
scale model of about a 3 HP Olds and the other one of a side shaft
screen cooled Crosley engine.

A display of the various Maytag engines which included the
Elgin, an early engine built by the Elgin Gas Motor Co. of Elgin,
Ill. was shown by Bob Helstedt, Minot, N. Dak. The Elgin Gas Motor
Co. became a part of the Maytag Company and their engine design was
used in building the Maytag engines.

This year the slow race final was won by Clarence Denser,
Austin, Manitoba on the 1909 30-60 Hart Parr Old Reliable. Clarence
edged out Herb Shafer on the 1916 A very the 40-80 model. In the
steam engine class the 1910 25-85 Nichols-Shepard with Carl Yahnke,
Roseglen, engineer edged out the 20-60 Aultman-Taylor with Lyle
Peterson, Makoti at the controls.

Kelly Shafer, Roseglen driving a Standard Twin Garden tractor
challenged the Staude-Mak-A-Tractor driven by Geneil Evanchenko,
Makoti but Kelly was defeated as the Sstaude was able to go
slower.

More room was available this year for placing the antique units
in the museum as a 120 feet by 40 feet building was put on the show
grounds for additional storage.

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