Our second annual color cover shows the 30-60 Model S Rumley Oil
Pull (serial #385) of Verne W. Kindschi. Rt. 1, Box 66. Prairie du
Sac, Wisconsin 53578, who went to a lot of trouble to help us.
This 1906 photograph shows Joe Hcisick and Bill Vondnasek of
Bowlus Hmdale Area riding on Royalton’s Main Street in a
vehicle created by them. It is believed to be the first automobile
in the Bowlus area. This is a 3 HP gasoline engine from
Hercules.
Kenneth Gabhart of Mackville, Kentucky, stands in front of his 6
HP Economy engine buzz saw wagon. He is holding Kenric Clark and
standing is Ken Foster of Mt. Washington, Kentucky. Photo taken at
the Bluegrass Steam and Gas Engine Show.
The photo shows on the left a Crossley Brothers 2 cycle semi
diesel blow lamp start filled with a scavenge pump. This engine is
about 12 HP and was built in 1929.The engine on the right is a
Petter Atomic 2 cycle cold start diesel 6 HP and was built in the
early thirties.
This Big Wheel powered by a little engine appeared in (he float
in the Ohio, Illinois Centennial Parade in July, 1977. This July
15, 16 marks 100 plus one, with a celebration and engine show.
Last Fall during the Third District Fair Parade, Ken Petre,
Glenn Scroggins and J. E. Little, put their engines on these two
trailers and won first place. They had all six engines running and
named the float ‘Yesteryears.’ Ken drove the tractor, 1940
Farmall ‘H.’
On the first trailer was Fuller-Johnson pump jack motor, Maytag
running Squirrel Cage Blower, LB International running the buzz
saw. Behind the saw, out of sight, was a LA International. Glen is
checking the drip oiler on his Ottawa. J.E. is holding on to the
buzz saw watching his 1926 Witte run a pump. The pump is a Meyers
using a side winder pump jack made by Duplex Mfg. Company,
Superior, Wisconsin. Notice the steam coming out of the Witte Water
Hopper and the exhaust of the Maytag under the license plate of the
first trailer.
Maj. Bragg of At wood, Illinois challenges the big steam plowing
engines to a plowing contest with his nicely restored Heider
tractor and original mounted plow. This tractor performed like it
had just arrived from the factory. Photo was taken at the 1977
Douglas County Historical Steam and Gas Show.
Floyd Kuhl and his 30 x 50 Oil Pull. Looks like Floyd is
listening to the Oil Pull talk back to him while tractor was
working on the Puffer Maker Fan at Thumb Area Old Engine &
Tractor Show, August, 1977.
Harlan Volys 25 x 45 Case working on the Puffer Maker Fan
at the Thumb Area Old Engine & Tractor Show at Caro,
Michigan.
Pictured is our 20 HP Advance Rumely engine and a 28′ Bell
City thresher. We had just finished threshing at the Harry
Kloppenburg Farm north of Billings, Missouri, about 1956.
