In Great Britain, the term steam tractor is more usually applied to the smallest models of traction engine - typically those weighing seven tons or less - used for hauling small loads on public roads. Although known as light steam tractors, these engines are generally just smaller versions of the 'road locomotive'.
This article concentrates on the steam-powered agricultural vehicles intended for the direct-pulling of ploughs and other implements (as opposed to cable-hauling).
Development (Great Britain)
Owing to differences in soil conditions, the development of steam-powered agricultural machines differed considerably on either side of the Atlantic.
In Great Britain, a number of traction engine builders attempted to produce a design of agricultural engine that could pull a plough directly, in place of a team of horses. However, the heavier and wetter soils found in Britain meant that these designs were not successful — being less economical to use than the team of horses they were intended to replace. These engines were also known as "steam tractors". Instead, farmers resorted to cable-hauled ploughing using ploughing engines.
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It took Kory Anderson and his team 16 months to build this steam-powered tractor engine from scratch.
The 150 HP Case hasn't been seen for years; none of the nine built in the early 1900's have survived to the modern day.
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Here on the Guinness World Records YouTube channel we want to showcase incredible talent. If you're looking f...
published: 25 Jan 2023
6" Tasker Steam Tractor
As you can tell the kids loved this one! An early example of the Dream Machines (who we are now the UK agents for) Tasker tractor. An impressive engine which punched well above its weight in terms of performance on the road.
To see more steam engines for sale please visit our website:
https://www.legacyvehicles.co.uk/
published: 16 Mar 2023
110HP Case Steam Tractor Pull Pinckneyville Illinois August 15 2014
UPDATE!!
Some information about the engine from the owner Josh Maschhoff: "We run at 150 psi.
The Engine weighs around 42500lbs loaded with coal and water.
Torque is 3000 ft lbs at 240 rpm
The sled was definitely weighted and i know from experience first hand that the engine can drag the sled with the weight box all the way up and the bars dropped."
110 HP Case specifications here: https://www.farmcollector.com/steam-traction/catalog-advertises-case-110-hp-traction-engine
Don't worry about the fire hazard. What you see is a very exaggerated amount of burning embers coming from the smokestack. The sparks are created as a night spectacle for entertainment. Before this pull, sawdust was added to the firebox to enhance the night "spark show." Having said that back in the day there was ...
published: 18 Aug 2014
Starting the Weirdest Steam Tractor Ever Invented
In this episode on Tekniq, we will celebrate the age-old technology of the Steam engine used for various harvesting and agricultural purposes around the world.
published: 20 Jul 2023
7 year old driving a 3/8 scale Case Steam Engine
7 year old Henry drives 3/8 scale Case Steam Traction Engine
published: 29 Aug 2022
Lego Big Steam Tractor
Functional Lego model of a traction engine or steam tractor (depending on your location). Four-in-One design for different models. Submitted as a project on Lego Ideas at:
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/14ffa9b3-8bff-4724-941e-18399823f293
Also check out flickr album at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_kleinstein/albums/72157673552443164
published: 20 Jun 2018
World’s Most Powerful Steam Tractor in Action
In this episode on Tekniq, we witness a display of various models of the CASE tractors on agricultural lands, followed by a journey on the longest model train track in the world.
published: 08 Jun 2024
Advance steam tractor plowing
WMSTR 2022
published: 03 Sep 2022
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Vamos a continuar un día mas en Farming Simulator 25 con lo que tenemos... mostrando la vida dura del agricultor, nos ha jodido...
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It took Kory Anderson and his team 16 months to build this steam-powered tractor engine from scratch.
The 150 HP Case hasn't been seen for years; none of the nine built in the early 1900's have survived to the modern day.
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At Guinness World Records we want to show that everyone in the world is the best at something, and we’re here to measure it! Whether you’ve got the stretchiest skin, know the world’s smallest dog or want to create the largest human dominoes chain we want to hear about it.
Here on the Guinness World Records YouTube channel we want to showcase incredible talent. If you're looking for videos featuring the world's tallest, shortest, fastest, longest, oldest and most incredible things on the planet, you're in the right place.
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It took Kory Anderson and his team 16 months to build this steam-powered tractor engine from scratch.
The 150 HP Case hasn't been seen for years; none of the nine built in the early 1900's have survived to the modern day.
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At Guinness World Records we want to show that everyone in the world is the best at something, and we’re here to measure it! Whether you’ve got the stretchiest skin, know the world’s smallest dog or want to create the largest human dominoes chain we want to hear about it.
Here on the Guinness World Records YouTube channel we want to showcase incredible talent. If you're looking for videos featuring the world's tallest, shortest, fastest, longest, oldest and most incredible things on the planet, you're in the right place.
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As you can tell the kids loved this one! An early example of the Dream Machines (who we are now the UK agents for) Tasker tractor. An impressive engine which pu...
As you can tell the kids loved this one! An early example of the Dream Machines (who we are now the UK agents for) Tasker tractor. An impressive engine which punched well above its weight in terms of performance on the road.
To see more steam engines for sale please visit our website:
https://www.legacyvehicles.co.uk/
As you can tell the kids loved this one! An early example of the Dream Machines (who we are now the UK agents for) Tasker tractor. An impressive engine which punched well above its weight in terms of performance on the road.
To see more steam engines for sale please visit our website:
https://www.legacyvehicles.co.uk/
UPDATE!!
Some information about the engine from the owner Josh Maschhoff: "We run at 150 psi.
The Engine weighs around 42500lbs loaded with coal and water.
T...
UPDATE!!
Some information about the engine from the owner Josh Maschhoff: "We run at 150 psi.
The Engine weighs around 42500lbs loaded with coal and water.
Torque is 3000 ft lbs at 240 rpm
The sled was definitely weighted and i know from experience first hand that the engine can drag the sled with the weight box all the way up and the bars dropped."
110 HP Case specifications here: https://www.farmcollector.com/steam-traction/catalog-advertises-case-110-hp-traction-engine
Don't worry about the fire hazard. What you see is a very exaggerated amount of burning embers coming from the smokestack. The sparks are created as a night spectacle for entertainment. Before this pull, sawdust was added to the firebox to enhance the night "spark show." Having said that back in the day there was always a risk of fire. There was less of a risk during plowing season. The highest risk was during harvest when the steam engines returned to the fields to thresh (separate) the grain from their stalks, in typically dry fields. Weeks before the steam engines arrived the grain was cut and bundled by binders. These mechanized machines looked the front of modern "combines" but binders only cut and a bound the grain. The crops were cut close to the ground by the binder leaving the grain (heads) connected to the shaft. These bundles were approximately 8" in diameter and were about 3' tall. After the crops were cut, these bundles were stacked in small piles called "shocks." These shocks contained maybe 7 to 12 bundles and scattered all over the field. The shocks were left in the field until the grain was dry enough to separate. The threshermen traveled from farm to farm to thresh each farmers grain. Most individual farmers could not afford a steam traction engine so the threshermen provided this service to the farmer. On threshing day wagons were brought to the field and would load the shocks of grain and haul it to the threshing machine where it was placed quite a distance (and upwind) from the steam engine that provided the power for the machine to do its work. The steam engine provided power to the threshing machine via an extremely long belt to keep any embers away from the dry chaff and straw that was separated from the grain. The shock piles of crop were gathered as they were needed and not all gathered up and piled in one place at one time. That way, if there was a fire it would be small and contained to a small portion of the harvest and not all of it. The steam engines were also outfitted spark arresters while threshing. Not to mention these steam engines required water so water was generally available should a fire break out. Also the steam engines would burn the straw which was waste from process of threshing the grain.
The reason they needed steam whistles was to communicate with the people working in the fields along with the steam engine. Even when plowing they had crew literally riding on the plow to lower and lift the plows in and out of the ground. When the engine was used for threshing, they communicated with everyone in the field, whether it be people operating the threshing machine or the wagons to bring grain to be threshed. Also, they would signal when they were starting or stopping the thresher. They would indicate when it was time to come to work, stop for lunch and finally when the work day was completed. Here are some examples of the codes they used for communicating.
One long = Morning, stop for meal or end of day.
One long with three short= water needed
One short pause one short= Go ahead, commence work
Three medium = Grain wagon call
Two long = Work day done , Job completed
One short= Stop threshing
Four medium= Moving out, crew call
One long, three short= water call
One long, three short,one long= Runaway team
Three short rapid blasts = Fire or emergency distress
Today's Emergency whistle signals should be known to all engineers, directors, show announcers, first aid personals, fire and ambulance.
One long,three short , one long is well known run away team(s) to be heard by neighbors to look out.
Also these codes were used by trains in the train yards not just at railroad crossings. Ships still use similar codes to this day.
One day, I hope to make a video of these separate processes that is now preformed by a single combine.
As for now, if you watch the movie "Of Mice and Men" with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich you can see threshing in action.
I have posted another video of it that includes three synchronized videos that were shot from three different angles that night. (One angle is shot from a drone flying high in the air that can be spotted above the engine towards the end of this video. If you liked this video surely you would like that video even more. http://youtu.be/_8dH853fs_0
God Bless and thank you for watching.
UPDATE!!
Some information about the engine from the owner Josh Maschhoff: "We run at 150 psi.
The Engine weighs around 42500lbs loaded with coal and water.
Torque is 3000 ft lbs at 240 rpm
The sled was definitely weighted and i know from experience first hand that the engine can drag the sled with the weight box all the way up and the bars dropped."
110 HP Case specifications here: https://www.farmcollector.com/steam-traction/catalog-advertises-case-110-hp-traction-engine
Don't worry about the fire hazard. What you see is a very exaggerated amount of burning embers coming from the smokestack. The sparks are created as a night spectacle for entertainment. Before this pull, sawdust was added to the firebox to enhance the night "spark show." Having said that back in the day there was always a risk of fire. There was less of a risk during plowing season. The highest risk was during harvest when the steam engines returned to the fields to thresh (separate) the grain from their stalks, in typically dry fields. Weeks before the steam engines arrived the grain was cut and bundled by binders. These mechanized machines looked the front of modern "combines" but binders only cut and a bound the grain. The crops were cut close to the ground by the binder leaving the grain (heads) connected to the shaft. These bundles were approximately 8" in diameter and were about 3' tall. After the crops were cut, these bundles were stacked in small piles called "shocks." These shocks contained maybe 7 to 12 bundles and scattered all over the field. The shocks were left in the field until the grain was dry enough to separate. The threshermen traveled from farm to farm to thresh each farmers grain. Most individual farmers could not afford a steam traction engine so the threshermen provided this service to the farmer. On threshing day wagons were brought to the field and would load the shocks of grain and haul it to the threshing machine where it was placed quite a distance (and upwind) from the steam engine that provided the power for the machine to do its work. The steam engine provided power to the threshing machine via an extremely long belt to keep any embers away from the dry chaff and straw that was separated from the grain. The shock piles of crop were gathered as they were needed and not all gathered up and piled in one place at one time. That way, if there was a fire it would be small and contained to a small portion of the harvest and not all of it. The steam engines were also outfitted spark arresters while threshing. Not to mention these steam engines required water so water was generally available should a fire break out. Also the steam engines would burn the straw which was waste from process of threshing the grain.
The reason they needed steam whistles was to communicate with the people working in the fields along with the steam engine. Even when plowing they had crew literally riding on the plow to lower and lift the plows in and out of the ground. When the engine was used for threshing, they communicated with everyone in the field, whether it be people operating the threshing machine or the wagons to bring grain to be threshed. Also, they would signal when they were starting or stopping the thresher. They would indicate when it was time to come to work, stop for lunch and finally when the work day was completed. Here are some examples of the codes they used for communicating.
One long = Morning, stop for meal or end of day.
One long with three short= water needed
One short pause one short= Go ahead, commence work
Three medium = Grain wagon call
Two long = Work day done , Job completed
One short= Stop threshing
Four medium= Moving out, crew call
One long, three short= water call
One long, three short,one long= Runaway team
Three short rapid blasts = Fire or emergency distress
Today's Emergency whistle signals should be known to all engineers, directors, show announcers, first aid personals, fire and ambulance.
One long,three short , one long is well known run away team(s) to be heard by neighbors to look out.
Also these codes were used by trains in the train yards not just at railroad crossings. Ships still use similar codes to this day.
One day, I hope to make a video of these separate processes that is now preformed by a single combine.
As for now, if you watch the movie "Of Mice and Men" with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich you can see threshing in action.
I have posted another video of it that includes three synchronized videos that were shot from three different angles that night. (One angle is shot from a drone flying high in the air that can be spotted above the engine towards the end of this video. If you liked this video surely you would like that video even more. http://youtu.be/_8dH853fs_0
God Bless and thank you for watching.
In this episode on Tekniq, we will celebrate the age-old technology of the Steam engine used for various harvesting and agricultural purposes around the world.
In this episode on Tekniq, we will celebrate the age-old technology of the Steam engine used for various harvesting and agricultural purposes around the world.
In this episode on Tekniq, we will celebrate the age-old technology of the Steam engine used for various harvesting and agricultural purposes around the world.
Functional Lego model of a traction engine or steam tractor (depending on your location). Four-in-One design for different models. Submitted as a project on Leg...
Functional Lego model of a traction engine or steam tractor (depending on your location). Four-in-One design for different models. Submitted as a project on Lego Ideas at:
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/14ffa9b3-8bff-4724-941e-18399823f293
Also check out flickr album at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_kleinstein/albums/72157673552443164
Functional Lego model of a traction engine or steam tractor (depending on your location). Four-in-One design for different models. Submitted as a project on Lego Ideas at:
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/14ffa9b3-8bff-4724-941e-18399823f293
Also check out flickr album at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_kleinstein/albums/72157673552443164
In this episode on Tekniq, we witness a display of various models of the CASE tractors on agricultural lands, followed by a journey on the longest model train t...
In this episode on Tekniq, we witness a display of various models of the CASE tractors on agricultural lands, followed by a journey on the longest model train track in the world.
In this episode on Tekniq, we witness a display of various models of the CASE tractors on agricultural lands, followed by a journey on the longest model train track in the world.
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It took Kory Anderson and his team 16 months to build this steam-powered tractor engine from scratch.
The 150 HP Case hasn't been seen for years; none of the nine built in the early 1900's have survived to the modern day.
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At Guinness World Records we want to show that everyone in the world is the best at something, and we’re here to measure it! Whether you’ve got the stretchiest skin, know the world’s smallest dog or want to create the largest human dominoes chain we want to hear about it.
Here on the Guinness World Records YouTube channel we want to showcase incredible talent. If you're looking for videos featuring the world's tallest, shortest, fastest, longest, oldest and most incredible things on the planet, you're in the right place.
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As you can tell the kids loved this one! An early example of the Dream Machines (who we are now the UK agents for) Tasker tractor. An impressive engine which punched well above its weight in terms of performance on the road.
To see more steam engines for sale please visit our website:
https://www.legacyvehicles.co.uk/
UPDATE!!
Some information about the engine from the owner Josh Maschhoff: "We run at 150 psi.
The Engine weighs around 42500lbs loaded with coal and water.
Torque is 3000 ft lbs at 240 rpm
The sled was definitely weighted and i know from experience first hand that the engine can drag the sled with the weight box all the way up and the bars dropped."
110 HP Case specifications here: https://www.farmcollector.com/steam-traction/catalog-advertises-case-110-hp-traction-engine
Don't worry about the fire hazard. What you see is a very exaggerated amount of burning embers coming from the smokestack. The sparks are created as a night spectacle for entertainment. Before this pull, sawdust was added to the firebox to enhance the night "spark show." Having said that back in the day there was always a risk of fire. There was less of a risk during plowing season. The highest risk was during harvest when the steam engines returned to the fields to thresh (separate) the grain from their stalks, in typically dry fields. Weeks before the steam engines arrived the grain was cut and bundled by binders. These mechanized machines looked the front of modern "combines" but binders only cut and a bound the grain. The crops were cut close to the ground by the binder leaving the grain (heads) connected to the shaft. These bundles were approximately 8" in diameter and were about 3' tall. After the crops were cut, these bundles were stacked in small piles called "shocks." These shocks contained maybe 7 to 12 bundles and scattered all over the field. The shocks were left in the field until the grain was dry enough to separate. The threshermen traveled from farm to farm to thresh each farmers grain. Most individual farmers could not afford a steam traction engine so the threshermen provided this service to the farmer. On threshing day wagons were brought to the field and would load the shocks of grain and haul it to the threshing machine where it was placed quite a distance (and upwind) from the steam engine that provided the power for the machine to do its work. The steam engine provided power to the threshing machine via an extremely long belt to keep any embers away from the dry chaff and straw that was separated from the grain. The shock piles of crop were gathered as they were needed and not all gathered up and piled in one place at one time. That way, if there was a fire it would be small and contained to a small portion of the harvest and not all of it. The steam engines were also outfitted spark arresters while threshing. Not to mention these steam engines required water so water was generally available should a fire break out. Also the steam engines would burn the straw which was waste from process of threshing the grain.
The reason they needed steam whistles was to communicate with the people working in the fields along with the steam engine. Even when plowing they had crew literally riding on the plow to lower and lift the plows in and out of the ground. When the engine was used for threshing, they communicated with everyone in the field, whether it be people operating the threshing machine or the wagons to bring grain to be threshed. Also, they would signal when they were starting or stopping the thresher. They would indicate when it was time to come to work, stop for lunch and finally when the work day was completed. Here are some examples of the codes they used for communicating.
One long = Morning, stop for meal or end of day.
One long with three short= water needed
One short pause one short= Go ahead, commence work
Three medium = Grain wagon call
Two long = Work day done , Job completed
One short= Stop threshing
Four medium= Moving out, crew call
One long, three short= water call
One long, three short,one long= Runaway team
Three short rapid blasts = Fire or emergency distress
Today's Emergency whistle signals should be known to all engineers, directors, show announcers, first aid personals, fire and ambulance.
One long,three short , one long is well known run away team(s) to be heard by neighbors to look out.
Also these codes were used by trains in the train yards not just at railroad crossings. Ships still use similar codes to this day.
One day, I hope to make a video of these separate processes that is now preformed by a single combine.
As for now, if you watch the movie "Of Mice and Men" with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich you can see threshing in action.
I have posted another video of it that includes three synchronized videos that were shot from three different angles that night. (One angle is shot from a drone flying high in the air that can be spotted above the engine towards the end of this video. If you liked this video surely you would like that video even more. http://youtu.be/_8dH853fs_0
God Bless and thank you for watching.
In this episode on Tekniq, we will celebrate the age-old technology of the Steam engine used for various harvesting and agricultural purposes around the world.
Functional Lego model of a traction engine or steam tractor (depending on your location). Four-in-One design for different models. Submitted as a project on Lego Ideas at:
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/14ffa9b3-8bff-4724-941e-18399823f293
Also check out flickr album at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_kleinstein/albums/72157673552443164
In this episode on Tekniq, we witness a display of various models of the CASE tractors on agricultural lands, followed by a journey on the longest model train track in the world.
In Great Britain, the term steam tractor is more usually applied to the smallest models of traction engine - typically those weighing seven tons or less - used for hauling small loads on public roads. Although known as light steam tractors, these engines are generally just smaller versions of the 'road locomotive'.
This article concentrates on the steam-powered agricultural vehicles intended for the direct-pulling of ploughs and other implements (as opposed to cable-hauling).
Development (Great Britain)
Owing to differences in soil conditions, the development of steam-powered agricultural machines differed considerably on either side of the Atlantic.
In Great Britain, a number of traction engine builders attempted to produce a design of agricultural engine that could pull a plough directly, in place of a team of horses. However, the heavier and wetter soils found in Britain meant that these designs were not successful — being less economical to use than the team of horses they were intended to replace. These engines were also known as "steam tractors". Instead, farmers resorted to cable-hauled ploughing using ploughing engines.