1915 Case Steam Traction Engine Plowing

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6 жыл бұрын

Pulling an 8 bottom plow with a magnificent 1915 J.I. Case 65hp steam traction engine. Delivered to Alberta in late 1915, this steam tractor has spent it's entire life on Canadian soil and was one of the machines used to turn the soil of the Canadian west for the very first time. Lovingly restored by a group of dedicated steam aficionado's, she continues to please crowds today demonstrating the impressive expansive power of steam. Pioneer Acres Museum, Irricana, Alberta.
Song: The Story Unfolds
Artist: Jingle Punks
Album: KZfaq Audio Library

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@Truly1Tom 6 жыл бұрын

I love it! They in the farm equipment and lawn maintenance industries are always trying to get you to buy a new machine if I could find a practical steam powered riding mower I would be all over that idea!

@Rainhill1829 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, same here.

@om617yota8 6 жыл бұрын

Love the videos, thanks for posting them. Our local steam and antique machinery show is only really cranking for a couple weekends per year, your channel gives me my steam fix the rest of the year.

@Rainhill1829 6 жыл бұрын

Well thank you, that is what I'm going for.

@alanschwartz1157 4 жыл бұрын

My grandpa used steam when he farmed in North Dakota. Those machines are magnificent. A real work of art and the sound is like an orchestra. Heavy, plodding, deliberate, almost unstoppable. They weren't particularly fussy. They were built to do a job and did it well. Can you imagine being the proud farmer taking possession of a new tractor? They, with reasonable maintenance, run long after other powered equipment is on the side and rusting. When the apocalypse happens and the world is out of diesel fuel, these giants will still be plowing and harvesting. I just PRAY we have MEN who can still run them.

@oddzylinderfudgrub1951 5 жыл бұрын

They stay warm runnin too.

@marwi16a53 4 жыл бұрын

Even by today they are amazing. I would love to know how it feels seing one of those in action when they were new over 100 years ago...

@michaelniemann6110 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting the great video. I appreciate the quality of the "filming" and proximity of the shots. Nice length to the video also. Thanks again!

@Rainhill1829 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed.

@bobwhite3777 6 жыл бұрын

Hook up a big enough chain and you can move the world with that dude!! Still got quite a bit of muscle for being 102 years old

@Rainhill1829 6 жыл бұрын

They did a great job getting all her pieces rebuilt and put together as new, now she runs like the day she was built.

@dawsoncanfield5386 2 жыл бұрын

Probably runs better, what with today's better materials available.

@BlackjackOnem 4 жыл бұрын

2:16 Rolling coal 1903 style

@david9783 4 жыл бұрын

I wish my yard had top soil like that field.

@Djmeqa 4 жыл бұрын

just wow

@tobyw9573 6 жыл бұрын

Really efficient heat engines have no waste heat: Cool exhaust (boiler or engine) no external part you cannot touch. I wonder why no inlet air from a jacket surrounding the boiler.

@Rainhill1829 6 жыл бұрын

The goal for these engines was absolute simplicity at the cost of almost all other considerations, it does have a feedwater heater on it's exhaust system but even that was considered extravagant.

@roterakaten636 6 жыл бұрын

I still believe that if we as a society looked back to steam technology and modernized it with refractory materials and new sources of heat..... It would become once again the most popular form of power for machinery.... What else has a 1-1700 expansion ratio and can deliver 3000 ft lb tq at 69rpm..... Oo and you just need to heat it. That's simple.

@adjustablehammer3749 6 жыл бұрын

Rote Rakaten you could use geothermal energy to heat it once set up that's free and 0co2 production

@Rainhill1829 6 жыл бұрын

There's a reason most electricity in the world today is steam generated. It's an incredible form of motive power.

@guyh.4553 6 жыл бұрын

As my dad always says "you got to remember that those were the good old days!" Impressive piece of equipment but manpower heavy. 1 driver, 1 fireman, 4 plow operators. And he also tells me that riding lawnmower has more horsepower than his CASE tractor that he farmed 160+ acres with. Think about that one! 😁😁😁

@ianman 5 жыл бұрын

Horsepower is meaningless with steam since it processes it completely differently than gas or diesel engines. The CASE might have 65hp, but it has ~3000lbs of torque, so those 65 horses could pull a building!

@thermidorlevrai65 4 жыл бұрын

@@ianman 1130lbs of torque but think about the 150hp one with the huge engine

@billbridge7458 6 жыл бұрын

She runs great!

@Rainhill1829 6 жыл бұрын

A lot of good folks worked many years to get her here, and still work to keep her going. Totally worth it.

@Dollapfin 4 жыл бұрын

I’m gonna have to build myself one of those babies.

@bradjohnson9671 4 жыл бұрын

This is great footage, but... when videoing things like this a lot of the experience is audio too. Not sure if you had a remote microphone or not but regardless try to use a wind or pop filter. If it's a built in mic, a piece of foam over the pickup really helps. So cool to seeing these old buggers still chugging away.

@user-jr2be7vn8k 6 жыл бұрын

Superrr

@om617yota8 6 жыл бұрын

Any idea if they moved the water pump or replaced it with another injector? I see the preheater but no pump.

@Rainhill1829 6 жыл бұрын

We are actually working to restore and refit the pump as we speak, then it will be one of the most complete units in operation today, we have almost everything it came with originally. The feedwater heater is restored but will not be used because maintaining them in this climate is a nightmare, but it will work if needed.

@MarylandGuy-ey3st 3 жыл бұрын

I bet the ground was shaking from all that torque lol

@billypappyeaton3504 4 жыл бұрын

One More reason Folks back Then had a large Family...Took a lot of friends and Family to work those fields Then

@Rainhill1829 4 жыл бұрын

That's right.

@michigandon 6 жыл бұрын

Do I see a couple ladies working the moldboards?

@Rainhill1829 6 жыл бұрын

You bet.

@michigandon 6 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@fritz1990 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, looks like the engine used in tremors 4.

@Rainhill1829 3 жыл бұрын

Very similar.

@zachscheid4697 5 жыл бұрын

8 bottoms is actually quite impressive. 30s-50s anything above 2 bottom was very rare. You don't see 8 bottom plows make a comeback until the 80s

@Rainhill1829 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed, the amount of soil this big fellow can turn is fairly substantial.

@Second.Nature.Lawn.Michigan 5 жыл бұрын

How is an engine like this lubricated?

@RobertsVintageGardenTractors 5 жыл бұрын

They use oiler cups and mechanical drip feed oilers.

@Rainhill1829 5 жыл бұрын

That's right, the rotating bits use a combination of oil cups and drip oilers, the inside of the engine is lubed with a pressure fed mechanical lubricator running off the valve radius rod.

@beartechdeck 4 жыл бұрын

I think that thing can pull more than 8 bottoms

@Rainhill1829 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely, depending on the depth.

@jasperedwards3341 5 жыл бұрын

i like that ,why as no one made a feature film about farming with steam, its funny i seen many westerns and they have cars in them but they should be steam powered and are not so much crap out there how about make a film about a strugling farmer with his horses then gets involved with steam on his farm

@Rainhill1829 5 жыл бұрын

That would be neat.

@dontbetonit813 5 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that be exciting? You be sure to invest in that venture.

@A3Kr0n 6 жыл бұрын

Sure is a clean burning engine.

@Rainhill1829 6 жыл бұрын

These tractors burn pretty clean when operated at high power setting by a competent fireman, and these two fellows are some of the best.

@marcosimoes5759 3 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯💯💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@Kagaines 5 жыл бұрын

Takes a large area to turn it.

@Rainhill1829 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah the chain steering doesn't lend itself well to fast turning.

@Embracedw 4 жыл бұрын

How many hours can this tractor work a day?

@Rainhill1829 4 жыл бұрын

Imre Katona Normally we run it about 8 hours a day, but in its working days it coild easily run as long as the supply of coal and water lasted, downtime was minimal mostly scrubbing tubes oiling engine parts and sweeping out the ash pan.

@Embracedw 4 жыл бұрын

Rainhill1829 Thank you. Very interesting to see how well built these machines are! Technology has gone a long way since then.

@Rainhill1829 4 жыл бұрын

Imre Katona Awesome, glad you enjoyed.👍