The 25th Huron Pioneer Thresher Reunion, 1986-09-03, Page 5THE CITIZEN. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. 1986. PAGE A-5.
BLYTH FESTIVAL
WELCOMES YOU!
While in Blyth, why not see our delicious’ comed\
CAKE-WALK by Colleen Curran
which plays through to September 13. Tickets are $8
and $ 10; children $3. Call our Box Office at 523-9300
for details.
AND THERE’S MORE THIS FALL &
SPRING ...
ADULT EVENTS
Letter From Wingfield Farm
Saturday September 27. 1986. 8pm
Valdy Saturday October 25. 1986. 2pm
Anton Kuerti Friday November 14. 1986. 8pm
Pump Boys and Dinettes Sunday April 5. 1987. 2pm
$25 FOR FOUR EVENTS
$16 FOR ANY TWO EVENTS
SINGLE TICKETS $10 EACH ¥
Warner Andrews of Auburn has rescued several antique tractors and other farm machines. He
waited nearly 40 years before he was finally able to buy this 1911 Case steam tractor in 1965.
Warner remembers
western threshing
In an old barn tucked behind
the stores of main street,
Auburn, sitsal93801iver 80
tractorandbesideitstands a
man typical of the men who
have made the Huron Pioneer
Thresher and Hobby Associa
tion work over the year&.
‘ ‘This one is on next winter’s
list,” says Warner Andrews
pointing to the old tractor,
looking the worse for nearly 50
years of work. He picked up the
tractor for $50 in Western
Canada. It cost him $400 to
bring it home. The engine was
overheating so he pulled it
apart, found it nearly filled up
with mud, (perhaps from hav
ing a trip into a slough at some
time in its history). He used
steam from his steam engine to
blow the engine out and now the
tractor works well, even if it
isn’t any great shakes for look.
‘‘It’ll look just like a new one
in the spring,” he says. ‘‘I
found a guy in St. Marys who’ll
make new fenders for it.” It’s
the kind of meticulous rebuild-
ing work that goes on all over
the province that makes shows
like the Blyth Thresher Re
union possible. Long hours and
plenty of ingenuity go into
turning often-derelict equip
ment into shining reminders of
our rural past.
Through a door is another
room in the barn and a 1935
Goodison threshing machine.
He bought the machine in 1936
and, he chuckles, since then he
sold the machine three times
and got it back for nothing. He’s
full of stories about experiences
with the machine and other
stories while he threshed
throughout West Wawanosh
and Ashfield township in the
1930’s and 40’s. In 1940-41 he
threshed 100 days, he recalls.
Outside the barn, parked on a
raised earthen ramp is a huge
1911 Case steam tractor. It was
nearly 40 years after he first
saw the engine in 1928 in
Western Canada until he was
finally able to talk the owner
into selling it to him.
The machine was sold for
$2,350 when it was new in
Winnipeg. He bought the
machine in the 1960’s for
$1,200. Today he’s had two
offers of $20,000.
Theengineis much bigger
than the engines which were
normally used here in eastern
Canada. It developed 75 horse
power and could power big
threshing machines where four
men werekeptbusy pitching
sheaves into the feeder all day
long.
The machine has an 11-inch
piston compared to six-inch
Continued on page A-6.
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KIDS' EVENTS
Events are geared to 5-11 year olds; we encourage families to
come together.
Drums! Saturday October 4. 1986. 2pm
Valdy Saturday October 25. 1986. 8pm
Tug of War Saturday March 28. 1987. 2pm
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