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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association Thresher Reunion, 1987-09-09, Page 10PAGE A-10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1987. First engine built in 1901 Continued from page 9 negotiating with the Port Huron Engine and Thresher Company of Port Huron, Michigan, to build its engines in Canada for the Cana­ dian market. The first Port Huron traction engine, a 14 hp. model, was built at the Seaforth plant in 1901, and sold to J. Williamson of Walton. These well-proportioned side-mounted engines with their long boilers and corrugated rear wheels increased in size over the next few years, but theoriginaldesign underwent only minor alterations. Tandem compounds were most­ ly built at first, but gradually the demand was for simple engines only. Robert Bell's most popular engine for use on Ontario farms had a 9*/i inch x 10 inch cylinder, and was rated at 21 horsepower; Almost anyone can enter contests Almost anyone with special talent can enter either of the two main entertainment events at the Thresher Reunion, the Old Tyme Fiddle Contest, held on Saturday, September 12, starting at 2 p.m.; and the Step Dancing Competition, held on Sunday, September 13, starting at 2 p.m. The Fiddle Contest is divided into four sections: Senior (65 years old and over); Intermediate (64 years old and under); Junior (16 years old and under; and Open (any age). A contestant may enter in one class only, and all contestants must play a waltz, jig and hoedown, in that order. If a contestant wins the Open Class three years in a row, he is not eligible to compete the following year. The Step Dancing Competition has six divisions: Nineyearsold and under (reel only); 12 years old and under (Old Tyme reel); 12 years and under (clog, jig and reel - in that order); Open (clog, jig and reel); Junior Group (12 years old Welcome Blyth Congratulations to the Pioneer Thresher Association on their 26th Reunion John, Bev, Rick, Anne Elliott & Barb Snell ELLIOTT INSURANC BROKERS LIMITED GENERAL X Rick Elliott T Jy r. John Elliott 519-523-9725 W 519-523-4323 Established 1910 BLYTH, ONTARIO N0M 1H0 519-523-4481 4 GENERATIONS SINCF 1910 -----------—-----■-----:I -x Li. I -----iu ■ q./'I-i7!*" but later the 10 x 10 cylinder, rated at 24 hp., took over as the most popular model. The boilers for the 24hp. engineswerebuiltwitha flatter water bottom, longer flues and a shorter smoke box, and with the addition of the company’s heavy-duty road roller wheels, made to fit the side-mounted engine, many owners were able to switch wheels in order to use their engines for other farm and road work before the threshing season opened. In 1904, Bell and Finlayson opened a branch office and ware­ housein Winnipeg, andafewyears later, expanded again to Saska­ toon, to accommodate the growing demand as the western provinces opened up for agriculture. The company tried to cope with the fast-growing Canadian west by and under); and Open Group. A “group” consists of three or more dancers; and any contestant may enter in only one individual and one group class. Contestants in Group Dancing may use any step-dancing routine. No entry fee is required in either contest, but all entrants MUST register before the show starts; registration on both days begins at 1 p.m. Prizes in both competitions are as follows: First, trophy and $10; second, $6; third, $4; each addi­ tional entry, $3. In the Group Step-dancing classes, first prize is $25; second prize is $15; and third prize is $10. All contestant’s gate admission will be refunded, and will be included with their prize money. In both competitions, judges’ marks are available following the contest. For further information on these events, contact Jamboree and Dance Chairman Gladys Van Egmond at 482-7249. equipping its boilers to burn straw, and by building engines in the 26 hp. simple and 27 hp. tandem compound sizes, and greatly in­ creasing the strength of the gearing, but it soon became apparent that side-mounted en­ gines could not stand up to the strain of heavy plowing, so Robert Bell and John Finlayson set out to design a rear-mounted engine. The new engine was thoroughly tested, andcameintoproduction in 1912. It was designed to relieve the boilerofall gearing strain, and consisted of an independent steel frame on which the crank shaft, intermediate gear shaft, counter shaft and rear axle were mounted. The high pressure boiler simply rested on cradles. An open-bottom firebox and heavy, flat, spoked drive-wheels were adopted, but the actual engine details, including the improved Grimes reverse-gear and horizontal, sliding friction clutch were not changed on the new engine. Two sizes of this engine were manufactured: a 30 hp. with 11 inchx 11 inch cylinder, and a 26hp. with 101/2 x 11 inch cylinder both designed for use on large western Continued on page 11 RR 6, Goderich Welcome to everyone who is in Blyth this weekend for the 26th Threshermen’s Reunion. Dickson’s Auto Bl„.h RCPa'r523 97O6 IVe are glad to have you here. 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