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THE CITIZEN,THURSDAV, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006. PAGE A25.
THRESHER REUNION
The daily parade each afternoon is an opportunity for the
relics of the past to have their time once again. (File photo)
The
Incredible
country
Hardware -stop.
The field demonstrations show how it used to be done in the farm community. They attract
plenty of attention when they get to work. (File photo)
Variety of engines used
Steam power finally took the
place of horsepower and it was
about 1873 before the steam engine
was used for driving machinery.
Have you ever thought why the
term "horsepower" is used when
speaking of engines-? In England in
1769, James Watt patented his steam
engine. but in trying to sell his
invention to replace horses for
pulling or lifting heavy loads, he
found it difficult to make them
understand the meaning of pounds
of steam pressure. He, therefore,
made experiments which showed
that one horse could lift a weight of
33;000 pounds one foot in one
minute. In other, words, this was
"one horsepower."
In speaking to his prospective
clients, he spoke of the engine's
power in terms of the number of
horses it could replace. This term is
still used today.
A variety of steam engines were
used for threshing, and a few of
them are:
The Waterous Steam Engine,
huilt in Brantford, is equal in power
to 12 horses. When moving from
place to place, this engine was
drawn by two horses, and because
of its old upright boiler, it was given
the nickname of "Ink Bottle."
Threshing at this stage became
quite an event. The chug-chugging
threshing outfit, which consisted of
the steam engine pulling •the
separator and water tank, did its
rounds of the farms. Seeing this
steam engine in action is something
else.
Locomotive type Steam Engine.
is an 18 horsepower steam threshing
engine with a locomotive-type
bOiler. It was built by John
Goodison and Sons in Sarnia.
This engine was drawn by three
horses.
Twenty Horse Power Engine, is
a very powerful traction engine,
having a high pressure boiler and
carrying approximately 175 pounds
of steam pressure. It was used for
threshing as well as operating a
sawmill, and filling silos. It was also
built by John Goodison and Sons.
The powerful steam engine was a
favourite among farmers.
Threshing Supply Tanks, were
used to supply water for the steam
engines. It took two of these tanks
for each full day of threshing.
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& Hobby Association
On Their 45th Anniversary!
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