• A crowd gathered around a cider press powered by a
  John Deere General Purpose tractor
• The Saw Mill always attracts interested visitors
• Starting an oil field gas engine draws many spectators
• The Waterloo Boys exhibit featured several tractors and some shade
• Nevin Brubaker on his Model "T" tractor conversion
  (See 2003 Spring Steam-Up photos for details on this tractor)
• Nevin's tractor even features a power take-off
• A Rumely with family and friends aboard tours the grounds
• Another Rumely, looking original and in fine shape, out for a spin
• Every time I see Paul Stolsfus's 1912 15/25 Fairbanks Morse
  being started, it's a different starting tractor. In this case,
  it's Rick and Ronnie Jacobs' 1937 Farmall F-20
• Cruising the grounds on an immaculate Farmall Model M
• Charles Bleacher's 1929 Twin City 27/44 is getting ready to parade
• Father and son out for a ride on their Minneapolis Moline "GB"
• Noah Golas, age 3-1/2 at the show, was all grins as he drove
  Scott and Dale Young's 1943 Clark Model CA-1
  tractor back and forth by himself
• Bill Glenn has room for a young boy on one side of his Caterpillar D2 and ...
• ...for Bill's dog "Reggie" on the other side of the Cat
• Dave Payeur takes a vendor booth for a ride
• Jeff Doucette stands deep in thought next to the Baker
  while Norman Gay works on his Jeep
• The International Harvester Collectors of Southeastern PA
  exhibited several tractors near the Little Toot track
• Rick and Ronnie Jacobs' 1937 Farmall F-20 looks brand new
  and runs like it, too
• A Minneapolis Moline waiting for the return of its cylinder head
• Maynard Shirk was offering this c.1965 Lattner steam boiler for sale
• Two men from the Steam Museum work on one of the
  whistles above their boiler room
• John Johnson (far left behind engine) explains the workings
  of the 18"x48" Corliss steam engine
• The Steam Museum is full of fascinating engines and machinery
• This 1922 Harrisburg steam engine with its governor built into
  the flywheel and an attached electric generator came from
  the Masonic Home in Elizabethtown. It is now a restoration
  project in the Steam Museum.
• The new addition to the Large Gas Engine Building
  has it's first exhibit in place

• Blue sky and rising steam pressure are earmarks of a good day ahead
• (l to r) Irvin King's Peerless, Norman Gay's Peerless and
  Butch Biesecker's Keck-Gonnerman
• John Johnson readies a Frick for a day of "show and tell"
• Dave Adams tightens a fitting on his 1895 8x10 Frick
• Norman Gay tops up the water tank on his 1916 Peerless
  which he recently painted
• After repainting his engine, Norman Gay's 1916 Peerless
  looks better than new
• Ben Bireley out for a spin on the family 1915 50hp Case
• Nobody can encase himself in a cloud of steam as well as
  Butch Biesecker when he blows whistles on his Keck-Gonnerman
• If there is one thing common among R&T's steam traction engine crowd,
  it's a sense of humor. Note the valve stem on this Baker's wheel
• During the show, this trailer full of Frick steam engines arrived
  from the Eastern Shore Threshmen's Show which featured Frick
  engines and equipment. Only the small portable engine was to be unloaded.
• The small engine was offloaded directly to Norman Gay's
  "classic" dump truck...
• ... and then offloaded again at the R&T dock.
• Dave Adams pulled the portable Frick back to its usual spot
  on the grounds where it normally powers the shingle mill

• The corn harvesting demo starts with hand shucking
• Nevin Meyer keeps the crowd informed as to what they're seeing
  and the history behind the process
• The picked over stalks are shredded into silage...
• which is blown into the R&T manure spreader/trailer
• Glen Stauffer starts the 1918 Titan 10-20 to power the chopper.
  The Titan is one of the oldest gas tractors at Rough and Tumble.
• Glen is purchasing the Titan from his grandfather, Phares Stauffer.
  It's always great to see younger generations taking over
  these old engines from older generations, so they can continue
  to be available for the public to enjoy
• Visitors watch the chopped stalks exit from the chopper
• An Allis Chalmers takes over powering the chopper on Saturday
• Phares Stauffer uses his John Deere "G" to power
  the shredder on Saturday

• After it's morning wake-up call, the Shay engine and
  tender make their way to the new ash pit
• The ash pit was built in May 2003 by Shay volunteers
• The pit features a (fork lift) removable container for the ashes
• The Shay is positioned over the pit
• Dave Supers (left) and Dennis Hornberger prepare to pull out
  the tray under the Shay's ash pan while Dave's son
  Dave, age 11, watches from the cab
• The ashes are dumped into the container...
• ... and the tray is returned to the Shay
• Now ready for a day's work pulling passengers,
  the Shay heads off to hook up to its cars
• Later in the day, the Shay's front trucks are inspected
  while traction engines wait for the pull to begin

• One of the timing adjustments on the Little Toot
  is this threaded valve setting
• Two of the Little Toot passenger cars are inverted
  to provide support for the engine
• The underside of Little Toot can be worked on with
  this very effective make-shift lift
• Spencer Duncan adjusts the timing cams from under the engine
• Timing adjustments are checked by rolling the engine
  on its wood rails
• With the adjustments finished, the cars are returned to the rails
• Allen Gruver builds fire to test the results of their work
• This electric powered fan provides a draft to draw firebox air
  through the boiler for a faster start-up
• Little Toot is back in business
• Little Toot with a full load later in the day

• Jacking up Dave Kroa's 1909 Frick 8x10 in preparation
  for fitting "new" rubber tires
• Jonathan Werning helps clear space under the left wheel
• Dave Kroa and Jonathan Werning setting the tire on
  top of the tractor's wheel
• Dave Kroa (leaning on tire) ponders what looks like
  too small a tire for his engine's wheel
• Heavy artillery is called in in the form of R&T's
  New Holland skid steer
• A belt come along is used to help pull the stretched tire over the wheel
• The come along is pulling against the opposite wheel
• While progress is being made, it's still a difficult job
• Spectators were full of ideas as to how the job should be done
• At last, the tire is almost completely on
• With the left tire mounted, Dave Kroa is hoping
  the right tire goes on easier
• Dave trims the right tire before mounting it
• Using what they learned mounting the left tire,
  the right one goes on a lot faster
• Dave's son James, age 11, toots the whistle as he drives
  the rubber tired Frick in the parade of power

• Bill Glenn starts off the Parade of Power with his Cat D2
  and "Reggie" in the driver's seat
• The Waterloo Boy Club's pride and joy will be out of service
  for a major restoration after this event
• Dave Payeur on his very recently restored 1948 John Deere
  Model B, which Dave restored in memory of Wilfred Schwab
• Suzie Gouge parades the family's 1957 John Deere
  Model 330 with two bottom plow
• Steve Hill on his 1950 John Deere Model B
• AJ Hamilton shows everybody his 1920 two-cylinder 60 hp Frick
• Dave Kroa's newly rubber tired Frick is proudly driven
  by Dave's 11 year old son James
• An Emerson Brantingham (E-B) heads down the track
• Another Frick with boys of all ages on board
• Phares Stauffer heads down the track on his 1935 John Deere Model B
• Lavern Rutt's 1968 John Deere Model 630
• A John Deere Model 112 garden tractor with riders in tow
• Dave Adams lets Dave Supers, age 11, drive the Adams' 1895 8x10 Frick
• Ben Bireley heads down the track with daughter
  Rebecca on their 1915 50hp Case
• A very sharp Autman Taylor followed by a Baker
• Norman Gay on his 1916 Peerless
• Butch Biesecker starts whistling on his 22-65 Keck-Gonnerman
• Ross Miller parades the Buffalo Springfield roller
• Jim Martin on R&T's small Rumely pulls the club's 1914 Frick
  4x7 portable steam engine often used to power the shingle mill
• A much larger Rumely heads down the parade track
• Two more Rumely's from the large collection at R&T
• Another immaculate Rumely on parade
• That looks like Brian Mann driving this Frick
• Ron Jacobs on his beautifully restored 1937 Farmall F-20
• Don Miller on his 1937 Farmall F-30
• Harvey Bayshore shows off R&T's John Deere Model LA
• A souped up Allis Chalmers Model 912 Hydro completes the parade

• Butch Biesecker's Keck-Gonnerman was the pull-back
  engine for the steam tractor pull
• Dave Adams pulls with the 1898 Frick while 11 year old
  Dave Supers enjoys the ride
• Jeff Doucette on R&T's Baker takes a turn with the sled
• Dave Kroa pulls with his newly rubber tired 1909 Frick.
  Note that even with the very tight fit of these tires,
  Dave had to bolt them to the wheel to prevent slippage when pulling.
• Pete Downes on Norman Gay's Peerless has a go with the sled
• Ross Miller even tried to pull with the smooth wheeled
  Buffalo Springfield Roller
• Jonathan Werner pulls with R&T's Baker, while
  Willard Adams stands on the sled
• Menno Hoover's Frick does its best to make a full pull
• A special feature was Dave Adams's Frick and Allen Samuelsen's
  Autman Taylor, both pulling the sled
• The duo managed a full pull of the extra heavily loaded sled

• The Blacksmith Shop proudly showed off their new facilities
• Visitors could get up close and personal watching the blacksmiths at work
• Young Davis Holleday draws the winning
  Blacksmith Shop raffle ticket
• Donna Montgomery won the raffle prize

• The Waterloo Boys drew the winning tickets for their year-long
  raffle of this 1952 John Deere Model MT as well as
  some smaller prizes. Next year's raffle tractor will be
  a John Deere Model 520.
• This young man drew the a ticket for one of the smaller prize winners
  from a jar held by club secretary Steve Hill
• Bob Sheppheard rotates the drum packed full of
  raffle tickets for the John Deere MT.
  It looks like Glen Walker is trying to keep an eye on his ticket.
• A young lady draws the winning ticket
• Club president John Gouge names the winner -
  Linda Neppl from Peterson, Iowa, who was not present at the show
• Bob Sheppheard hands the keys to winner Linda Neppl
  who came to pick up her prize several weeks after the show
• Linda's family poses with her and her 1952 John Deere Model Mt MT

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