• A colorful array of corn grinders
• A New Holland experimental skid loader, never put into production
• The skid loader is powered by this Wisconsin engine
• It's always satisfying to see young people enjoying
  old engines and equipment
• Charles Bleacher directs the young driver of his
  1929 Twin City 27-44
• An unidentified and possibly home-built garden tractor
• The rear of the garden tractor
• Unloading a garden tractor
• One of several rows of tractors on exhibit
• Glenn Stauffer's 1918 IH Titan 10-20, belted up for the harvesting demo
• Kathy Hazzard supervises the pumpkin-painting table
• Ed Stauffer looks over his Uncle Aaron Stauffer's 1/4 scale Case
• Many children tried their hand at shelling corn
• Allen Gruver takes some kids for a ride on Little Toot
• A Springfield Gas Machine pump once used to pump air into
  a tank of gasoline, forcing vapors into lines to lighting fixtures
• Another, more complete air pump on exhibit in the Willock collection
• Joy Frantz had the upper entrance area decorated for Halloween
• The Waterloo Boys had their club area set up with several
  tractors and their merchandise trailer
• "Next door", Chapter 8 of the International Harvestor
  Collectors Club had their display and trailer
• Another exhibit of John Deere tractors
• Several fascinating model engines were on display
• This model engine operated a converted hand pump
• The Shay RR took visitors on a trip around the main grounds
• Ed Stauffer talks things over with his Uncle Aaron near
  the cider-making exhibit
• Steve Koser and his son leave the track area
• Steam traction engine owners and operators are a hard working
  bunch, but they also like to socialize
• A belt pulley view back towards the steam engine
  powering the saw mill
• Ivan Zimmerman in plaid shirt operates the saw mill
• This Flying Cloud lawn mower looks very functional
• Long time R&T vendor Marlin Groninger had his usual
  variety of quality work gloves for sale
• Charles Johnson (left) and Ernie Stackhouse had attended the
  2004 Reunion for their first visit to R&T and had so much fun
  they came back for the Fall Harvest
• The R&T dining room served breakfast and lunch both days of the event
• Bob Reynolds pulls some of his Allis Chalmers out to be exhibited
• A hit and miss powered predecessor of the chain saw was on exhibit
• A Koehring Model 305 drag shovel (left) and Ray Fleetwood's
  1922 Erie Steam Shovel were playing in the dirt
• Dave Kroa stops to pet some visiting dogs as his
  Frick waits in line for the Parade of Power
• Your webmaster contemplates his next photo

• Norman Gay cleans the ash pan on his 1916 Peerless.
• Brian Mann's Case, originally from Canada.
• Brian has a lot of work ahead of him restoring his Case.
• Several Zimmermans ready to get underway on the family's Frick
• Another Frick sits with all of its grates out
• Early morning steam pressure building is a good time
  to look over engines and meet the operators
• Butch Biesecker's Keck-Gonnerman was really
  polished up for the event
• This Frick is heading toward the Baker Fan
• Andrea Glenn handles the Frick while Pete Downs looks on
• Andrea keeps the firebox loaded while the Frick turns the Baker Fan
• Andrea Glenn and James Kroa head out for a ride
  on the Bireley's 1915 50hp Case
• A. J. Hamilton "keeps an eye" on his 1920 60hp twin cylinder Frick

• The sileage blower gets prepped for harvesting demonstrations
• The Stauffer's 1936 John Deere Model B0 waits for
  a harvesting demonstration
• Glenn Stauffer powers a corn stalk slicer
• Shelling corn with a hand powered sheller
• A belt driven sheller is demonstrated
• Aaron Stauffer's 1/4 scale Case gets attention
  as it powers the sheller
• The Stauffer's John Deere B powers the Letz cob grinder
• Feeding the Letz grinder
• Starting Glenn Stauffer's 1918 IH Titan 10-20 is often an "adventure"
• Dave Kroa powers a corn stalk chopper with his Frick
• The chopper and Dave's Frick viewed from the other end
• Feeding the stalk chopper
• The crowd enjoys the demonstration
• Glenn Stauffer turns the flywheel to start his John Deere G
  to drive the "Blizzard" sileage chopper
• In this case, the chopped stalks are blown into
  R&T's multi-purpose "trailer"
• A close-up look at the hand chopper

• Looking over the garden tractor pulling sled, a new
  feature at the Time of Harvest event
• Charles Culley and his crew brought the garden tractor sled
  and several Wheel Horse tractors to the event
• The Wheel Horse digs in as it pulls the sled
• A member of the sled crew levels and rolls the track
• Trying to squeeze a few more feet out of a pull
  with a John Deere 210
• Charles Culley gets the front end up as his Wheel Horse digs in
• The Wheel Horse has good pull'n tires
• A Homelite T-16 takes a turn at the sled
• The twin-engine Simplicity is quite a novelty
• The twin-engine Simplicity is set up for pulling
• Check that hitch and those tires
• John Gouge tries his hand at pulling with his John Deere Gator
• An International Cub Cadet does its best with its turf tires
• Weights and anti-tip wheels mark these as pulling tractors

• This young fellow tries his hand at the pedal tractor pull
• The pedal tractor pull always draws a crowd,
  including these two in their luxury vehicle
• This young lady is determined to go a few more feet
• Another young lady tries for traction on the leaf covered track
• A John Deere guy powers the International pedal
  tractor pulling the New Holland sled
• This little guy is clearly having fun

• Dave Payeur drives his recently restored 1948
  John Deere B in the Parade of Power
• Steve Hill shows his 1941 John Deere Model H
• Steve Koser parades the New Holland experimental skid loader
• Bill Glenn on his Caterpillar D-2
• Greg Bechtold, Jr. on Allen Samuelsen's 75 year old
  home-built Galloway powered tractor
• Glenn Stauffer on the 1918 IH Titan 10-20
• Father and daughter show off their John Deere model 630

• Jonathan Werning starts the steam engine pull with R&T's Baker
• The "pull back" tractor for the steam engine pull
  was Dave Adams' Caterpiller grader
• Bill Glenn drove the grader, and gives us this
  view of the Baker pulling the sled
• If you like pulling levers, get a grader
• A J Hamilton gets a little help as he pulls the sled
  with his 2 cylinder Frick
• Pete Downs checks his progress pulling the sled
• Butch Biesecker digs for oil with his Keck-Gonnerman
  as Barbara Bireley looks on
• Dave Kroa takes his turn at the sled and then...
• fills in the divots
• Norman Gay's Peerless digs in
• Allen Samulsen has a designated driver for his Aultman Taylor
• Dave Adams pulls the sled with the oldest running
  steam traction engine at R&T, his 1895 Frick
• This steam belching Peerless is quite a site in the evening light
• Menno Hoover was one of the last "single engine" pullers
• Menno Hoover and A J Hamilton use their
  Fricks in tandom to pull the sled
• Another view of the Fricks as they head up the track
• Needless to say, the dual engines made a "full pull"
• The R&T Baker and another Frick team up on the sled
• Butch Biesecker on the sled watches the engines approach the finish line
• Allen Samulesen's Aultman Taylor and Dave Adams Frick
  take a turn at the sled
• The sled is an easy pull for these engines

• Al Stephens works on a candle holder as a Blacksmith Shop demonstration
• Al prepares to fuse a cylinder to a base plate for a candle to fit in
• Al fans the fire with the bellows
• Another blacksmith works on a different project before visitors
• The winning ticket for the Blacksmith Shop raffle is drawn

• Glenn Stauffer helps belt up his Great Uncle Aaron Stauffer's 1/4 scale Case
• Aaron Stauffer's Case is set to power the cider press
  operated by Jack Hussey
• Glenn Stauffer fills the hopper with apples
• Aaron Stauffer watches Jack Hussey feed the apples into the press
• Jack Hussey turns the press to squeeze the apple pulp
• Fresh apple cider pours from the press

• Tickets for the Waterloo Boy's John Deere 520 raffle tractor
  sold quickly as the drawing neared
• The Waterloo Boys had to build a larger drum for the tickets
  due to the popularity of this year's raffle tractor
• Bob Fulton rotates the drum full of raffle tickets
• A young man pulls the ticket for the winner of the tractor
• To the amusement of many, Frank Hash, the winner of the
  John Deere 520, was wearing an IH hat and shirt when his ticket was drawn.
  The hat was quickly replaced. Here, Frank receives the keys to his new tractor
• The "brain trust" of the Waterloo Boys discusses the outcome
  of the raffle. From left, Dave Payeur, Irvin Martin, Harvey Bashore and Steve Koser

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