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October 2, 2000
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Photo Album - 2005 Threshermen's Reunion
Part 1
Click on any link below to see the photo, or Start Here and click the "Next Photo" link on each page to page through all photographs in order. You can return to this page from any of the photo pages. Remember our Tips on viewing Photo Albums
Steam Traction Engines - If you have never seen one of these engines up close and personal, you must come see them for yourself. They can be fire-breathing monsters, or they can sneak up on you from behind and you won't hear them coming. This section includes some steam rollers as well.
Featured Tractor - Gravely - The 2005 Threshermen's Reunion's "Featured Tractors" were Gravelys and Home-Built/Oddball tractors. The Gravely Tractor Club of America held their annual "Mow-In" in conjunction with this year's Reunion, and they had many fine examples of these tractors and implements. Other photos of these tractors are in the Parade of Power section.
Featured Tractor - Home-Built and Oddball - The 2005 Threshermen's Reunion's other "Featured Tractor" was home-built tractors, preferrably old, as well as "oddball" tractors. Many examples of both types were were exhibited. Other photos of these tractors are in the Parade of Power section.
Other Tractors - R&T always has a wide variety of gas tractors and this year was no exception. One of the most exciting "new" tractors to Rough and Tumble was Keith Kuhlengel's beautifully restored 12,300 lb 1923 Avery 25-50 gas tractor, the restoration of which was completed just before it was trailered to the Reunion.
Steam and Gas Shovels - In addition to an area in which Gravely tractors were digging, plowing and mowing, the demonstration area (also called the "play ground") included steam shovels, a gas powered drag shovel, and other interesting antique non-agriculture machinery.
Steam Games - One of the mosts popular events is the Steam Games, in which the huge steam traction engines participate in "fast" and slow races, backing up threshers, and other "games" for fun.
Gas Tractor Games - Games with gas tractors are also a big hit and include tasks such as rolling a barrel through a course, hand-start races, backing wagons, and other challenges for operator and tractor.
Tips on viewing Photo Albums
Since our album for Day 3 of Steam School 2000, we have been using a "load ahead" feature in our photo albums.
If you use the "Next Photo" link at the top right corner of each photo, then it will pay you to continue looking at the current photo until the activity display at the bottom of your browser indicates the browser is done loading images. Then, when you click "Next Photo", it will appear almost immediately, and the browser will start loading the next sequential image. To put it simply, wait for the browser to complete loading images before clicking the "Next Photo" button.
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