• The entrance to the grounds, probably prepared by Joy Frantz,
  had a perfect fall harvest theme
• The Sawyer Massey frames a view of steam engine row
• I have no idea where Bill was standing when he took this photo.
• A Case and a Peerless look like they're going to sit out the show
• The Baker is backed in to a slot so it can be fired
• Andrea Glenn cleans the ash box on a Rough and Tumble Frick
• Andrea has some help gathering kindling to build a fire in the Frick
• A steam engine's firebox will vaporize just about anything once it gets hot.
  Here it's ready to light.
• While the Frick builds pressure, Andrea tops up all of the oilers
• When it's ready to go, Andrea takes cousin Nate Glenn for a ride
• This is Andrea's view when driving the Frick
• Everybody wants to ride a steam traction engine
• Pete Downs totes some cylinder oil to an engine
• Pete tries to "make ends meet"
• Jeff Doucette removes an inspection plate on the Advance Rumely
• Drips from a leaky pike sizzle on the hot boiler plate
• A pile of wood awaits the saw mill while engines get ready for show and tell
• Butch Biesecker's Keck Gonnerman is shined up and read to go
• Butch and Megan Glenn talk over plans for the day
• A belt is prepared for splicing and eventual use powering the saw mill
  or other piece of equipment from a steam traction engine's pulley
• Watch as Butch disappears. Butch's Keck Gonnerman has a large group of whistles.
• "Magic Music", an appropriate name for a Baker when under load powering the Baker fan
• Jeff Doucette has Paul Stoltzfus' Advance Rumely ready to go
• The Advance Rumely carries plenty of water and a modest amount of coal
• Megan Glenn takes the Advance Rumely for a spin
• Megan and her sister Andrea both graduated from Steam School
  several years ago and have been regular operators of
  steam traction engines at R&T events ever since.
• Like all traction engines, the Advance Rumely's steering wheel
  makes many complete rotations going from "lock to lock"
• Megan's view ahead as she drives the Advance Rumely
• Cathy and John Johnson go for a spin on a R&T Frick.
  This was Cathy's first time at the wheel of a steam traction engine.
  John is a director of Rough and Tumble and operates both stationary and traction steam engines.
• Cathy and John Johnson have a chat with engine owner Menno Hoover
• Dennis Hornberger, who heads the Shay RR committee, is occasionally
  seen driving a steam traction engine, as he is here on a Peerless
• This little Peerless seems to be getting a new life at the show.
• The Peerless needs a lot of work. Here the firebox door is set in place.
• Greg Bechtold takes the little Peerless for a spin.
• The huge Sawyer Massey still needs a lot of work, but it is progressing.
• Maynard Shirk gets ready to belt his Peerless to a corn harvester for demonstrations
• (L-R) Andrea Glenn, Brenda Reihl, Megan Glenn and Butch Biesecker's
  granddaughter Elizabeth Russell prove that women can have just as much fun
  and work just as hard with steam traction engines as men
• It must be coffee and donuts time. Barb Bireley, Pete Downs and
  Adam Wood (standing) are returning from fine dining at the R&T Kitchen.,
• Proud dad Bill Glenn and daughter Andrea pose on a Frick.
  Daughter Megan probably took the photo.
• A 12hp portable International Harvester hit and miss engine arrives at the grounds
• The Shay awaits passengers at its station
• Little Toot also had some time in the sun
• John McCarter putts around the grounds on his home made "Deere John" run-about
• A freshly sharpened saw blade is ready for the saw mill demonstrations
• A log is prepared for its second pass through the saw (blade at right)
• Ivan Zimmerman controls the progress of the log through the blade
• Andrea Glenn and Adam Wood stack the freshly cut lumber
• What's not made into lumber is cut up for kindling to start steam engines
• Cliff Foster keeps an eye on his John Goodison used to power the saw blade
• The John Goodison has powered the saw mill for many years
• The Blacksmith Shop was demonstrating the blacksmith's skills during the show
• The local chapter (#8) of the International Harvester Collectors Club,
  which operates out of Rough and Tumble, has plenty of
  literature and items of interest for visitors
• Similarly, the Waterloo Boys of SE PA had their tent set up displaying
  the 2006 raffle tractor and the club's just restored Waterloo Boy tractor
• George Harris mixes the raffle tickets while Ray Boughman looks on.
  The annual drawing is always made the Saturday of the Fall Harvest show.
• The Rumely Building is full of tractors, mostly Rumelys, which were
  manufactured is an incredible range of sizes
• The huge 1912 Aultman Taylor 30-60 gets parked in the Rumely Building
• Green, yellow, orange and red - some of the tractor colors at the show
• Some of the variety of John Deere two-cylinder tractors at the show
• A rear view of a row of tractors
• Glenn Stauffer takes some kids for a ride on his 1918 IH Titan 10-20
• Brian Mann, who generally is working in the stationary gas engine area,
  has been seen frequently on a variety of tractors, this time a Massey Ferguson
• Everything at R&T is done by volunteers. Dave Payeur, who has held
  a variety of important positions at R&T, is seen here collecting trash.
• The small Peerless pulls a rusty John Deere B to the exhibition area
• This tractor is actually in much better shape than were many of the
  beautiful tractors at Rough and Tumble before restoration
• A 1933 John Deere model BO (orchard) is belted to a
  corn sheller for demonstrations
• Two well equipped garden tractors, each with an extra seat in tow,
  await their owners, who are probably dining in the R&T restaurant
• Competitors assemble in the garden tractor pull area (pull sled at left)
• A Bolens Husky 600 rests in the sun
• This clever and colorful "barrel ride" train takes a rest before
  gathering some more kids
• Visitors check out the stationary steam building (left) and
  stationary gas engine building (right)
• A variety of concessions and games kept the visitors busy, too.
• Several games were set up for the children, including this maze.
• The Glenn's Dachshund "Reggie", a frequent visitor at R&T,
  tries his hand at the maze
• This young man shows fine bowling technique
• The simple ring-toss, and...
• ... the really hard ring-toss
• Some visiting kids had never had an opportunity to jump in a pile of hay before
• An event at most shows at R&T, an informal pedal pull was held
• Corn shelling was demonstrated on a variety of vintage machines
• Aaron Stauffer's 1/4 scale Case steam traction engine powers a sheller
• A cider press is set up for a demonstration and tasty cider
• Hit and Miss engines are a relatively inexpensive way to
  have some fun with an old engine
• The Lillibridge Building displayed a variety of gas engines
• A model steam engine runs on live steam in the steam modelers shop
• Fresh veges are prepared in the back of the R&T kitchen
• Sausage, hamburgers, onions, (you name it) are available in the kitchen.
  Yes, those are volunteers manning the grill.
• Fresh baked pies are always a favorite
• Other vendors served a variety of goodies at their booths
• The R&T Information Stand always has a fascinating variety
  of old engine manuals, literature and books
• Another vendor sold books and literature next to the steam modelers building
• A small flea market was also set up
• Visitors had a variety of vendors' items to examine
• AJ Hamilton hooks up the hay wagon to Butch Biesecker's
  Keck Gonnerman for Friday night's hay ride
• Butch lights the oil lamp in the Keck Gonnerman's headlight
• The hay ride departs the steam traction engine area and...
• .... heads out towards the east end of the grounds
• A surrealistic photo of the group heading back
• Oil lamps light the way
• Bill Glenn's view as he heads out to the earth movers' "play ground" on his Cat D2
• The Koehring drag shovel is prepped for some fun
• Bill smooths out some rough spots
• This pile of dirt comes and goes as holes are dug and then filled in again
• The boom of Ray Fleetwood's 1922 Erie Steam Shovel
• Ray's Erie gets a good workout
• The view east from the edge of the grounds towards
  beautiful Lancaster County farmland
• Ray Fleetwood's Mack dump truck is ready for some action
• Ray loads the truck with his shovel, and then...
• ...dumps it back for another round
• Bill Glenn fills in a hole with his Cat D2
• Bill delights in letting others drive his Cat. Here Ian Kaluzny lives every boy's dream.
• Brenda Reihl moves some dirt and trash with the Cat
• Bill and Reggie look like their having fun on his D2
• R&T's grounds are surrounded on three sides by Amish farms
• During the show, this gentleman was harvesting corn, while...
• ...this farmer was raking and baling alfalfa
• Hauling a load of alfalfa to the barn
• What landed here? A steam traction engine kept trying to pull
  the sled another inch in this spot.
• Remember the little Peerless? Greg Bechtold has a go with
  the sled on the little engine.
• Andrea Glenn also pulled the sled with the Peerless...
• ... and towed the sled back to the starting line herself

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