• The drilling rig is set up by using a long pole and the assist of a tractor.
• The rig is secured to its side supports
• Mike Sensenig is ready to start drilling
• The steam powered rig raises and drops the weighted driver into the casing.
• Mike Sensenig adds water periodically, and also...
• ... rotates the driver as it pounds into the ground
• The Koehring Model 305 drag shovel digs a hole and...
• ...makes a pile
• Josh Nace on his 1896 Reeves helps Ray Fleetwood get his smooth-tired truck under way

• A Frick and the Capp family's Case square off for a slow race.
• Paul Stolsfus' Advance Rumely and Menno Hoover's Frick in a close heat
• Greg Bechtold, Jr on his Peerless takes on Bob Donley and his
  Buffalo Springfield roller
• The Capp's Case shines in the early evening sun
• The Zimmerman's Frick and Josh Nace's 1896 Reeves are about to take off
  on a race for the barrel line
• The Reeves has a slight edge at the barrel line and won the race
• Each reunion we wonder what Jonathan Werning is going to come up with next.
  In this case he says his fireman got into the wrong end of his engine.
  Note the "hands" stuck in the smoke box door.
• Another running start featured this Altman Taylor against the Donley roller
• The Buffalo Springfield roller is at a big disadvantage when it comes to speed,
  and the Aultman Taylor easily won this race
• A huge Peerless takes on a Frick in the "touch but don't
  tip over the barrel" game
• It's not easy stopping without tipping.
• Megan Glenn helps Jeff Doucette stop the Advance Rumely in time.
• Greg Bechtold, Jr on his small Peerless has the best
  driver's view of the barrel
• The barrel touch event continued till dusk
• The Donley's roller couldn't stop soon enough

• This young man was very good with his Wheelhorse in the barrel race
• Tom Morton's 1952 Allis-Chalmers B also participated in the barrel race
• Lined up for the egg race. If you drop the egg, you have to start over.
  It's not uncommon for someone who had to start over to win the race.
• Tim Koser (left) had to start over and his two competitors are trying
  to start their engines and drive to the finish line
• Unlike his competitors, this gentleman did not have to start over.
• Walt Wilson is still getting onto his tractor as
  the other drivers are getting underway
• The young lady on the Massey Ferguson easily beat all competitors
• This young man on his 1976 Wheel-Horse D-150 easily
  backed through the obstacle course
• (L-R) Walt Wilson, on hs Oliver Super 88, Tim Koser on his
  John Deere 70 and Harry Wilson on his Oliver OC-6 head out on their slow race
• Harry Wilson on his Oliver OC-6 talks to race director
  Steve McCoy at the finish of the slow race

• Competitors gather for the garden tractor pull
• Pull director Steve Koser monitors the progress of
  Chris Glatfelter on his 17.5 hp 2002 Husky
• This young man watches for slippage as he pulls the sled
• Eli King pulls with his model Fairbanks Morse
• As the tractors got bigger, weights were added to the sled
• This young man pulls with his lever-steered tractor
• Tim Koser takes off with his family's John Deere 400
• Larger diameter rear tires help his Economy to a long pull
• This souped-up Cub Cadet had a full pull
• Harvey Bashore utilizes "weight transfer" to help his John Deere 440 pull farther
• The Pitcher's Wheel Horse was especially effective as a puller
• Steve Koser (on the sled) dons his "air filter" as the
  flying Cub Cadet nears a full pull

• Little Toot always draws kids of all ages for a ride.
• Little Toot heads into the last curve before returning to its station
• Steam School administrator John Johnson takes the entire
  Little Toot crew as well as his Niece and Nephew, Stephanie and Alex
  on the first trip on Thursday.
• At night, the two Shay RR passenger cars are stored under
  the Brubaker Bldg overhang
• The Shay engine backs in and connects to the cars
• With Dennis Hornberger at the controls, the Shay pulls out
• The Shay is headed to the station and its first passengers of the day
• The Shay pulls away from the station for a loop of the grounds
• The Shay RR passes in front of and behind many exhibits
• The Shay is one of the most popular activities at Rough and Tumble
• A J Hamilton waits on his Frick steam tractor as the Shay passes by
• A load of passengers roll into the station as another group waits to board

• The daily threshing demonstration spans ancient hand methods
  to 20th century threshing machines
• Cutting grain in the field with various types of scythes is simulated
• Grain stalks are tied together with other stalks used as cord
• Gathered stalks are combined and beaten on a sheet with hinged sticks to
  loosen the grain from the stalks
• Ideally with the help of a breeze, the mixture of separated grain
  and stalks are tossed into the air, with the two components
  landing in separate areas
• An early form of grain separator is demonstrated using...
• ... power from a single horse treadmill
• The treadmill operator keeps an eye on the horse and can disengage the
  treadmill from the separator in an instant
• The output of the separator is this straw and the grain itself,
  which is channeled into a container on the side
• While the single treadmill and separator is in operation, a pair of
  horses wait on a larger, two-horse treadmill.
• Several different hand-powered separators are also demonstrated
• The larger two-horse powered separator is also demonstrated
• Note the metal trays collecting grain under the separator
• The "engine room" of the two-horse treadmill, with rain beginning to increase
• This demonstration (on Thursday) was unable to complete due to a heavy rain.
• This rig combines a "Favorite" separator with a Model T Ford
  mounted on a pulley driven by a rear wheel
• This (wet) separator, demonstrated with a treadmill,
  was manufactured in Pottstown, PA
• Many of us think of round balers as being a recent invention,
  but this 1950 Allis-Chalmers "Roto-Baler" shows they have been around for a long time
• The Roto-Baler was powered by a tractor pto
• At the time of this photo, the small inner portion of a bale was started
• The baler with its Allis-Chalmers tractor
• The threshing demonstratons on Saturday were blessed by bright sun.
• Maynard Shirk's Peerless powered one of the threshers for this demonstration
• It takes many R&T volunteers to run a threshing demonstration.
  Here, the stalks are loaded into the hopper of the large thresher
• Stalks that hit the ground instead of the hopper are collected and tossed in
• The crowd encircles the demonstration, here viewed from the straw baler end
• After the grain is separated out, the thresher feeds into the attached baler
• Glenn Stauffer passes wire through the compressed straw prior to tying a bale
• A myriad of pulleys distribute power from the steam engine to components
  of both the thresher and the baler
• On the opposite side of the thresher, the main product
  (grain) is channeled into bags
• Aaron Stauffer (green JD hat) and John Stauffer (red shirt)
  discuss the baler with an operator

• The very popular R&T saw mill is powered by two steam traction engines.
  The outside engine is Butch Beisecker's Keck Gonnerman...
• ... and the inside engine is Cliff Foster's John Goodison.
  The engines are "double headed", both powering the same unit, shaft and mill.
• Ivan Zimmerman operates the log-transport past the blade
• Other volunteers separate the good boards from the first cuts with bark
  which are later cut up for kindling
• A batch of logs await multiple trips through the mill

• Thursday's pedal pull is always well attended with plenty of
  encouragement from the crowd
• Rick Woods starts off two contestants in the lightweight class
  (all pedal pull photos are shown "two up")
• Facial expressions are always an important part of pedal pulls
• Almost as many girls enter the pedal pull as boys
• It's not easy to strain on the pedals and smile at the same time
• Some are more serious than others
• Others become resigned to the fact they're not going to get very far
• A determined look does not always translate into a longer distance
• The heavier classes have a harder pull, so it's still tough
  to go the distance
• While it looks like a lot of work, the kids
  enjoy it regardless of the outcome

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