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The Advance-Rumely Company of La Porte, Indiana was an American pioneering producer of many types of agricultural machinery, most notably threshing machines and large tractors. Started in 1853 manufacturing threshers and later moved on to steam engines. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. purchased Advance-Rumley in 1931. The company's main works ...
1937-1948 era Oliver Model 80 agricultural tractor. The Oliver Farm Equipment Company was an American farm equipment manufacturer from the 20th century. It was formed as a result of a 1929 merger of four companies: [1]: 5 the American Seeding Machine Company of Richmond, Indiana; Oliver Chilled Plow Works of South Bend, Indiana; Hart-Parr Tractor Company of Charles City, Iowa; and Nichols and ...
The Lanesville Heritage Weekend is traditionally held the weekend starting the second Friday in September. The festival started in 1976 with a $500 federal grant, an old-time steam engine and a dozen antique tractors on display. [5] It expanded to a four-day festival in 2016. [6]
A Reeves-built steam tractor (at far right) being exhibited with other steam tractors at Expo 86. Reeves & Co. was an American farm tractor builder for thirty years, based in Columbus, Indiana. It built some of the largest steam traction engines used in North America. Marshall T. Reeves
After buying a South Bend, Indiana, foundry with partner Harvey Little in 1855 he began experimenting with improved farm plow designs. Driven by the sales of his popular Oliver Chilled Plow, for which he registered 45 patents during his lifetime, the company grew to become one of the largest in Indiana and one of the world's largest producers ...
“It was Grandpa’s old Hart-Parr,” Gary Patrick said. “I knew it from the incorrect modifications that had been made to it." Jerry Nelson: South Dakota man loves refurbishing old tractors ...
The immense pulling power of steam tractors allowed them to be used for plowing as well. Certain steam tractors were better suited for plowing than others, with the large Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co., J.I. Case, Reeves & Co., and Advance-Rumely engines being prime examples. Some of the largest steam tractors, such as the 150 horsepower ...
The Moline Models B and C used a 2-cylinder opposed engine, while the model D used a 4-cylinder engine. The model D was the first production tractor to come standard with a starter and lights. The model D also utilized the Remy Governor Generator system, which used a rheostat linked to the generator as both governor and throttle.