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Green Ridge Steam & Gas Engine Show

Posted by Uncle John on September 19, 2015 at 3:54pm
This steam engine is tuned Choo-choo-choo. It keeps a good timing. They use it to thresh wheat at the Green Ridge Gas and Steam Show in Irwin, Iowa. I had fun playing here - the old farm crowd is interested in home made and poor man's instruments.
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  • Maddog September 22, 2015 at 4:04pm

    Used to love watching the old steamers at the Dodge County Fair, from about 100 or so feet away :-)

  • Dave Lynas September 22, 2015 at 6:35am
    Lucky we don't need to use steam in our guitars except to bend wood. Steam punkers notwithstanding...
  • Uncle John September 20, 2015 at 9:43am

    Gees, Wes.  That is scary.  
    Gary, that is like the grand daddy of steam shows in Iowa.  I've never been to it as we have two good ones within 20 miles of home.  I just got a call from my son  - his family is headed to the show so I will go back this afternoon.

  • gary herget September 20, 2015 at 8:44am

    Looks cool UJ. As a kid we always went to the old threshers show at Mt. Plesant IA.

  • Uncle John September 20, 2015 at 7:17am

    Wes, you had an interesting job.   Man, all  those belts, gears, teeth and grinders.  So many of those old farmers lost fingers and more to them.

  • Clock The Wolf September 19, 2015 at 6:19pm

    :-o

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