rrlund at the Blanchard Steam show

RayP(MI) · Aug 30, 2015

Had a nice show this weekend at Blanchard. Nice selection of tractors. Lots of pulling. Threshing demonstration - steam powered with 1890 vintage steam engine. We (our farm) supplied 7 wagon loads of oats for threshing demonstration. Got a good yield 300 bushels of oats, 274 bales of straw (small but heavy, very dense.) Shown here is the threshing demo, Saturday. Randy Lund graciously warmed up the fork and loaded 2 wagon loads into the separator. Thanks, Randy! His side-kick also pictured, is in his 90's. Shows up and wants to prove he can still do it! Son Michael and I got ours in, each doing two loads on Friday. Did a total of three loads Friday, Three Saturday, and one huge one Sunday. Fellow leaning on wheel of steamer, denim shirt is Dave, owner of steamer, guy next to him, in black shirt is Duane, owner of thresher, (and the binder we borrowed to harvest oats.) Young man on steamer is Sawyer, Dave's grandson, already learning the ropes of running a steamer.

Got lots of pictures of tractors, will try to post some the next few days.

kruser · Aug 30, 2015

Good to see Rowdy Randy can get along with someone wearing an IH cap!

rrlund · Aug 30, 2015

I knew you'd post that picture,the one of me without a fork in my hand. lol
Duane didn't let me stand there empty handed very long after I gave mine up. He had another one in his pickup. The old guy helping out had just gotten out of the hospital in late June. He's supposed to be in a ten pound weight limit,but if he could do the work that he did on that wagon,he deserves a clean bill of health.
We had a great time this year. Every time we'd head for the gate,somebody else would stop us to talk. I think it actually took us two and a half hours to make it to the truck after we headed out.
Looking forward to next year.

rrlund · Aug 30, 2015

You missed one. That's my wife in the lime green shirt walking in front of the steamer. I'll bet you didn't even notice that you had her in that picture.

Royse · Aug 30, 2015

Looks like a great time! Sorry we missed it this year.
I had to paint a car yesterday and get it back together today.
Randy is that Kim in front of the steamer in Ray's second pic?
Too far away for me to tell for sure.

J.Wondergem · Aug 31, 2015

Randy. I wonder if that was Goose the photographer looking for you on Friday? He said he was going to look you up.

rrlund · Aug 31, 2015

It was Spook. He had his neighbor with him and the guy was getting tired I guess,so they left.

kevinj54 · Aug 31, 2015

Ray,

I was with Kemler on Friday around 10am and I heard him call someone Ray, was that you.

rrlund · Aug 31, 2015

Was it this guy?

kevinj54 · Aug 31, 2015

I think so, Kemler never introduced us and I got busy jawing with him about the steam engine and walked away not thinking about who was standing there.

They did briefly talk about threshing tho.

rrlund at the Blanchard Steam show

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