tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post6773691816148869500..comments2024-03-16T08:31:23.609-07:00Comments on Just Finding Our Way: Great Oregon Steam-Up: Steam TractorsJust Finding Our Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07949946888771199142noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post-58278016424529168452014-08-01T12:02:04.813-07:002014-08-01T12:02:04.813-07:00When I was a young man I asked Dad about stationar...When I was a young man I asked Dad about stationary single cylinder engines that might have been left from his Dad's farming. He said they towed them to town on their flywheels during the WWII scrap drives. It amazes me how much of this stuff has survived and runs! Just Finding Our Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949946888771199142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post-15920769507955286582014-07-31T23:56:36.365-07:002014-07-31T23:56:36.365-07:00Hey John, thanks for finding all these swell old m...Hey John, thanks for finding all these swell old machines and sharing. I had no idea!<br />Many folks resisted the scrappers even way back then.<br />DavidUpriverdavidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post-5430473933546752612014-07-30T22:18:15.928-07:002014-07-30T22:18:15.928-07:00I'm hoping next summer will be an Alaska summe...I'm hoping next summer will be an Alaska summer but this might be an option the following year.Just Finding Our Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949946888771199142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post-76082370774651988062014-07-30T22:15:32.843-07:002014-07-30T22:15:32.843-07:00John,
you can do both the same weekend, camp half ...John,<br />you can do both the same weekend, camp half way between them and go to .Pottsville on Saturday and to Collier SP. on Sunday. than take a few days to relax .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post-43940182518919119252014-07-30T15:24:33.383-07:002014-07-30T15:24:33.383-07:00Thanks for stopping by, Jay. You're making tou...Thanks for stopping by, Jay. You're making tough choices! I've always wanted to go to Oregon's Collier State Park on Father's Day when they have all their antique logging equipment running. Sounds like I need to be in Oregon for Father's Day at least twice!Just Finding Our Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949946888771199142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post-43813693108135118952014-07-30T15:19:28.379-07:002014-07-30T15:19:28.379-07:00I'm grateful that people have held on to these...I'm grateful that people have held on to these machines. I love watching this history in motion! Wonder what was going through the farmer's head when he gambled on a steam engine to replace teams of horses. Sure not the same skills to maintain!Just Finding Our Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949946888771199142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989056353477367987.post-40897977563308967182014-07-29T18:51:20.868-07:002014-07-29T18:51:20.868-07:00I must have lived a very sheltered life. That'...I must have lived a very sheltered life. That's the first I've heard of steam tractors. What a fun education! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com