Take a look-see here... Can anyone identify these old machines?

[ebinmaine 67,265]

The following quotes and paragraphs are from a cousin of mine - Lew -  and his friend - Steve - .

His friend found a few pics of old tractor/ dozer things and thought he might be interested...

So I asked if it was OK to share them here with you all machinery nuts.

 

Lew, to me, others:

These are some old photos from an MG friend, Steve, of his grandad's machinery.

I thought you might appreciate his description of them even more.

Interesting: gasoline only used to warm up the engine so it would use kerosene.

Water injection in the 20s & 30s? Any of you remember that?

Good Ol' Days.

 

 

Steve, to Lew:

These would be my Grandad Olson's grading outfit. 

Not sure where or when they were taken but probably late 1920s-early 1930s. 

Could be Booneville, Missouri or Canton, Illinois or most any small community. 

Tractor with the big roof is a 60 Cat or possibly a Holt that was bought by Cat. 

One with the smaller roof could be a 30 Cat but looks more like something else. 

Could be a Cleatrack or a Rumley Oil Pull.  Whatever it is it is pulling an elevating grader. 

That scraped up dirt onto its conveyor belt and spilled it off into a wagon being pulled along side. 

Same device being pulled by 60 Cat in first photo. 

Big fuel tank held kerosene. 

There was a small one for gasoline used only to start the engine and warm it up till the kerosene would vaporize. 

There was also a water injection for added power under hard pull.

 

Idle RPM was 300 and red line was a whopping 600. 

Lots of torque but just 60 horse power at the power takeoff and a few less at the draw bar. 

Huge exposed flywheel had holes along the rim to insert a pry bar.  That is how you cranked it to start. 

Had to be a Manly Man to do that.  These tractors were state of the art and biggest made at the time. 

They could do a lot of work but were not fast.  Mules and side-dump wagons did all the hauling.

Later, big bottom-dump Cat wagons with tracks took over that job.

 Even those held less than a small dump truck does today.  

 

 

Steve's words to me (now US) :

Maybe someone in your group (That would be US  ) will recognize where the photos were taken.  I would think about 1928 or 29.  This was Olson Brothers Grading and they enjoyed the highway building boom.  In later years I played on some of these old Cats and even rode on one.  Maybe someone will know the make of the smaller tractor.  I think the two men standing on the elevating grader are my Grandpa and great uncle Harry and Arthur Olson but may be someone else entirely.  I would love to find out more about the photos and everyone in my family that might know is now gone.  Share if you like and let me know what you learn.

 

[C-101plowerpower 1,605]

i'd say holt/catapillar on the first two

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,300]

Really makes you appreciate paved roads! 

[squonk 41,020]

In the 2nd pic, those are real Horses! 

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48 minutes ago, squonk said:

In the 2nd pic, those are real Horses! 

Edited December 17, 2017 by AMC RULES

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,295]

@AMC RULES At least we know squonky can tell a horse from a dog.

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That's NAPA know how...

at it's finest.    

[squonk 41,020]

7 minutes ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

@AMC RULES At least we know squonky can tell a horse from a dog.

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye!

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[c-series don 8,663]

I love the old pics. I used to run an old all wheel drive-all wheel steer Austin-Western grader that started on gas and ran diesel. I wish I had pictures of it. It wasn't pretty but that ole gal could move some material. When I was a kid my family had a cable operated D-7 that I remember riding on. It had a seat that was the size of a small couch(at least it seemed that big, I was little!!) Even though the grousers were more than half worn down that thing would push like nobody's business. I know where it's resting now and wish I could buy and restore it. She'd make a hell of a lawn ornament!!! 

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[KC9KAS 4,741]

@ebinmaine Thanks for the old photos!

Maybe someone will recognize the sign on the old store.

[c-series don 8,663]

Craig, the grader in the first video is the same as the one I spoke of. Your good!! 

[ebinmaine 67,265]

1 hour ago, KC9KAS said:

@ebinmaine Thanks for the old photos!

Maybe someone will recognize the sign on the old store.

You're Welcome!

I'm glad to share. 

My cousin sends out some interesting stuff sometimes... from times past.

If I find more, I'll share them too.

 

56 minutes ago, c-series don said:

Craig, the grader in the first video is the same as the one I spoke of. Your good!! 

 

@AMC RULES is the man.

[Stormin 9,981]

On ‎17‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 9:20 PM, squonk said:

In the 2nd pic, those are real Horses! 

 

 Those ain't horses. Those be mules. Cross between a horse and a donkey. Git up thar mule skinner.

[ebinmaine 67,265]

8 hours ago, Stormin said:

 

 Those ain't horses. Those be mules. Cross between a horse and a donkey. Git up thar mule skinner.

Ayuh!

You shore izz correct! 

[squonk 41,020]

12 hours ago, Stormin said:

 

 Those ain't horses. Those be mules. Cross between a horse and a donkey. Git up thar mule skinner.

Middle one is Francis

[waterlooboy2hp 49]

I did some searching online for info about the store. Found a newspaper article in the Macomb IL. Journal, dated 1927. Seems 2 men robbed the unlocked store of some 2000

 men`s suits at night. It was believed that they fenced them in Chicago. ----- John

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1 hour ago, waterlooboy2hp said:

2000

 men`s suits at night. It was believed that they fenced them in Chicago.

Chicago,     1927              Al Capone was a fancy dresser, makes you wonder.