Leduc West Antique Society 2007 Country Harvest
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Welcome to Bill's Junk Box. That's Bill on the left, inviting one and all to peruse the one thousand memories within. To the right are several items from his collection, including a lamp made from an aircraft engine cylinder.
The photos below will give you some idea of the range and strangeness of the contents. The sign says "Weird, Awful and Ugly," but that's only a small part of the story.
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Next to Bill's Junk Box is a recreation of an old farm shop. To the right are wooden planes on a bench next to a wood working vise. Below you see the blacksmith's brick forge, right, with the anvil in the foreground. The smith's tools hang to the left of the forge and behind them are the bellows - these are used to force air into the fire to intensify the fire's heat. Behind the forge an assortment of horseshoes hangs on board. Attached to the bench, below left, is an old leg vise for holding iron.
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Outside in the sunshine the kids are hooking up and preparing to pull.
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In a way the children's competition is tougher than the adult's as these tractors are pedal powered. To the right are the two tractors used; the John Deere is light enough for the youngest competitors while the Case International provides the older kids with a more serious challenge.
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The two sleds are also designed with the relative abilities of the children in mind (above and left).
Below are a couple of determined competitors.
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Over in front of the grandstands the adults are getting hooked up as well.
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Here's Hal Lougheed (or is it Dave?) on his 1960 Oliver 550 competing in Class 1.
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Allen Valleau covers his Cockshutt 30's radiator, warming the engine to improve performance.
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Above Ron Barker drives his 1949 John Deere 'D' to first place in Class 2. Notice how far off the ground the front tires are (above right). The front end of Gene Holben's 1944 Cockshutt 80 (right) is also well off the ground as he pulls to a second place finish in the same class.
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This International skid steer drags the track between competitors, giving each tractor a smooth surface on which to pull.
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To: Page Two (Coming Soon)
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