Leduc West Antique Society
2003 Exposition
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The weather was most cooperative for this year's show, with lots of sun and warm temperatures.
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This year featured tractors manufactured by Advance-Rumely Company of La Porte, Indiana, USA. This 13 ton 30-60 Type "E" Heavyweight Rumely Oil Pull was the largest of the "heavy-weights" and was built in 1912. It developed 30 drawbar and 60 belt horsepower and had a 10" bore and 12" stroke. It burned more than 10 gallons of fuel an hour but wasn't fussy about about type - gasoline, kerosene or distillate would all do. It is owned by Bill Graham.
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This 30-60 Light-weight Oilpull Tractor was built in 1926, and weighed only 17,500 pounds. It burned kerosene, had a 9" bore and 11" stroke, turned at 470 rpm and had three speeds - two, two and a half and three miles an hour. It is owned by Darrell and Ron Morris. |
Some Rumelies turned out in more "authentic" style, their working history written in the wear and tear, rust and repairs of a long productive life.
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The 12-20 Model K was the smallest of the Heavy-weights at 6682 pounds. It had a 6" bore and 8" stroke, burned kerosene and turned at 560 rpm. Darrell and Ron Morris of Edmonton own this beautifully restored 12-20. |
Other makes of tractor were well represented too - here's Klaus Munzenmayer on a Lanz tractor belonging to Dallas Arnholtz. Dallas bought it in 1982 and restored it himself.
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This 1947 International TD 6 Crawler is owned by Elmer Shukalek. Elmer bought it from the son of the original owner, Nick Dennis, of the Ismas, Alberta, area.
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A 1941 Case 'S' makes good headway in the tractor pull. This tractor recaptures the past for owner Howard Hildebrand. |
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Before and after pictures really show you how much work goes into restoration. Below is a 420 John Deere crawler owned and restored by Bob Weiss; to the right is a pre-restoration shot of Bob and the tractor.
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Here a McCormick Deering WK40 waits its turn in the tractor pull. It was sold, new, by Greenhough Bros. of Genesee, Alberta in the spring of 1937. It could be nicknamed 'Boomerang' as it returned to the Greenhoughs as a trade-in in the early fifties, was sold again, then was reacquired in 1988 by Bill Greenhough, who then restored it.
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A 1959 John Deere 430W digging in at the tractor pull. It was purchased in Southern BC by Ellis and Yvette Kumpula and completely restored by Ellis during the winter of 2001-2002. |
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But enough about tractors, what about the rest of the show? Well, the Maday Home is 'new' this year.
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To the left is a view of the kichen, above, the living room. Terry Knull provides the following information about the house:
The Maday house was originally located approximately 30 miles West of Leduc, or 2 miles East and 1 ½ miles South of Genesee. Mike Maday bought the quarter from the CPR for $25.00 in 1931. He logged the quarter then squared them and built the house.
In 1933 he married Bessie Kashmer from the Calmar district, and move into the new home. They had 3 children, and in 1952 Mike passed away. Bessie stayed on the farm and raised the 3 in this house. She sold the farm to her daughter in 1968 but continued to live in the house for several years before retiring to Warburg.
The porch, dividing wall and ceiling are additions to the original home.
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The Bellis & Morcom Steam Engine Generator also made its debut at this year's exposition. It is an electric generator driven by a piston steam engine. Originally constructed in Birmingham, England, in 1927, the steam engine has been rebuilt to be historically accurate; it has even been repainted to its original color. The reconstruction was completed entirely by Edmonton Power Historical Foundation volunteers over a three year period.
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The steam engine is similar to those used at the Rossdale Generating Station in Edmonton in the early 1900's. At one time, most government institutions and small towns had a generator like the Bellis & Morcom supplying power.
This steam engine was obtained from the Camrose and District Museum Society in April of 1993. The generator was originally used by the Alexco Coal Company
of Rocky Mountain House from 1927 to 1954. Form 1955 to 1977 the steam
engine generator was used in the Lethbridge Jail. In 1978, the engine was
moved to Rosehaven Hospital in Camrose, to be used as a backup generator,
until it was donated to the Camrose museum in 1982.
Photo by Bob Swift
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The engine is a two cylinder compound steam engine, with an 11" high pressure cylinder and 15-1/2" low pressure cylinder. The stroke is 8". The engine ran on 150 psi steam pressure, and produced 180 brake horsepower at 514 R.P.M. It generated 150 kVA of electrical power at 2300 Volts. The combined weight of the steam engine generator is approximately 11 tons.
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The Bellis & Morcom joins the array of engines already on display in the Engine Building.
Photo by Bob Swift
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And now for something completely different - a Llama show was added to the LWAS exposition in 2003.
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Gymknana events were back again this year ...
Photos by Bob Swift
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... as were traditional activities such as threshing. |
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Now a threshing machine is a fine and useful thing ...
Photo by Bob Swift
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... but when it is in operation one should remember to remain upwind of it! |
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There are more photos and information to post but I must leave you with this 'first draft' for the present. If you attended the 2003 LWAS exposition and have photos you'd like to see on this page,
drop me a line .
Pictures tell only part of the story. What memories do people take away from the show? If you were there, was there a special moment, a funny incident, an activity you enjoyed? What did your kids or grandkids make of it all? Drop us a note - a paragraph or three - telling us about it. Thanks, Bob, for your contribution.
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