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Still threshing
Visitors to Steam Days got a special bonus this year as Dave McCourt and Stan Eichhorn of P&H Elevator Preservation Society of Stettler brought down the newly restored 1887 “Little
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Giant” hand fed threshing machine, one of three known to exist in North America, and according to McCourt, the only one in working condition. A restored 1912 International Harvester gas 10-horsepower single cylinder engine powered the thresher, which can process up to 20 bushels of grain per hour. The thresher and engine can be seen at the P&H Elevator in Stettler. Turn to Collectors, Pg 3
restored steam and gas powered machinery. Engines popped, chugged and hissed everywhere running everything from water pumps to ice cream makers to old time threshing machines.
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Days. Fitchie, along with the late John Kvil, was part of the maintenance team for steam Engine The one-quarter scale CASE 41 of the Alberta Prairie Steam ‘Number 36’ engine puffed a Train locomotives. They also steady stream of smoke out of its built several model steam small stack as owner/builder engines together. Dave Fitchie fed the boiler fire According to Fitchie, after he with the slate-like coking coal showed Alberta Prairie owner used to heat water for the locomo- Don Gillespie one of the model tive’s power source, steam. engines, the idea was born to host Fitchie had his mini locomoa live steam days at Big Valley. tive displayed at the Big Valley Since then, a number of exhibiLive Steam Days held July 18 and tors have attended the event 19. He has a unique link to Steam every year to demonstrate old
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(Left) Dave Fitchie showcased his mini steam engine at Big Valley Live Steam Days held July 18 and 19. The engine is built one quarter scale of an actual 65 horse power CASE steam engine. Fitchie built the engine over five years with John Kvill, an avid builder of engines as well as parts and kits for collectors. The engine is coal fired from coking coal mined at the Crowsnest Pass. ECA Review/D.Johnston
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(Above) Dave McCourt from the P&H Elevator Preservation Society catches a handful of wheat as it comes out of the “Little Giant” 1887 Hand Fed Threshing Machine. Fellow P&H member Stan Eichhorn is feeding bundles of wheat through the thresher. This is the first year the thresher has ventured to the Big Valley Live Steam Days, which took place July 18 and 19. Bob and Shirley Raynard of Stettler (far right) stop to watch the process before heading to the Big Valley saskatoon u-pick patch. ECA Review/D.Johnston
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