President: MARTIJN ZELDENRUSTVice President: Vacant, TabledSecretary: IAN WEST, WestlockTreasurer: Tabled to next meetingHistorian: MICHAEL MORT, AthabascaDirectors: 3 yrs: LES DUNFORD, Dapp, JDWOYNOROWSKI, Westlock2 yrs: GRANT PEDEN, HENRY GOLLER,Westlock1 yr: OTTO SCHAAB, Westlock, LEEKIPPERS, NeerlandiaNewsletter: LES DUNFORD, DappLunch: PHIL COLBOURNEShow Chairman: PHIL COLBOURNEParade Marshall: OTTO SCHAABTrade Barn Show: IAN WEST

Volume 27, No 5May, 2018May, 2018

Vintage VoiceVintage VoiceMonthly Newsletter

of the Vintage Tractor &Machinery Club

Next Meeting:May 9, 2018May 9, 2018

Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Canadian Tractor Museum

“If we estimate dignity byimmediate usefulness,agriculture is undoubtedly thefirst and noblest science.”

~ Samuel Johnson

Countdown to ShowtimeIt’s hard to believe we are already into the month of May

already; the fifth month of the year, and just a month away fromour annual show. Maybe it was the perceived extra long winterthat gives that impression, but one thing is certain, when springfinally arrived near the end of April, it warmed up in a hurry, andthere was water everywhere.

Still, as I write this at the very beginning of May, there arefarmers talking of getting on some of their land and start seedingby the second week of the month. That’s a bit later than someyears, but historically, doesn’t seem all that late. And things aredrying up fast, in spite of the fact many roads had water flowingover them towards the end of April, and there was lots of waterstanding in the fields.

The photo at the bottom of the page was taken the evening ofApril 26 at the peak of flooding in our pasture. 661 highwaybecame a bit of a dike, with just the one lone culvert beneath it foran escape route for the water. Things looked bad enough from theground, but even worse from the air. The water was inside ourcorral area, as you can see, but from my boyhood days, I recall itwas higher about 1955 or 1956 in early April. But this was badenough.

I suppose a bonus, if you want to call it that of the quick melt,was it sure brought the frogs to life in hurry, and we had lots ofducks, geese, snow geese and swans for company out in thepasture area for a few days.

Meanwhile, back to our Club business, when you read throughthe minutes of the April 11 meeting on page two, noteMembership Dues are now due for 2018 - $40 for an individual or$50 for a family membership, Renewing will insure thecontinuation of your newsletter coming your way.

And speaking of the newsletter, we are hoping to save a fewdollars by sending the newsletter by e-mail to all those who wishto do it this way. There are three advantages:

1. It saves printing and mailing costs, so over a dollar for eachnewsletter e-mailed.

2. You will receive your copy earlier.3. You will see photos like the one below in colour, which is

much nicer, plus, if you don’t keep such things like the newsletter,you don’t have to print it off. But, if you develop a folder on yourcomputer, you can file the pdf formatted copies for futurereference, if you wish. Simply forward your e-mail address toLdunford@westlock.greatwest.ca to be put on the list.

VINTAGE TRACTOR & MACHINERYCLUB MEETING

April 11, 2018CANADIAN TRACTOR MUSEUM

WESTLOCK, ALBERTA

19 Members & Guest present.Meeting Called to order by President Martijn

Zeldenrust,7:30pm.Minutes from March 14 read by President Martijn.

Motion to adopt by Wayne Forbes, Seconded by LesDunford.

Old Business: Upcoming Tractor Show. ShowChairman Phil Colbourne offered to contact Ag. Society topropose the paving stones addition around the kitchenarea & determine if any concessions to Tractor Club’sshow rental could be entertained.

JD Woynorowski volunteered to check over the barreltrain kids’ mover to determine its operational wellbeingprior to show. He further volunteered to operate the kidstractor pull in the absence of Keith & Roy Sterling,having already built a suitable pull sled and also offeredto supply the pull tractor.

Past President Pieter VanDasselaar volunteered tocontact the Thunderbirds Football Club to once againassist with pre show preparations and subsequent postshow cleanup in addition to manning gate admissions.Discussion. Motion by Otto Schaab “To pay theThunderbirds $1,000 in keeping with last year’s payment& based on the same level of assistance” Seconded by LeeKippers. Carried.

Secretary Ian West reported having receivedcommitments from 12 vendors requiring 21 tables to beset up in the Ag. Barn.

Vic Riopel volunteered to organize plowingdemonstrations.

Wayne Forbes will head up the threshingdemonstration.

JD Will organize the dynamometer testing area.Financial Report: Treasurer Brent Sterling provided

an interim Financial report as he had just returned fromwinter absence. Estimated Bank Balance of $7,400.69.Membership Dues are now due for 2018, currently$40 /individual or $50/ Family. Treasurer Brentfurther noted the need for updating the signing authorityto current executive and an additional Bank Account co-signor following the passing of Glenn Kine. Motion byWayne Forbes “Be it resolved that the current President,Martijn Zeldenrust, Treasurer Brent Sterling and interimTreasurer Phil Colbourne together with Director LesDunford be authorized to have Bank signing authority onClub’s behalf” Seconded by Keith Sterling. Carried.

Brent proposed reviewing Show promotional costsfrom previous years to determine net worth for upcomingshow. Additionally, Aisling Woynorowski has offered topromote Club’s activities via FaceBook in an attempt toappeal to a much wider audience.New Business:

Upcoming Rochester Tractor Pull, 3rd weekend in

August. Past President Pieter VanDasselaar noted thepotential for club to earn $1500 for supplying pull sled &invited club members to attend. Discussion. Motion byLes Dunford “To supply pull sled for Rochester’s event,thereby generating much needed funding for our club”Seconded by Vic Riopel. Carried.

eMail addresses: Treasurer Brent proposedmembers submit their email addresses uponmembership renewal as a cost saving measure forreceiving monthly newsletters and monthlymeeting minutes.

For Sale / Wanted: Nothing

Joke Time: Shared by Morrie Squair.Adjournment: 8:40pm.

~ Ian West, Secretary.

The rest of the story: Last month, we ran an article on the Overtime tractor

sold in England, which was basically the Waterloo Boytractor, but with the Overland name on it. When we leftoff the story, it had brought Harry Ferguson into thediscussion, noting, “Ferguson realized the complexity anddifficulty of adjusting plows of the day to do good work.”...and we carry on:

“There must be a better way of doing the job,” he toldSands. “We’ll design a plough,” and the two men began a20-year quest for a lightweight plow that was integratedwith the tractor pulling it. The result was the famousFerguson System!

Overtime tractors were sold in London, as well as inEdinburgh, Scotland, by Scottish Motor Traction Co., andin Belfast, Ireland, by Harry Ferguson. This seems tohave been the trigger that started Ferguson on his questto improve the plow. As he and right-hand-man WillieSands demonstrated the Overtime tractor and a 3-bottomCockshutt plow to skeptical Irish farmers, and instructedthem in the use of other manufacturers’ plows,

Felled by Agricultural Depression of 1920

The Overtime tractor initially sold for £231, less thanthe price of its competitors, and it was reliable and easyto start and handle. At the 1917 Highland Tractor Trialsin Scotland, the Overtime pulled a 4-bottom plow.Described as working “very satisfactorily,” it completedan acre in 63 minutes on 2 gallons of “cheap paraffin” (theBritish term for tractor fuel).

During that time, Hawke and Martin also imported afew Allwork tractors made by Electric Wheel Co., Quincy,Illinois, but they were unable to match the Overtime inperformance or price, and very few were sold.

By 1917, the Overtime’s price rose to £325, butdemand remained high. At times the British took almostthe entire output of the Waterloo factory. Even the influxof the Ministry of Munitions (MOM) Fordson tractorsdidn’t do much to dampen demand for the Overtime, andthere was a chronic problem with unfilled orders.

.......... Concluded on page 3

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Overtime tractor storyConclusion from page 2 ........

Waterloo Gas Engine Co. and, as a result, theBritish firm became a distributor for Deereimplements as well as the Overtime tractor andadvertised the 4-bottom John Deere No. 5 self-liftplow as the “Overtime New Model Plough.”

The Overtime tractor was still available afterthe war, but a severe agricultural depression set induring 1920 and demand fell away dramatically inBritain and the U.S. Both the Overtime andWaterloo Boy tractors were discontinued by 1923.

And now you know ... The Rest of the Story!!Hope you enjoyed reading about the Overland,the Great Britatin version of the Waterloo Boy.

The Power Take-off ... when were theyfirst used? An internet search found someinteresting answers ....

At the April ‘Tractor Talk Time’ meeting, MikeBreitkreuz asked the question, “When did tractorsbegin usng a PTO (Power Take-Off)?”

Various power transmission methods wereavailable before power takeoffs became common, butthere were applications left wanting for some of theattributes that PTOs would provide. Flat beltsgenerally lent themselves only to applications wherethe engine was stationary, such as factory steamengines, portable stationary engines, or tractionengines parked in front of the work. For movingvehicles such as a traction engine or early tractortowing a farm implement, the implement couldreceive rotary power by taking it from one of its ownwheels (whose turning was imparted by the towing)and distributing it via roller chains (to a sickle bar'scrank, for example), but such a transmission ceasesif the vehicle stops traveling; and the workload'sresistance tends to make the wheel skid rather thanturn, even if cleated. The concept of a shaft drivewith easily connected and disconnected couplings,and flexibility for driving at changing angles (suchas when an articulated tractor-and-trailercombination turns), was a goal to pursue.

Experimental power take-offs were tried as earlyas 1878, and various homemade versions arose overthe subsequent decades. International Harvester

Company (IHC) was first to market with a PTO on aproduction tractor, with its model 8-16, introducedin 1918. Edward A. Johnston, an IHC engineer, hadbeen impressed by a homemade PTO that he saw inFrance about a decade before, improvised by aFrench farmer and mechanic surnamed Gougis. Heand his IHC colleagues incorporated the idea intothe 8-16, and designed a family of implements totake advantage of the feature.

IHC was not alone in the market for long, aswithin a year PTOs were appearing on otherproduction tractors, such as some Case models. In1920, IHC offered the PTO option on their 15-30tractor, and it was the first PTO-equipped tractor tobe submitted for a Nebraska tractor test. The PTOwas a competitive advantage for IHC in the 1920s,and other companies eventually caught up withPTO implementation.

Inside the transmission, the exact point alongthe gear train where the power is taken offdetermines whether the PTO can be runindependently of vehicle travel (ground speed).Early PTOs were often taken off the main outputshaft, meaning that the vehicle had to be "in gear"in order to run the PTO. Later this was improved byso-called live PTO (LPTO) designs, which allowcontrol of the PTO rotation independently of thetractor motion. This is an advantage when the loaddriven by the PTO requires the tractor motion toslow or stop running to allow the PTO drivenequipment to catch up. It also allows operationswhere the tractor remains parked, such as silo-filling or unloading a manure spreader to a pile orlagoon rather than across a field. In 1945,Cockshutt Farm Equipment Ltd of Brantford,Ontario, Canada, introduced the Cockshutt Model30 tractor with LPTO.

Most PTOs built today are live. In moderntractors, LPTO is often controlled by push-button orselector switch. This increases safety of operatorswho need to get close to the PTO shaft.PTO SafetyProtective plastic sheath enshrouding a PTO

The PTO and its associated shafts and universaljoints are a common cause of incidents and injury infarming and industry. According to the NationalSafety Council, six per cent of tractor relatedfatalities in 1997 in the United States involved thePTO. Incidents can occur when loose clothing ispulled into the shaft, often resulting in bonefractures, loss of limb, or death to its wearer. OnApril 13, 2009 former Major League Baseball starMark Fidrych died as a result of a PTO relatedaccident; "He appeared to have been working on thetruck when his clothes became tangled in the truck'spower takeoff shaft", District Attorney Joseph EarlyJr. said in a statement.

Some implements employ light free-spinningprotective plastic guards to enshroud the PTO shaft,and are mandatory in some countries. In the UK,Health and Safety Executive guidance is containedin a leaflet. ~

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The 1910 International ModelF Roadster, shown at right thatwent for $68,250, like the MMUDL shown above, is also a realclassy looking unit.

The 1916 Waterloo Boy modelR sold for $92,000, and again, aclassy looking unit, boy wow!what a price! When these werebrand new, way back when (thecar and the Waterloo Boy are bothover 100 years old) they sold for afraction of what they brought atthis sale. Mind you, there wouldhave been extensive restorationwork on all of these units, whichprobably was several times worththe new price as well. Looking atthe past like this is always a lot offun. Hope you enjoyed it.

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1938 Minneapolis - Moline UDL sold for $135,450

Gone Farmin' Spring Classic 2018 Top 10 ResultsA 1938 Minneapolis-Moline

UDLX that sold for $135,450 wasthe top seller at Mecum's GoneFarmin' Spring Classic, April 5-7,2018, in Davenport, Iowa. TwoWaterloo Boy tractors: a 1922Model N and a 1916 Model R, soldfor $92,000 and $78,750respectively.

The other major items includea 1910 International Model FRoadster ($68,250), 1970 JohnDeere 4520 ($64,050), 1930 JohnDeere P ($63,000), 1987 Case IHMagnum 7140 ($61,950), 1917Case touring car ($54,600), 1958John Deere 720 hi-crop dieselelectric start ($52,500) and a 1970John Deere 4020 diesel powershifthi-crop ($49,875).

Those prices would be a bit richfor our Vintage Tractor &Machinery Club members. But itis nice to look at them anyway.

If you would like to see this newsletter in colour,really see the beauty of these units, we are offeringthe newsletter by e-mail, just check out theinformation on page one, and send us an e-mail.Not only is this a bit of a cost-cutting move inregards to mail out. you will also receive yournewsletter earlier. Give it a thought.