Ambitious Beginner Builds 80 HP Case Engine

By Loretta Sorensen
Published on May 15, 2013
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Allen Villmow spent about 10 months restoring and reassembling this 80 hp Case steam engine. He hopes to take the engine to the Menno (S.D.) Power Show in September.
Allen Villmow spent about 10 months restoring and reassembling this 80 hp Case steam engine. He hopes to take the engine to the Menno (S.D.) Power Show in September.
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As this 1950s-vintage photo shows, Allen's Case (at right) was originally equipped with a  canopy. He's having one built as  part of the restoration.
As this 1950s-vintage photo shows, Allen's Case (at right) was originally equipped with a  canopy. He's having one built as  part of the restoration.
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1916  Case 80 hp steam engine facts.
1916  Case 80 hp steam engine facts.

Buying a steam engine is
serious business. Most engine owners spend years in unofficial apprenticeships,
mastering the intricacies of engine operation. When Allen Villmow, Delmont, S.D.,
went looking for his first steam engine, he didn’t have a lifetime of
experience to bank on. But he did have a lifelong dream.

“In the early 1960s there

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