A THRESHER MAN FROM TEXAS

By Staff
Published on September 1, 1963
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With my mobile cook shack in the background. Left to right, James Sharp, Mrs. R. A. Whisenhunt, Ellen Balch Cooks, Mrs. Joe Milner, Mr. Joe Milner, We were threshing for July 1939.
With my mobile cook shack in the background. Left to right, James Sharp, Mrs. R. A. Whisenhunt, Ellen Balch Cooks, Mrs. Joe Milner, Mr. Joe Milner, We were threshing for July 1939.
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Crews like this is what made threshing a pleasure, 1941. Back left to right: GradyHollins worth, Sam Pruitt, W. D. Tharp, Johnnie Watson, Hugh Epps. Front, kneeling, Cecil Williams S. T. Watson, Troy Whisenhunt, Loyd Homers tad and Douglas Whisenhunt.
Crews like this is what made threshing a pleasure, 1941. Back left to right: GradyHollins worth, Sam Pruitt, W. D. Tharp, Johnnie Watson, Hugh Epps. Front, kneeling, Cecil Williams S. T. Watson, Troy Whisenhunt, Loyd Homers tad and Douglas Whisenhunt.
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Here is a picture of my father's threshing machine and Bertsell engine taken in 1906. He did custom threshing with this rig around Kewaskum, Wisconsin for about 10 years, from 1905 to 1915.
Here is a picture of my father's threshing machine and Bertsell engine taken in 1906. He did custom threshing with this rig around Kewaskum, Wisconsin for about 10 years, from 1905 to 1915.
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Howard Shaw of Grand Blanc, Michigan and his 10 ton Kelly Springfield Roller.
Howard Shaw of Grand Blanc, Michigan and his 10 ton Kelly Springfield Roller.

Part Three

The 1730 I might say I grew up with it as I was only 16 years of
age when it was new and I have spent the remainder of my life with
it. It is a cross mounted four cylinder4 7/8 inch bore with 7 in.
stroke with a governed speed of 825 rpm, which made it an ideal
tractor for belt work. It was built on the unit principal with all

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