FULL STEAM AHEAD

By Jeff Merritt
Published on September 1, 1994
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Smith bolts tractor tire treads onto the engine's antique iron wheels.
Smith bolts tractor tire treads onto the engine's antique iron wheels.
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Ted Smith puts the finishing touches on an 1899 steam traction engine while his father, Lloyd Smith, looks on.
Ted Smith puts the finishing touches on an 1899 steam traction engine while his father, Lloyd Smith, looks on.

Story by Jeff Merritt, photos by Peter Fellman, reprinted
with permission from the Norwalk Reflector, Norwalk, Ohio

A tribute to the bygone days of farming is ready to be
unveiled.

Ted Smith is putting the finishing touches on an 1899 steam
engine tractor that has recently been fixed up and will make its

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