In additon to RR preservation, I am involved in collecting Agricultural machinery as well. The current national president of the Early Days Gas Engine Assn., my longtime friend, Bill Keene, put it best;" We don't own any of this stuff, we just pay for the privilage of taking care of it and keeping it going for the next generation."

lorija799@aol.com

Having said that....

Any idea if there is an existing list of Steam Traction Engines out there? At some time in the near future, our museum will probably be hunting for a Port Huron Engine & Thresher, hence my question.

TJG
> In additon to RR preservation, I am involved
> in collecting Agricultural machinery as
> well. The current national president of the
> Early Days Gas Engine Assn., my longtime
> friend, Bill Keene, put it best;" We
> don't own any of this stuff, we just pay for
> the privilage of taking care of it and
> keeping it going for the next
> generation."


Port Huron Museum
tjgaffney@phmuseum.org

> Having said that....

> Any idea if there is an existing list of
> Steam Traction Engines out there? At some
> time in the near future, our museum will
> probably be hunting for a Port Huron Engine
> & Thresher, hence my question.

> TJG

James Hefner, who is on this list would come closer to having such a thing as any one.
Port Huron engines are fairly common, andcome available regularly. one neat thing about them is most all of them are tandem compound. however, Port Huron's Threshers were most all wood(I have never seen a metal one, but that doesn't mean they didn't make them), and alot of people bought their engines but preferred other makes of thresher.

If you are serious, I think the Ford Museum has some Port Hurons stored that thy may make available to another historic group.

lorija799@aol.com

> Any idea if there is an existing list of
> Steam Traction Engines out there? At some
> time in the near future, our museum will
> probably be hunting for a Port Huron Engine
> & Thresher, hence my question.

Please look at the link below; e-mail me if you have any questions. It is fully searchable.

It contains nearly 10,000 steam vehicles (including traction engines) worldwide; nearly 4000 in North America.

-James Hefner
Hebrews 10:20a


Surviving World Steam Vehicles
james1@pernet.net