MSEA Steam-Up Pictures

[M Kerkvliet]

What a great day! Could not have been better!

I have a lot of pictures, and I will post them as time allows.

Here are a few to get it started. If you were there and have any, feel free to post them in this thread!

First... Jerry Christiansen with his "new and improved" Prony Brake.

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s317/mbkerk/Jerrybrake.jpg

Ted Mandt firing Ray Wangler's model steam engine. Ray... please provide some details of the engine, and your crews names...

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s317/mbkerk/tedminiature.jpg

This one is for the Briden family... our hosts for the event! Thanks for a great day!

Young Jack taking care of Grandpa's scale model Hart Parr...

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s317/mbkerk/Jackhartparr.jpg

[M Kerkvliet]

Wide shot of the event, taken from the top of the Straddle Truck. Lunch time, so a lot of our visitors were in feeding their faces...

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s317/mbkerk/steamup07wide.jpg

Wimpy could have a show of his own!

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s317/mbkerk/wimpyt.jpg

The 20 Frick, owned by John Tesse, and Pete Mandt's 75 Case. Pete is on the left...

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s317/mbkerk/enginespete.jpg

[M Kerkvliet]

Case water wagon owned by the Anderson family from Andover, SD. Beautiful restoration...

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s317/mbkerk/casewaterwagon.jpg

The 20 Frick on Jerry's prony brake...

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s317/mbkerk/frickbrake.jpg

And finally, and Bolens GT repowered with a 3.5 - 5 HP IH engine. He had it on the brake, and it did 3.8 HP!

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s317/mbkerk/ihbolens.jpg

[cjmlarson]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s319/cjmlarson/100_0999-2.jpg
Sometimes I wonder how the food can get prepared on time and be so great, when all you ever see is them having fun like this. :biglaugh:

[M Kerkvliet]

Sometimes I wonder how the food can get prepared on time and be so great, when all you ever see is them having fun like this. :biglaugh:

I noticed that in a lot of the pictures of this event. There are a lot of people with big smiles on their faces!:)

[40avery]

Notably Kelly standing in the background of Ted's picture.

[Ray Wangler]

Mark, I agree whole heartedly!! We couldn’t have had a better day from a weather, number of people, and great company standpoint! Jim and Lynette are spectacular hosts and I wouldn’t miss that event ever, if possible.

The freelance engine we had on display is 90 years old and belonged to a dear friend that passed away in 2006……..he’d have sure been proud to see it running like that! The boiler is brand new and we (and nearly everyone under the age of ten at steam up) had lots of fun with it. There will be an article in the book this year, so I don’t want to wreck the story with too much information. Thanks for the great photos.

Incidentally, there were more steam engines running and more people in attendance at Larson Welding on Saturday than we have at steam threshing shows we attend!

Steam school here we come…………see ya there.

Ray

[40avery]

Thanks Ray,

One thing I really like about your scale engines they are generally doing something. That keeps everyone interested. See you on the Hill.

[Katy K]

Great pictures, great sunshine, great temperature, great displays, great workers, great crowd! Fantastic day!!!:D

[40avery]

Boy did that say it all! Well put Katy.:)

[karl stange]

were can this posted but to reply with great photos from everyone. :not_worthy:

once mine get developed (yea, old school), i'll post.

did you all get to visit with everyone you wanted too? i know i didn't.

steam up.... seemed more like an extended family reunion :p