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Although the following scenes are from past Steam Threshing Days they are typical of what you can expect to see at the shows at Heritage Park of North Iowa. |
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Grain threshing using Jerred Ruble's 50 HP Case belted to its mate, a 36" Case separator. The two were bought new by Jerred's paternal grandfather in 1915. The engine was handed down to Jerred's late brother Randolph Ruble who completely restored the engine prior to his unexpected death in 1993. Running the engine here is Steven Ruble of Austin, Minnesota. Operating the thresher is Paul Branstad from Thompson, Iowa.
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Threshing with the late E. Craig Ruble's 18 HP Huber steam engine. Craig, with the help from his Dad, Jim Ruble from Oakland, Minnesota, rebuilt this engine in 1962. The engine is belted up to Amil Johnson's 30" Wood Brother's threshing machine. Amil is from Hanlontown, Iowa. Running the engine is Harold Kuchera of Hayward, Minnesota. Hear the Huber on the thresher.  |
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Sawyer Jim Hanson from Northwood, Iowa, demonstrating lumber sawing with Jerred Ruble's mill. The saw mill was built in 1986 by T. M. (Jim) Ruble of Oakland, Minnesota. Although not installed in this photo, with the top saw installed, the mill is capable of making sawing logs up to 44" in diameter. |
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Powering the mill is Jerred Ruble's 20 HP Minneapolis steam engine. The engine belonged to Jerred's maternal grandfather, but was sold at his estate sale in 1958. Jerred was fortunate to find and purchase the engine in 1990/DIV |
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The 50 HP Case steam engine beautifully restored by the late Randolph Ruble. Jerred purchased the engine from his late brother's estate. |
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Jerred Ruble's 35-70 Minneapolis gas tractor taking a spin around the show grounds. As you can see restoration of the tractor is in process. The engine was stuck when purchased in 1970, but has since been freed. The tractor runs beautifully. It is one of the favorites on the prony brake when horse power testing is being demonstrated. Hear the tractor on the prony brake. |
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Lynn Sorenson's rare Galloway tractor in the foreground. Lined up next is Jerred Ruble's 16-30 Rumely Oil Pull followed by Jerred's 20-35 Flour City. Lynn is also from Hanlontown, Iowa. |
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Jerred Ruble's Lightning Hay Press. A single horse walking in a circle provides the needed power. The exact date of the hay press is not known, but believed to be from the 1880's. Here the late Carrol Butler from Northwood watchs closely as his horse powers the baler. |
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The Froiland's Bluegrass band from Stewartville, Minnesota entertaining the crowd Sunday afternoon. |
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Some folks kicking up their heels at the Saturday night barn dance. Old tyme and square dancing are the favorites. Hear a short sample of the Skjevikkullans Brudvals. < |
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The Ruble family playing at the Saturday night barn dance. The Craig and Jerred on the fiddles, Tim on the bass, Nathan at the keyboard and Mark Bergdale, Phoenix, Arizona, on the guitar. That's the late Jim Ruble sitting, waiting his turn to show his sons and grandsons how it really used to be done. |
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The late Carroll Butler from Northwood, Iowa, plowing with his beautiful team and John Deere walking plow |
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Pete Back from Ventura, Iowa, plowing with his one bottom sulky plow |
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Jerred Ruble standing by the half size Huber steam engine his late brother, E. Craig Ruble, finished building in 1990. The engineer is 12 year old Lynn Montag from Nora Springs, Iowa |
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Jerred Ruble standing by his 22 HP return tube Minneapolis steam engine. Production records show that this was the very last return tube engine MTM built. The engine was purchased from its original owner in 1956. Jerred finished restoring it for the second time in 1986. The engine is pulling a 1940's vintage Universal rock crusher. Some lime rock is being crushed here. |
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Clyde Hoken of Buffalo Center, Iowa, with his 10-20 McCormick pulling Emerson Ruble's Pactec ensilage cutter. |
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Steve Montag from Nora Springs, Iowa shredding some corn using Jerred Ruble's Rosenthal corn shredder |
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Dueling threshers. A nice view of the Case and Wood Brothers threshers hard at work. |
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Ron Holland's 110 Case pulling a 16 bottom John Deere plaw is always a crowd pleaser. |
