Step back in time with the mighty Steam Engine! This isn’t just a machine; it’s a piece of living history that powered the agricultural revolution. Before the roar of the diesel engine, this mobile engine provided the muscle for the most critical part of the harvest: threshing. It’s truly incredible that a local farm just outside of Irricana still harvests this way!!!! Engine Power: The steam engine was tethered to the threshing machine by a long belt, driving the complex internal mechanisms. It

A threshing machine in operation

A small threshing machine is being powered by a morgan horse on a treadmill during the 2023 Old Thresher's Reunion in Mt Pleasant, Iowa. | Rural Heritage Magazine