Just checking out this Youtube option. I took a spin up to the North Pohl and shot a few miles of video and a bunch of still shots of Ken Pohl's Threshing operation. The proceeds are dedicated to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank so it was all for a good cause.
Great Video John, it really brought back memories. As a preschooler my parents took me to an actual Threshing Bee. Now our Base Park is just down the road from the Essex County Steam and Gas Engine Museum. Every year they re-enact the Threshing Bee using a Steam Powered Tractor as a power source. A really well organized system. On the down side my father also told me stories of Farming Accidents involving the Threshing Machines. Be Safe and Enjoy!
May God give you gentle horses, And an even trail to ride, Pure waters, greener pastures, And a good friend by your side, May you always have protection, From the northern winds that blow, And may you find God’s Blessing wherever you may go.
I retired from a Canadian Oil company in 2007 and after a couple of summers consulting for them we decided it was time to see North America. In the summers we like to be back in Alberta with our grandchildren, horses and the mountains close by. Winters it would be nice to be somewhere a little warmer, luckily our home has wheels and getting somewhere warm is just a matter of pulling in the slides and lifting the jacks and heading out.
Great Video John, it really brought back memories.
ReplyDeleteAs a preschooler my parents took me to an actual Threshing Bee. Now our Base Park is just down the road from the Essex County Steam and Gas Engine Museum. Every year they re-enact the Threshing Bee using a Steam Powered Tractor as a power source. A really well organized system.
On the down side my father also told me stories of Farming Accidents involving the Threshing Machines.
Be Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.