Contributions of the group Vintage machinery and tools

Contest Without Prize (2026/1 CWP) "Views in the museum"

nobody@ipernity.com (Jo WaLo) — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:03:50 +0000

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Lokomobile im Emsland Moormuseum Geeste. Sony alpha 99, Minolta AF 24-85mm f3.5-4.5, Juni 2023

Farmall

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:34:14 +0000

Diane Putnam has posted:

Ancient, but I'll bet it still runs well.

Ford tractor

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 05:34:15 +0000

Diane Putnam has posted:

1949 GMC 150

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Thu, 18 May 2023 00:09:08 +0000

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This was parked in front of a muffler shop. Presumably, this needs more than a new muffler. ;-p When I was two years old, this was a new pickup! It has a lot of big holes drilled around the walls of the bed and around the grille. Would that be to reduce the weight? I've never seen anything like that.

Regarding the image; In order to "fudge" the crowding at the front of the truck's image, I added some stuff for breathing space. This is an example of the difficulty I have taking pictures with poor eyesight,now. I didn't see that the image wasn't properly in the frame. So, I could go back and do it again tomorrow, or just add something called a mirror frame and call it a day. ;-)

Radio K7

nobody@ipernity.com (Richard Crépy) — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 13:56:58 +0000

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Avant les mp3...
Fuji X100T

Ford

nobody@ipernity.com (Richard Crépy) — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 22:47:40 +0000

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Eqpt: Fuji X100T

Renault 461

nobody@ipernity.com (Richard Crépy) — Sun, 08 May 2022 21:06:42 +0000

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Mulch-making

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:22:37 +0000

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This is the city's compost and mulch processing facility. Wood chips from various tree trimming and landscaping projects, including private citizens, are ground into smaller fiber for gardening use. The public can load up on this end-product free of charge.

An entertaining side effect, at least for people like me who occasionally drive through the area just for fun, are the many goose nests on top of the soft mounds of mulch They have Lake Ewauna and a small pond on the other side of this property, so it's prime nesting/hatching area for the Canada geese of the town.

Big seat

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:47:38 +0000

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Broken down Case

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 07:05:07 +0000

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Farmall /McCormick Deering (?)

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 07:04:33 +0000

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Blue tractor

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 07:04:37 +0000

Diane Putnam has posted:

Kind of a mystery. I couldn't read the logo on the side, but blue usually means New Holland.

In consultation with Jean Paul Capdeville, I think this is a Fordson. From Wikipedia:

"The first prototypes of the new Henry Ford & Son tractor, which would later be called the Fordson, were completed in 1916. World War I was raging in Europe, and the United Kingdom, a net importer of food, was desperate for tractors in its attempt to expand its agriculture enough to feed Britain despite the great shipping disruption of the war. In 1917, the British Ministry of Munitions selected the Fordson for both importation from the U.S. and domestic U.K. production. It was thought that domestic U.K. production was preferable because so much Atlantic shipping was being sunk that exporting tractors from the U.S. would be counterproductive, as many would be lost at sea." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordson The Fordson name was dropped in 1964 and the name in both the US and UK became Ford.

Random parts and old dump truck

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 07:04:47 +0000

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In front, a disc plow for tilling soil before planting. I was dying to get a better look at the dump truck, but didn't want to trespass. Well, I wanted to, but I didn't.

Red tractor

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:03:37 +0000

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Old equipment like this reminds me of Dad.

AA329 Meaning

Under an old road grader

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:35:38 +0000

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Only the grease is eternal.

Maybe a 1940 Oldsmobile 60 Series

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:46:31 +0000

Diane Putnam has posted:

Thank you for your Oldsmobile vote, Berny! 1971 Dodge suggested a 1941 Pontiac. We're all unable to make a definitive ID, though.

Enclosure with rusty object

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 12:08:21 +0000

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Chevy chrome

nobody@ipernity.com (Diane Putnam) — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 06:11:39 +0000

Diane Putnam has posted:

1953 Chevrolet 1 ton truck.

322 Old.

Steamrolling over the Waves

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 04:27:04 +0000

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A men on machines photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park monthly free-for-all topic (submit as many vintage photos on any topic as you'd like).

This is a snapshot of three sailors goofing around on top of an old steamroller.

A handwritten note on the other side of the photo identifies the "ship" and its crew: "Good old ship 'Rollupnutherone.' Hanson, pilot. Robinson, observer. Umholtz, helmsman."

For another photo of men on a machine, see Standing on a Steamer.

Standing on a Steamer

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 04:27:02 +0000

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A waiting photo (sort of) for the Vintage Photos Theme Park with three men posing and waiting for the photographer to snap the picture. It's also a men on machines photo for the VPTP monthly free-for-all topic (submit as many vintage photos on any topic as you'd like).

The photo shows a couple of guys posing on top of a steam engine while a fellow down below—with his sleeves rolled up and a shovel in his hands—does the dirty work.

It looks the steam engine is in working order—there's a belt around the flywheel on the other side—but the boiler obviously isn't hot enough to prevent the guys from positioning themselves above it.

For another photo of men on a machine, see Steamrolling over the Waves.