The Old Midwest

Posted on July 11, 2018 | 3 Comments

thethreshersyoung francis young was knee high to a toad suck when his family bought a used steam belt thresher. they didn’t really know what it was for or how to operate it. the on/off switch was easy to find, but the thing didn’t come with a manual. the engine died a few times before it actually maintained a decent chugging idle. when the conveyor belt spun wildly on the pulleys, ma young knew someone was gonna lose a finger.

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3 Responses to The Old Midwest

  1. mom | July 11, 2018 at 6:54 am | Reply

    and probably did. Jack & Dotty, Jim & I went to an old tractor show and saw many types of old tractors working. even one of these. very interesting.

  2. Lars Fessenton | July 11, 2018 at 7:31 am | Reply

    …and they all lived uncomfortably ever after in a giant hay stack.

  3. Dad | July 11, 2018 at 10:56 am | Reply

    The only thrasher we ever knew at home was the ‘talacho’ ( a pick on one end and a horizontal axe on the other).

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