Advance-Rumely Thresher I- Olsen Pioneer Park, Kalispell, MT - Old Agricultural Equipment on Waymarking.com

Get to Olsen Pioneer Park by heading east from Highway 2 on Pioneer Road at the north end of the Kalispell Airport for about a mile, then south on Helena Flats Road, at which time you'll see the park on your right.

Any thresher with the Advance-Rumely Company name would have been manufactured after 1915, as that was the year the name came into being, though both the Rumely Company and Advance Thresher had been extant for many decades prior. Of the two Advance threshers at the park, this is the smaller of the two, 24", possibly 30". It also looks to be newer, with a galvanized steel grain elevator, as opposed to the wood elevator on the larger machine. Though it may be possible, I doubt that this one is used in the fall threshing bee either - its condition is just a little too rough.

Each year in early September the Northwest Montana Antique Power Association holds an Annual Threshing Bee.
This event features steam threshing, steam plowing, antique tractors and engines, daily Parade of Power, shingle making, miniature steam train rides, running sawmill, music and entertainment. Lunch available and handicap transportation on grounds. Pets allowed in camping area only.
From Visit Montana

Use or Purpose of Equipment: Threshing Machine Approximate age: 80 years Manufacturer and model: Advance-Rumely Ideal Still in Use?: No Location: Olsen Pioneer Park 3054 Helena Flats Road Kalispell, MT 59901 Fee for Access: no

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