1912 Westinghouse Steam Engine Tractor - Chiloquin, OR
N 42° 38.583 W 121° 52.869
10T E 591722 N 4721784
This steam-powered tractor is located at the Collier State Park Logging Museum. Admission is free, but the outdoor museum is only open from May 1 to October 1.
Waymark Code: WMWY44
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2017
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This steam-powered tractor engine contains a placard nearby that tells us its history and reads:
1912 Westinghouse Steam Engine
- This engine was built by G. Westinghouse, the father of George Westinghouse, founder of the Westinghouse Company of present day.
- It's unique design was decades ahead of its time. Note the upright boiler, the V-belt drive, a differential on the axle, and the attachment for horses to pull the engine.
- It has a gear ration of 128:1. Its V-belt drive did not become an industry standard for another 50 years.
- This engine was used to run a small saw mill and threshing machines ins the Grants Pass area of Southern Oregon until it was donated to Collier State Park in 1951.
This steam tractor is housed behind a fence and difficult to appreciate it in all its glory but I know at certain times of the summer, volunteers will take this tractor and other self-driven machines out onto the museum grounds temporarily.
Engine Type: Steam
Wheel Type: Steel
Make: Westinghouse Company
Model: 1912 Steam Engine
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