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Control levers for the 1910 75-horsepower Case “Montana Special” steam tractor, during the annual Grain Harvest Festival at the Iowa Living History Farms, Urbandale, IA, on Aug. 5, 2017.
The Tractor is seen here setup to drives a belt to power an antique threshing machine. The owner Nick Foster, says the tractor is known as a breaker, because it was used to initially breakup the Montana prairie soil. Today, the thresher is being used to separates oat seeds from the harvested plant. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
20170805-OSEC-LSC-1693
Control levers for the 1910 75-horsepower Case “Montana Special” steam tractor, during the annual Grain Harvest Festival at the Iowa Living History Farms, Urbandale, IA, on Aug. 5, 2017.
The Tractor is seen here setup to drives a belt to power an antique threshing machine. The owner Nick Foster, says the tractor is known as a breaker, because it was used to initially breakup the Montana prairie soil. Today, the thresher is being used to separates oat seeds from the harvested plant. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.