July 31st, 1999Hawkeye Antique Tractor & Engine Show in Waukee, Iowa 1999
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UPDATED September 22, 2019.
July 31st, 1999
This event took place at the Waukee Iowa Antique Tractor and steam engine show in Waukee Iowa in the summer of 1999. A field adjacent to the show grounds was used to display the use of draft horses for farming and transport. These are some friends of mine who are active in regional draft horse organizations and who use horses at home.
They spent the weekend plowing
and disking a field after harvesting oats. The oats were used for the steam power
threshing demonstration elsewhere on the show grounds. There were a group of demonstrators
showing there methods of plowing with different types of plows and equipment to visitors
all day long during the weekend. Photos above and right, percherons hitched 3-abreast is a
friend of mine plowing with a sulky (riding plow). Average weight of each horse is about
1900 pounds.
At left are the same team of percherons resting in the shade. Visitors
had the chance to see these horses up close and talk to the drivers when they were
resting. Also having a chance to see how the horses are hitched to the equipment and
harnessed for work.
Some of the horses used
were young newly trained horses working for the first time in front of other people. At
left is a team of 2 year old Belgians hitched to a forecart. A Forecart is a cart that
which has modern style hitches mounted to it and can be used to pull or transport modern
tractor pulled farm equipment.
Some of the guys took turns
pulling the people mover around the grounds. At right and lower right is a team of Shires
pulling the people mover. This was the first year that horsepower was exhibited at this
engine show and they were a hit.
Latest update April 16th, 2001.
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