NOTES FROM THE NORTH

Fred M. Freschette
January/February 1972
Case steamer
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1914 50 HP Case steamer, owner Floyd Westling, operator, Fred M. Freschette, fireman John Kvill. Balanced on teeter-totter at Westling Steam Show this past summer. Courtesy of Fred Freschette, R. D. 4 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.
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We have some shows up in this country. Mr. Floyd Westling at Clive, Alberta this year had a fine show with three steamers and a 10' Royal Scott steam locomotive to give youngsters rides and many oldsters also. He had quite a few old tractors plus old cars and also the Central Alberta Antique Car Club made an appearance with their cars. Mr. Westling has a nice 50 HP Case steamer which has been in the family since it was new in 1914. Floyd had a fine crowd and a lovely day. It was hot as blazes, as my job was to operate the 50 HP Case and I sure did lose some pounds from the heat.

Oscar Westling had his 25 x 75 Case steamer there and Mr. Glen Crandall of Ponoka brought his 28 x 80 George White plowing engine, also his plow which added a nice attraction. Mr. Crandall usually threshes about 60 acres on his farm with his steamer belted to a Rumely separator.

I have some unhappy news for those of you who know Walter Spree man at Olds. He was severely injured while spraying crops by aero plane, however he is coming along fine and says he will be running his own 65 HP Case as soon as he is able.

I own two engines, a 40 HP Case, in mint condition with a butt strap boiler; also a 16 x 48 Rumely double cylinder. With the butt strap boiler, this is a very powerful engine and also in mint condition, but not painted yet. This engine really belongs to my wife but I try to claim it once in awhile, as it is such a beauty.

I am a Pressure Vessel Welder and Boiler Maker by trade. I enjoy very much the discussion on boilers that appear every once in awhile. If I may say a few words on the subject, it will be this. I am never half as scared of a boiler with 'reasonable' pressure on it, as I am of an incompetent engineer. You could take a boiler with a proper 'safety valve' and put an iron plug in the fusible hole and then build a fire in it and boil it dry and melt it completely down without any danger to anyone from an explosion as it will not explode as long as the safety valve works and once the water is boiled out all that is left is to melt the boiler down. So much for that.

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