Lloyd Jones describes the process of starting up a Fairbanks-Morse engine that once powered a 100kw generator inside a mill that processed thorium and ore near Salmon, Idaho at the Antique Engine, Tractor Threshing Bee & Car Show held by the Northwest Antique Power Association at Olsen Pioneer Park on Saturday, Sept. 7. Jones said the engine and the block of cement it sits on weighs around 28,000 pounds. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
September 7, 2024