Bailing Wire sold at Kentucky Auction

[Dan Donaldson]

This pallet of bailing wire sold at the auction last Friday. I was curious so I asked the high bidder what his intensions were with the wire. He said his Uncle Benjamin Hadd on his wife’s side asked him to go to the action and bid on the wire and boiler for his 18 HP Gaar Scott he had just bought. Dunn (Mr. Hadue) then informed me his cousin was going to use the wire to weld any holes they may find in the new boiler.

Attached are the pictures of the wire and the boiler he bought. His cousin must be a first class welder.

[John Deck]

Sounds to me a bunch of you all went out behind the barn and found some of that famous Kentucky White Lightning. This story keeps getting better and better.

[Franz©]

I. P. Dailey over to the Home Depot store told me they use that bailin wire in them 110 volt MIG welders with gas to weld up them boilers all the time. IP says old bailin wire works better then anything else on old iron.
I figure IP knows his stuff when it comes to welding cause he's got one of them orange aprons, and you don't just come by one of them cause you ain't smart. Home Depot is the number 1 welding supply place there is.

[Tanner Remillard]

I expect this to me another Medina story in the making

[Beth V]

Originally Posted by Dan Donaldson

This pallet of bailing wire sold at the auction last Friday. I was curious so I asked the high bidder what his intensions were with the wire. He said his Uncle Benjamin Hadd on his wife’s side asked him to go to the action and bid on the wire and boiler for his 18 HP Gaar Scott he had just bought. Dunn (Mr. Hadue) then informed me his cousin was going to use the wire to weld any holes they may find in the new boiler.

Attached are the pictures of the wire and the boiler he bought. His cousin must be a first class welder.

Ummmm, better ask Uncle Bennie how well that Keck Gonnerman boiler is going to fit on his little tiger!

Someone may have thrown one of those kid's hatches in on the deal to make it worth while!

[Dan Donaldson]

Originally Posted by Beth Vanarsdall

Ummmm, better ask Uncle Bennie how well that Keck Gonnerman boiler is going to fit on his little tiger!

I asked Dunn about that and he said his Uncle Ben could tame that tiger and get it set set on any boiler he wanted. I should have asked if they thought about fitting a Reeves double to a Case 110 boiler.

[Beth V]

Originally Posted by Dan Donaldson

I asked Dunn about that and he said his Uncle Ben could tame that tiger and get it set set on any boiler he wanted. I should have asked if they thought about fitting a Reeves double to a Case 110 boiler.

Please send pictures!....then we'll put Colin & Lyle Hoffmaster in the same room and see who wins!

[FarmallJeff]

All i have to say is i hope this is a joke that boiler don't have enough good anything on it to weld to Where is this BOMB going to be so i stay as far away as possible . I have been lookng at getting envolved with steam and every time i see somthing like this it shuns me away from it. Knowing i have to look out for the guy next like that

[Colin]

Originally Posted by Beth Vanarsdall

Please send pictures!....then we'll put Colin & Lyle Hoffmaster in the same room and see who wins!

Dad met Lyle once. him and friend started into him and I guess Lyle got pretty so that didn't last long
How much more work does this Reeves need in the boiler

[Beth V]

Which Reeves boiler? The Kentucky 32? Don't know as the hand holes were still in it. It had some deep exterior pitting.

I guess since your Father & a friend already met up with Lyle, that you'd be ready for him. Like your family, he's pretty set in his Reeves' ways.

[MoRo]

Originally Posted by Franz©

I. P. Dailey over to the Home Depot store told me they use that bailin wire in them 110 volt MIG welders with gas to weld up them boilers all the time. IP says old bailin wire works better then anything else on old iron.
I figure IP knows his stuff when it comes to welding cause he's got one of them orange aprons, and you don't just come by one of them cause you ain't smart. Home Depot is the number 1 welding supply place there is.

I'm warmin' my 135 Millermatic right now, Franz! Gonna lay a big glop of sh*t on them holes and we'll have 'er up to 225# before you can say OHHH SH------!!!

[Pete Deets]

Originally Posted by FarmallJeff

All i have to say is i hope this is a joke that boiler don't have enough good anything on it to weld to Where is this BOMB going to be so i stay as far away as possible . I have been lookng at getting envolved with steam and every time i see somthing like this it shuns me away from it. Knowing i have to look out for the guy next like that

Hello Jeff,
Fortunately this is a joke that is tied to the thread "Help Getting Steamer Going" started by Ben Hadd. Read that one & you'll find a tongue planted firmly in cheek as it came up right around April Fool's Day.

You bring up a very good point in your last line. I may catch some wrath for this but your own safety depends on looking at the operator on either side of you. That is true throughout life. Of the folks I've met in this hobby, the majority are good, knowledgable and safe operators always looking to learn more. They don't mind and many invite constructive observation. You can't see all sides of an engine at once.
If they're not too busy to safely talk with you, they'll answer most any question you have. These are the folks to seek out and hook up with to get better into steam.
Unfortunately there are some who will tell you all about how great they are or their machine is while ignoring the engine, sawyer, seperator, whatever. You should extract yourself from them as quickly as possible and go to the other side of the show grounds.
Don't be afraid to ask questions around the steam folks but don't take it personally if they say they are too busy to answer. Everyone's safety in the area depends on that crew being in control of that machinery. If you're not careful, you may well get put to work and find out why the crew is so busy and at the same time find out how much fun it is to get REALLY dirty. There is nothing quite like the combination of soot, steam cylinder oil and coal dust.
One reason we may seem a bit uptight is that there is so little understanding of the equipment outside the hobby that one mishap effects everyone.
I encourage you to keep looking in & asking questions because most of us don't bite (at least too hard) and hope you can find someone in your area that can use another hand. This hobby very much requires an apprenticeship to be able to do it right and there are a lot of good mentors out there....PD