Iroquois Steam Roller at Mankato KS 2024

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Shelly Gunderson

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@GoingtoHecq Ай бұрын

This is the coolest motorcycle I've ever seen.

@858studios5 Ай бұрын

The designer was a real genius, whoever made this. It’s small, simple, and compact. All the mechanisms are really basic, nothing wrong with basic, and again it’s all done really nicely. Another thing they did was make it very easy for anyone wanting to repair it to do so, all gears and the engine are very accessible. They also did a very good job of using all the space given, I wish I knew the maker and the stats on this thing.

@ShellyGunderson Ай бұрын

It is an Iroquois that was manufactured by the Barber Asphalt Co. in Buffalo NY somewhere between 1910 and 1914. That's as close as we can get to the year it was made. Not very good records, they were destroyed or lost. It was operated for a while in Iowa for a Municipality before it sat for years and then the previous owner bought it and repaired it to the condition it is in now. The previous owner restores and rebuilds boilers so we know that is in good shape. Thanks for the comment, it is a very cool piece of machinery though rather difficult to steer. 🤣

@Beechnut985 18 күн бұрын

Great job!

@ShellyGunderson 18 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@dukenukem8381 Ай бұрын

This is incredible

@ShellyGunderson Ай бұрын

Thanks, it's different for sure.

@briansmith-l1q Ай бұрын

the most unique machine i've seen, and it runs perfectly make more videos of this and more history if you could

@ShellyGunderson Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I posted this to another reply about what we know of the history and we fully intend to make more videos. It is an Iroquois that was manufactured by the Barber Asphalt Co. in Buffalo NY somewhere between 1910 and 1914. That's as close as we can get to the year it was made. Not very good records, they were destroyed or lost. It was operated for a while in Iowa for a Municipality before it sat for years and then the previous owner bought it and repaired it to the condition it is in now. The previous owner restores and rebuilds boilers so we know that is in good shape.

@Wasatch95 Ай бұрын

What a beautiful machine! Still wearing it's work clothes but you can tell it's been gone over carefully. I can't see so much as a single leaking steam joint or gland! Engine sounds really tight too!

@ShellyGunderson Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! We go back and forth on whether to pain it or leave it. So far leaving it has won out. 😊

@Wasatch95 Ай бұрын

@ShellyGunderson Speaking as someone in the museum field I think there is a lot to be said in favor of leaving it as is. I love an "as new" cosmetic restoration as much as anyone else but seeing a machine as it was when it was actually working tells a more complete story.

@ShellyGunderson Ай бұрын

@@Wasatch95 Agreed. That is why we have left so far. Some original paint and pin striping is still visible in the right light.

@JimRobertson 4 ай бұрын

Looks like three hands are needed at times!! Didn't see a clutch for switching from forward to reverse😊

@ShellyGunderson 4 ай бұрын

Definitely need 3 at times! Ha, yes, no clutch. 😊

@ordenavide2986 4 ай бұрын

2 pilots

@ShellyGunderson 4 ай бұрын

@@ordenavide2986 Yes.

@derweibhai 3 ай бұрын

Amazingly quiet.

@ShellyGunderson 3 ай бұрын

It is fairly quiet for what it is. Thanks

@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 2 ай бұрын

Did you pay for all the damage to the road? That was a very large gouge left on that first corner.

@ShellyGunderson 2 ай бұрын

We didn't damage anything. That is either looking like that from water coming off the roller or was there before. The roller would flatten not gouge the road.

@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 2 ай бұрын

@ShellyGunderson I saw black asphalt rolling along the edge during the turn right at the bottom of the frame. We called it a roller cut.

@ShellyGunderson 2 ай бұрын

@@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 There was no damage to the road caused by the roller.

@Wasatch95 Ай бұрын

Man you can see that its water coming off of the engine. It's not there when the first roller passes but it appears ahead of the second roller right as the engine passes over. Might even be injector overflow.

@ShellyGunderson Ай бұрын

@@Wasatch95 Thanks

@kenvandevoort7820 Ай бұрын

It reminds me of a shay locomotive.

@ShellyGunderson Ай бұрын

Yes! This is partly why we got it. I like trains and Shays are very cool and we thought this would be similar since we can't have a full size locomotive very easily. 😂

@kenvandevoort7820 Ай бұрын

@@ShellyGunderson We used to live one block from Midwest Old Threshers in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. We could look out the window and see West Side Lumber #9 go by. They also had a steam threshing engine which had a roller up front.

@ShellyGunderson Ай бұрын

@@kenvandevoort7820 I have been fortunate enough to ride in #9. It would be very cool to be able to see it in action often.

@kenvandevoort7820 Ай бұрын

@@ShellyGunderson I also road the cab of #9 years ago and have a HOn3 Roundhouse shay kit to put together. I also bought an HO scale Iroquois Road Roller kit from Wiseman Model Services. My plan is to put it in front of a shop building and call it Mannheim's Steam Rollers.

@ShellyGunderson Ай бұрын

@@kenvandevoort7820 LOL That's great! If you do, post a pic so I can see. I have heard of that HO model before.