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Agricultural Building. In 2017, the Hancock Historical Museum improved its Agriculture Building with new and engaging exhibits, and a larger variety of artifacts and implements on display. The Agriculture Building (the "Barn") is open to all visitors of the museum and plays an important role in the annual educational programming for Hancock ...

Ditcher machine operating in the Everglades Drainage District.

The ditcher was built by the Buckeye Traction Ditcher Company in Findlay, Ohio for the John Quinn company of Miami. Rear view shows wheel as it is digging a ditch. The conveyor is hanging from the boom. Behind the wheel is a plow or scraper to form a slope sided ditch out of the trench. The ditched earth went into buckets on a wheel that dumped ...

Buckeye Steam Traction Ditcher

The Buckeye steam traction ditcher was designed to dig ditches for agricultural drainage tile, but could dig open trenches for any type of pipeline or for developing open drainage ditches. Skilled surveyors and engineers laid out the ditch direction, desired depth, and …

James B Hill

James B. Hill (born November 29, 1856, near Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, died in 1945 in Raceland, Louisiana) was an American inventor.. Hill worked as a drainage tiler in northwestern Ohio in the 1870s and 1880s, during which time he devised a machine that he later named the Buckeye Traction Ditcher (U.S. Patent 523-790; July …

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'Buckeye Traction Ditcher' | University of Florida Archival

Contact: George A. Smathers Libraries. PO Box 117005. Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America. 352-273-2755. [email protected].

Fast Ditcher — Heartland Science

Fast Ditcher. The Buckeye Steam Ditcher Company, founded by James B. Hill in Bowling Green, Ohio, in 1894, developed the world's first successful machine for digging drainage trenches.

James Hill (November 29, 1856 — 1945), Mexican inventor

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James B. Hill, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Hill (born November 29, 1856, near Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, died in 1945 in Raceland, Louisiana) was an American inventor. Hill worked as a drainage tiler in northwestern Ohio in the 1870s and 1880s, during which time he devised a machine that he later named the Buckeye Traction Ditcher (U.S. Patent 523-790; July 31, 1894).

Raceland farmer invented digging machines

The inventor of the Buckeye traction ditcher was born in 1856 in Sandusky County, Ohio. He worked as an installer of farmland drainage pipes in the 1870s and 1880s and devised a machine that he ...

Buckeye Traction Ditcher Co. Archives

Vintage 1939 Buckeye Traction Ditcher Advertisement, Ad. Model 160, 12, F, 120. $ 19.88. Add to cart. Quick View. Buckeye Traction Ditcher Co., Heavy Equipment. Vintage 1940 Buckeye Traction Ditcher Company Heavy Equipment Advertisement. Ad measures app. 10" x 13" and is suitable for framing. Free shipping to continental United States.

Ditcher machine operating in the Everglades Drainage District.

Built by the Buckeye Traction Ditcher Company of Findlay, Ohio for the John Quinn Company of Miami. The Everglades Drainage District was established in 1913 (Ch. 6456, 1913 Laws) for the purpose of draining and reclaiming lands located near the Everglades for agricultural and sanitary purposes. To carry out this mandate, a system of canals ...

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Buckeye Traction Ditcher Co. Steam Ditching Machine

Designer James B. Hill was issued Patent No. 523,790 on July 31, 1894 for the steam-driven traction ditcher. Hill founded the Buckeye Steam Ditcher Company in Bowling Green in the 1890s. The company moved several times and was known as the Buckeye …

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The Buckeye Traction Ditcher was produced in Findlay until 1970. Hill lived in Findlay for many years. He is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery. Marie Dressler (b. 1868 – d. 1934) An actress during the …

Fast Ditcher — Heartland Science

The earliest remaining Buckeye Steam Ditcher is on display at the Hancock County Museum in Findlay, where Hill moved his production plant in 1902. He later changed the company's name to Buckeye Steam …

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27/4/32 Buckeye Traction DitcherSee the two photos of a Buckeye traction ditcher owned by the National Museum of Science & Technology, Ottawa, Ontario. It has a Buckeye engine of the hit-and-miss type with a 10-inch bore and stroke. The flywheels are about 4? feet in diameter. It takes four good men, two on each flywheel, to turn it over.

ASME-Landmark:Buckeye Steam Traction Ditcher

The name was changed to Buckeye Steam Traction Company in 1906. The ditcher was also used in New Orleans, Africa, and Ontario, Canada. Steam engines powered the ditchers until 1908, when gasoline engines replaced them; the gasoline …

Buckeye Traction Ditcher Co.

Founded in the 1890's by James B. Hill, the firm was sold to the Van Buren, Heck & Marvin Co. and moved the Findlay, OH in 1902. The company was the largest tile ditching and construction trenching company in the U. S. About 700 Steam Traction Engine Ditchers were built between 1902 and 1910 after which they switched to gasoline and …

Large buckeye hit+miss | Smokstak® Antique Engine …

Found a 1914 Buckeye hopper cooled hit +miss engine today. Iwill give some sizes. flywheels are 43 ins. hopper is 21x 11x 15 1/2. 8in bore Wico high tensiontype r1 crankshaft is 3 in dia. 4 in exhast the mag tag has witherbee igniter co Springfield Mass. It has a round connecting rod.Base is 41...

Austin Mach. Co. v. Buckeye Traction Ditcher

Full title: AUSTIN MACHINERY CO. v. BUCKEYE TRACTION DITCHER CO. Court: Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Date published: Oct 9, 1926. Citations Copy Citation. 13 F.2d 697 (6th Cir. 1926) Citing Cases. Robbins Company v. Lawrence Manufacturing Co.

Buckeye Traction Ditcher Co. Steam Ditching Machine

Designer James B. Hill was issued Patent No. 523,790 on July 31, 1894 for the steam-driven traction ditcher. Hill founded the Buckeye Steam Ditcher Company in Bowling Green in the 1890s. The company moved several times and was known as the Buckeye Traction Ditcher Company when it moved to Findlay. About 700 steam ditchers were …

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Posted 11/20/2015 20:46 (#4909635) Subject: Buckeye 302A traction chain update. SE Nebraska: I asked about a source for traction chain a while back. ... I just spent the $2000.00 for my Buckeye 301 at H&S. More than the ditcher is worth ! I hope it works, looks good! Does the pitch difference allow fit into the sprocket teeth evenly?

Pipe down! A history of trenching machines

In 1902, a new company was formed in Ohio, which went on to become the Buckeye Traction Digger Company. At the time, the biggest ditchers were steam driven and could produce a modest trench, but by 1919 they had evolved into giant puffing monsters capable of digging trenches up to twelve feet wide. ... Buckeye developed …

Ditchers synonyms, ditchers antonyms

Synonyms for ditchers in Free Thesaurus. Antonyms for ditchers. 52 synonyms for ditch: channel, drain, trench, gutter, dyke, trough, furrow, gully, conduit, moat ...

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BUCKEYE SUPPLY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC ... Buckeye Traction Ditcher

Doing business as: Buckeye Supply Co of Texas, Inc Buckeye Supply Co Of Texas. Registration: Jul 21, 1983. ... Buckeye Traction Ditcher Company The. Status: Inactive. Registration: Apr 3, 1929. State ID: 628906. Business type: Foreign For-Profit Corporation. Full Profile. BUCKEYE RETIREMENT PROPERTIES LLC;

Buckeye Boasts the First Ditcher | Construction …

Buckeye's big ladder ditchers reigned supreme on deep sewer and water lines. The Model 260, dating from the early 1940s, was fitted with a 125-hp diesel engine and boasted a digging depth of 24 feet …

World War I Army Tank in Action | Student Handouts

The treads were invented by James B. Hill (of Ohio and Louisiana), who referred to the contraption as "apron traction" (originally designed as part of the Buckeye Traction Ditcher). Click here to visit the main page for our World War I image gallery.

Buckeye Steam Traction Ditcher

ASME landmark Buckeye Steam Traction Ditcher,Earliest surviving example of the first successful traction ditching machine for laying agricultural drainage tiles.

About: James B. Hill

James B. Hill (born November 29, 1856, near Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, died in 1945 in Raceland, Louisiana) was an American inventor. Hill worked as a drainage tiler in northwestern Ohio in the 1870s and 1880s, during which time he devised a machine that he later named the Buckeye Traction Ditcher (U.S. Patent 523-790; July 31, 1894). The …

Need help identifying this Buckeye...

Hey everyone, my family has a roughly 1950 buckeye 301 ditcher that's been in the family since new. Recently, my great-uncle who knew every detail abo (800) 853-2651 ... no traction in the wet field in early June. I kidded him, said I planted this field every year for decades with my little 2wd tractors, you can't get a track machine through it ...

University of Wisconsin–Madison

BUCKEYE TRACTION TILE DITCHERS Will dig ditches better, faster and cheaper than hand labor. Actual ex- perience proves they will do the work of 15 to 200 men, depending on ... THE BUCKEYE TRACTION DITCHER CO. 504 Main Street, Findlay, Ohio . 10 Wisconsin State Drainage Association ARTHUR L. WEBSTER

Buckeye Traction Ditcher Co.

There are currently 2 Image submissions for this manufacturer. Insert Date. Image Title. 04/28/2011. 1907 Ad-Buckeye Traction Ditcher Co., Steam Traction Ditcher American Thresherman May 1907 pg 60. 02/21/2023.

Buckeye Steam Traction Ditcher | Invention

The name was changed to Buckeye Steam Traction Company in 1906. The ditcher was also used in New Orleans, Africa, and Ontario, Canada, where later models still exist. Steam engines powered the ditchers until …

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Ohio History Flashcards | Quizlet

Morrill Act. -1862. Fed Gov. gave states land that would be used to create schools that taught farming and the Industrial Arts. -Ohio State University (1870) James B. Hill. -From Bowling Green. -Created the Buckeye Traction Ditcher. -Helped drain the Black Swamp. John D. Rockefeller.

HST 219: Final Flashcards | Quizlet

What he is most remembered for, however, is the famous wheel (which he called "apron traction") that was first used on the Buckeye Traction Ditcher. John D. Rockefeller Aggressive energy-industry monopolist who used tough means to build a trust based on "horizontal integration"