1922 Sawyer-Massey C68 Steam Traction Engine
10,660 kg (23,500 lb)
Display Condition: Conserved, running
Engine: Horizontal, 1-cylinder
Fuel Type: Coal, wood, or straw
Bore and Stroke: 228.6 x 279.4 mm (9 x 11 in)
Power: Boiler - 16.4 kW (22 hp); Belt - 50.7 kW (68 hp)
Transmission: 1 forward, 1 reverse, Woolf reverse gear
Weight: 10,660 kg (23,500 lb)
Original Cost: C $3750
This black and red 1922 Sawyer-Massey 68 hp steam traction engine was designed for heavy traction work. It could pull a ten-bottom plow or operate separators with up to 91.4 cm (36 in) cylinders. This engine powered a sawmill near Smoky Lake, Alberta, Canada until 1950. Its gearing is still like new, and the boiler still functions at its original operating pressure of 1158 kPa (168 psi).
The Massey Manufacturing Company was founded by Daniel Massey in 1847 as the Newcastle Foundry & Machine Manufactory in Newcastle ON. By 1879, the company had been renamed the Massey Manufacturing Company and had moved to Toronto ON.
John Fisher built Canada's first threshing machine in 1836. After his death in 1856, his company was ran by L.D. Sawyer, one of his former employees, and renamed the L.D. Sawyer Company. In the 1860s, Sawyer began producing steam traction engines.
Sawyer-Massey was formed in 1892 when the Massey family became a major shareholder in the L.D. Sawyer Company. They continued to successfully build steam engines, threshing machines and other farm implements until 1920s.
Chronology:
1847 - Daniel Massey founds the Newcastle Foundry & Machine Manufactory in Newcastle ON. The company is later renamed to the Massey Manufacturing Company.
1856 - The L.D. Sawyer Company is established in Hamilton ON.
c. 1860s - Sawyer begins producing steam traction engines.
1879 - The Massey Manufacturing Company moves to Toronto ON.
1892 - Saywer-Massey is established.
1922 - This C68 is manufactured in Hamilton.
1924 - This C68 is purchased by the Ternoway family from Smoky Lake AB, where it powers sawmill machinery.
1950 - This C68 is retired from use.
1961 - Stan Reynolds acquires this C68 from Mr. Lebeuf. from Lac La Biche AB.
1985 - This C68 is added to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum Collection.
