Advance Rumley Ideal

This rather bizarre looking piece of machinery is the counterpart to the Rumley tractor (see previous posts below). In around 1927 the Rumley company made it available to my grandfather with a no-interest loan in recognition of the good work he was doing in the area with his tractor of theirs. It was towed on site by the tractor, and was then driven through a belt system by the tractor's engine as it stripped the harvest of many of the farms in the immediate area. It is still in operating condition and can be seen occasionally at tractor pull events in Alberta. There aren't many left after 90 years.