General Information

Serial #

1300

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON/ STEEL/ WOOD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

935.0 cm

Width

320.0 cm

Height

270.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Land improvement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Buckeye

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Findlay

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1913-1960

Canada

This machine represents the development of mechanized trenching as applied to agricultural and industrial purposes in the early 1900s. The ditcher was purchased by Drury Construction in Arthur, ON in 1913 and used until the 1960s. It was sold, used by the new buyer in a very limited way, and then resold to Ivan Mcdougal, of Arthur.

Function

Dtichers dig trenches and lay tile drains to drain wet land to make it suitable for agricultural production (and often to making it easier for heavier equipment to operate in previously wet fields). Ditchers can also dig open-trenches for laying pipelines or for creating open drainage ditches.

Technical

This machine represents development in power units after steam, the use of crawler tracks for propulsion, and application of power to control the position of the digging wheel. The Buckeye Steam Ditcher Company was founded in Bowling Green, Ohio around 1893 by James B. Hil. Hill was founder of the Buckeye Steam Ditcher Company, which was headquartered in Bowling Green, Ohio, in the 1890s. Ross Irwin notes that the Buckeye company "monopolized the Canadian business to 1955." [104]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

1 DRIVE SPROCKET TO THE DIGGING WHEEL ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THIS DRIVE CHAIN

Finish

OBSCURED

Decoration

OBSCURED