2013 Annual Chicagoland Steam Meet

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(Left to right) They are all here, the 2013 Steam Meet-Vehicle Group: Bob Edwards, Gary Hadden, Rick Heinig, Tony Grzyb, Ken Hemmelgarn, Tom Kimmel, Bill Ryan, Don Beck (hidden), Hal Fuller.


Jim Jones’ Thing with new boiler and pellet burner		Jim Jones’ Thing 6 ½ hp Stanley

Bill Ryan and Leo Weibel insulating steam lines		Display shelf, steam engine collection


Bill Ryan resting with his hot head go-kart		Don Beck and Terry Stout working

Motorcycle boiler, 800 feet of stainless tubing, ¼ and 3/8		Pump stand with controls and motorcycle boiler, Beckett burner

Bill Ryan’s hot head engine top view, butane fired		Ryan’s 6 c.i.d. engine with 326 square inches heating surface

2013 SACA Chicagoland September Steam Meet

MSS VW with Mark II boiler,
500 pounds per hour steam

MSS VW with toothed belt drive to VW transaxle

Mobile Steam Society VW with Hirth 3 cylinder engine

Art Gardiner visiting with Leo Weibel,
Besler Chevelle SE-124

Jo Bibby and Tom Stoecker


Terry Stout, left, adjusting controls for tests on motorcycle boiler.		Making steam

Jan Christianson and Ken Hemmelgarn with Ken’s steam bike		Dan Greger, Joyce Hoffmaster, Leo Weibel during break

Stan Jakuba with his modified air compressor into a bash valve steam engine		During breaks: Ken Helmick, Gilbert "Red" Hall and Jim Anderson converse.


Break at the steam meet with Jerry Peoples and Tom Stoecker in the foreground.		Dan Greger and Tony Grzyb during a break.

John Bowditch, Hal Fuller, SES Presentation		John Bowditch, Hal Fuller and Stan Jakuba, SES Presentation

Hal Fuller’s lawn mower, Stuart Turner #1		Preparing for vehicles for the time trials

Dan Greger, Leo Weibel, Tim Nye, George Knight at Fairgrounds		Working on Bill Ryan’s go-kart

Tom Kimmel in wood fired dune buggy		Art Gardiner, Don Beck, on “The Thing” pellet fired

Tony Grzyb in Ofeldt boiler vehicle

Bob Edwards in MSS VW

Gary Hadden on his own vehicle with his
own steam engine

Gary Hadden at start of race, poppet valve, three-dimensional cam, uniflow

Tony Grzyb making steam

Ken Hemmelgarn, propane fired making a run

Kimmel's wood-fired dune buggy making smoke and steam

Hal Fuller walking his lawn mower, wood-fired

Trying to line up for the group photo

Gary Hadden’s automobile

MSS-VW, Bob Edwards; Gary Hadden; LocoRacer, Likamobile,Tony Grzyb; bicycle, Ken Hemmelgarn; Dunebuggy, Tom Kimmel; Hot-head Go-Kart, Bill Ryan; Pellet Kart, Don Beck. Not all the vehicles were in the picture yet.



Hal Fuller award for lawn mower		Don Beck award for pellet burning cart

Bob Edwards award for MSS VW		Ken Hemmelgarn award for bicycle

Tony Grzyb award for antique car replica		Dave Lewis recognition of book keeping and registration

Pat Grzyb recognition of registration assistance		Leo Weibel recognition of time trials assistance

Jan Christianson recognition of time trials assistance		Tim Nye and Art Gardiner, our two PhD engineers

Group in front of the shop

Roberts boiler, metal work by Maxfield Parrish Jr.

Hal Fuller’s lawn mower, metal work
by Maxfield Parrish Jr.

Gar Dickerson running his Doble Triple
assisted by Terry Stout

Making steam with Doble Triple and Doble boiler

Tony Grzyb’s LocoRacer with two engines for next year


Vehicle display on front lawn, Tom Kimmel collection: Red Oscillating Engine, Doble Simplex replica, Wetz Ranger bash valves, SE-124 Chevelle, Keen Steamliner#2. See video of Tom explaining some of these vehicles.

Vehicle display on front lawn, Tom Kimmel collection: VW conversion-V-4, Likamobile, Dick Howe's Curved Dash Olds Kit car. Video of Tom explaining these three vehicles.

Chuk Williams working on his LSR car		Tom Stoecker working on Chuk’s LSR car

LSR car making steam		LSR car under observation: Bob Edwards, Tom Stoecker, Chuk Williams, Terry Stout and Jo Bibby.