I think there must be some sort of error in the HP designation. All the
steam traction engines I've seen from the 1905 era are in the 10 to 20
hp range (belt hp) .

Jerry Foster wrote:
(Slightly OT, but contains a LOT of metal...)

The 115hp steam traction engine will be operating this (Labor Day) weekend
at Ardenwood Park in Fremont. The engine was built in 1905 by the Daniel
Best Co. of San Leandro, CA. A spectacularly impressive machine, it stands
seventeen feet tall and weighs in at somewhere around 22 tons.

New, it hauled logs from the woods to the sawmill, pulling a string of
wagons carrying what, today, would be about four semi loads a trip. This
weekend, it will be pulling an antique wagon, giving hayrides to kids of all
ages.

Take a look at:
http://www.museumca.org/global/histo...s_tractor.html

The Ardenwood Railroad's steam locomotive will also be running.