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Andover man’s hobby leads to world records, inspiration

Melisa Goss
Sep 27, 2022
Sep 27, 2022

Threshing Show (511).JPG — Volunteers stand atop a 51 bottom plow as Kory Anderson uses his Case 150 to pull it through an Andover, S.D., field Sept. 10, setting a new world record.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Kory Anderson was five days old when he went to his first steam tractor show, so maybe it’s no surprise he took it on as a hobby.

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Threshing Show (39).JPG — Kory Anderson stands in front of the Case 150 horsepower steam powered tractor that he built from scratch.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Threshing Show (12).JPG — Kory Anderson talks about the building process of the Case 150, the largest steam powered tractor ever created. Anderson built one from scratch in 2018.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Threshing Show (18).JPG — A photo on display at the James Valley Threshing Show shows Kory Anderson and Jim Briden firing up the Case 150 for the very first time. Anderson said the steam powered tractor takes about 45 minutes to heat up.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Threshing Show (74).JPG — Medford, Minn., natives Joette and Lowell Scholljegerdes stopped at the James Valley Threshing Show on their way to vacation in the Black Hills. The couple own a tractor parts company, Wheelhorse Parts and More, so have become fascinated with steam powered tractors.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Melisa Goss, Assistant Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Hartford with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.