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I hope something comes of it. I've got a list of people to call now. I will let you know, I found a gentleman named Bob that knows Willis very well, maybe he helped him restore some I'm not sure. Hes looking into the tractors as well. Hopefully we'll hear back from him within the next week or so. I most certainly will! thank you again for the help and looking into some leads for me.

Good information, got in contact with a gentleman who goes way back with Mr. Abel and hes looking into it. Cool bit of information I found out as well talking to one of my fathers siblings, there's ten. Chris Busch was a founding member of the Western Steam Fiends Association. I'll reach out to them on Monday and update as necessary. Till then i'm going to spend some time on the weekend trying to log the steam engines mentioned in Farm Collector forums, smokstak, etc. Again thank you for continuing help and information. As things align, I'll be making a long desired trip back to the PA, pre salt treatment. Edit: Waiting for approval to post on smokstak, I'll be continuing my endeavors there as well.

Thats some cool stuff. I appreciate it very much. I lived in Butler from 2012ish to 2016ish and if I would've known this as I know now, I probably could've seen them in person. Life's a journey Sadly, It was on my mind that they've moved on to greener pastures. Gotta start somewhere to trace them down. Hopefully hes still in good health and can give some good info on where and whom he sold them too.

My great-grandfather was Chris Busch, same Chris Busch that hosted the Chris Busch Threshing Bee. I’ve been looking at what happened to his steam tractors, as I would like to acquire one. I hope some are still owned by independent owners who would be willing to have a conversation. They don't have to be restored, that's part of the fun. I did find a man named Willis Abel bought close to a dozen of his steam tractors and brought them back to Finleyville, PA. Searching online I saw he sold a bunch of his antique items through an auction but noticed he didn’t sell any of the tractors. But I don't know where they've gone after that. If anyone has any leads or contacts, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you