Canadian Tractor Museum Weather Vane

At the Canadian Tractor Museum in Westlock, Alberta, Travel Alberta describes a working weather vane "topped by a 1942 Model D CASE tractor". Its listing says: "Outside, look up to spot the museum's 15-metre (50-foot) working weather vane, topped by a 1942 Model D CASE tractor."

FarmShow, a farm trade magazine, reported on it in 2006 (volume 30, issue 6, page 44) under the headline "Tractor Weathervane Rotates In The Wind". It describes "a 60-ft. tall, working weathervane" that "sits on top of a 60-ft. steel tower". FarmShow says the steel column was originally a smokestack and is bolted to a concrete base. The tractor is "attached to a 55-ft.-long pointer, and framework that includes a large ball bearing". The tail end, called the "feather", is 8 ft. high. FarmShow says individuals and local businesses volunteered their time and expenses to build it, that "Materials, equipment and labor were all donated", and that the project took a couple of years from start to finish.