The thresher was driven from the flywheel of a steam traction engine. Eight traction engines, owned by members of the Southbrook Traction Engine Club, attended. The 12-inch was dismantled and transported in six loads mounted on traction engine wheels. Thomas Aveling is regarded as "the father of the traction engine". This replaced the separate wheels and axle of a traction engine. Later machines were steam-powered, driven by a portable engine or traction engine. The increased weight with the traction engine wheels made maneuvering difficult in typical mud conditions. The absence of decent roads made its use as a traction engine unsatisfactory. The "overtype" designs looked like a cross between a traction engine and a lorry. It is a model of a typical traction engine with a full-length canopy. Unlike the earlier steamroller model, it has a full-length canopy like the traction engine models. A more powerful traction engine was developed, too. In 1881, the first Foden traction engine was built in Sandbach. However, it is included in this list because the traction engine is a direct descendant. In 1890, Holt built his first experimental steam traction engine, nicknamed "Old Betsy".