[AT] Fw: Mike Burns' IHC engine and tractor show Oct 29th.

[Richard Strobel]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
To: "SEL" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>; "SEL (Oldengine.org)" 
<stationary-engine at oldengine.org>; "OFES" <ofes at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 12:10 PM
Subject: Mike Burns' IHC engine and tractor show Oct 29th.


> SEL and tractor fans,
> Fans of all things International Harvester will be pleased to know the
> 3rd annual show at Mike Burn's place will be held on October 29th at his
> house.
> Mike has an unbelievable collection of large horsepower Mogul engines,
> Famous engines, Mogul tractors, Famous tractors (including s/n #1
> friction drive), an IHC auto, early Harvester grain binder, threshing
> equipment, and numerous smaller IHC and Osborn engines.
>
> In years past it has been a working show (I assume it will be the same
> this year) including the cutting of wheat straw he grew and bound with
> the IHC cutter/binder, the threshing of the straw, and the baling with a
> large IHC hay baler. The thresher is driven with one of the large Mogul
> or Famous/Titan tractors.
>
> In the late morning to early afternoon the tractors are started in the
> fields pulling large plows. There is nothing better than the stack music
> these large tractors make when pulling hard!
>
> If you are into early IHC engines and tractors and seeing them worked as
> they would have been a 100 years ago, then this is the show for you!
>
> Mike's address is 2715 East Georgia Rd. Simpsonville, SC
> Or from Mapquest this map can be printed:
> <http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&address=2715+east+georgia+rd&city=simpsonville&state=sc&zipcode=>
> Hopefully that won't long line wrap. If it does just use the address
> above in Mapquest.
>
> If you get lost call Mike on his cell at 864-414-1996
>
> For a primer on what you are going to see here are the links to the
> pictures I took the last tow years.
>
> 2004 show:
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/images/MikeBurns2004/Thumbnails.html
>
> and the 2003 show:
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/images/MikeBurns2003/Thumbnails.html
>
> This is NOT a show you bring anything to. There is plenty of Mike's
> stuff to see and watch! The activities will start in the morning 8:00
> ish and usually go until mid-afternoon.
>
> Hope to see many of you there. If you have any questions, email me.
> See ya Saturday.
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC
>
> P.S. Would someone copy this over to the tractor lists please? I'm not
> on any at the moment.
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