[AJD] Where is the best show

[Edward Tabor]

I went to a show in Eagle, NC (I believe the state was).  I really 
enjoyed that show and would love to return.

Ed

Duane Larson wrote:

> Kreig,
> I guess it depends on what you are looking for in a show.  The 
> Portland, IN August show is the largest show in the US - normally has 
> 700-800 tractors, a couple thousand gas engines, 6-8 steam engines, 
> hundreds of vendors, 150 antique dealers, but not a lot of 
> demonstrations (although with their new land they are adding these) 
> and limited prairie tractors.
>
> If you like the large prairie tractors, the Prairie Village show at 
> Madison, SD has a bunch, and a train.  I arrived a week after the show 
> in Crosby, North Dakota where John Tysse has his prairie tractors, and 
> I was really impressed!  Stuff I had never seen, and it was just his 
> stuff left.  Also, the large show at Rollag, MN has lots of prairie 
> tractors, and a steam train.
>
> The Camp Creek Threshers Show near Lincoln, NE is one of the most 
> active shows I have seen.  Several threshers going, baling, combining, 
> plowing, rock crushing, corn shelling with several shellers, sawmill, 
> silo filling, Baker fan, .....
>
> I've never been to the Mt. Pleasant show, but that has much more steam 
> as well as tractors and gas engines, not sure about vendors.  I have 
> been to their large museum and it is impressive.
>
> Duane Larson
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dee Schuyler" <web22hsz at verizon.net>
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>
>> Well I live on the west coast and attend Brooks also But I would have 
>> to say the Best I have been to would be Mount Pleasant Iowa , Great 
>> folks, we spent four full days there
>> Was Great!
>> Dee
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net>
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>>
>>> Kreig:
>>>
>>> I am not able to answer your question for the whole US but I can for 
>>> the NW
>>> part of the US. The Brooks, Oregon show, the weekend before the 
>>> Lynden, WA
>>> show, is the best for steam stuff in the Northwest and IMHO is the best
>>> antique tractor show as well.  Sorry Lynden.
>>>
>>> Haven't seen too many JD Steam tractors though.  I must have missed 
>>> them!
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> Dean A. Van Peursem
>>> Snohomish, WA 98290
>>>
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On 
>>> Behalf Of
>>> kreig
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:24 PM
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>>> Subject: [AJD] Where is the best show
>>>
>>> What is considered the BEST all around tractor/steam show in the US or
>>> Canada??  Not just JD's.
>>>
>>> Kreig
>>>
>>>
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