[AT] Slow and steady goes the tractor parade

Gene Waugh Elgin, Illinois USA gwaugh at wowway.com
Mon Oct 29 16:20:37 PDT 2007


As for me, (FWIW) I think it IS a big deal, and more power to you and 
the community.

We have the "Heritage Tour" here in Illinois, covering, I think, over 
100 miles in 2-3 days, but I think it is great in any community.

Gene
Gene Waugh
Elgin, Illinois USA

Mike Sloane wrote:
> Of course it is presumptuous , Landen, but that's part of the fun. The 
> mayor of Knowlton is always trying to come up with wild ideas that will 
> bring some attention (and money) to the town. He used to dress up as a 
> beaver and stage some kind of "Beaver Day" parade with him riding in the 
> back of a Mustang convertible. Needless to say, the tractor parade 
> appears to be a LOT more successful. Frankly, it has gotten a LOT more 
> interest than the antique tractor display at the county farmer's fair, 
> which only attracts the same dozen or so old tractors every year.
>
> As far as being a "big deal"; it is not really. But I think a lot of the 
> farmers and collector/restorers around here have been looking for some 
> way to enjoy their old machinery, and there just are not many nearby 
> tractor shows. The nearest is the Jugtown Mountain shows, which are nice 
> enough, but they aren't "local", and they are static. This way they get 
> to ride around and hear the sounds of various machines. The same 
> weekend, a group  of railroad "speeder" collectors did a 50 mile run on 
> a local freight railroad's tracks with the same kind of camaraderie and 
> fun.
>
> Mike
>
> The MAd Scots Farmer wrote:
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>> So what's the bid deal....WHO Radio in Des Moines, Iowa`
>> Have been having tractor rides for years. Even the local
>> Heartland COOP has had one for 3 years. 
>>
>> If all the hoopla is because an eastern state is finally having one,
>> Then more power to them. But calling it "Tractorcade America"
>> seems a bit presumptuous to Midwestern eyes.
>>
>>
>> Landen Schooler
>> Palmyra, Iowa
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