[AT] Best Show on Tracks - Woodland, CA June 20, 21, 22

[Chuck Saunders]

That sounds like a great show Richard.
Chuck Saunders
Kansas City (way too far from California) Missouri

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 9:21 AM, Richard Walker <richardwalker at pobox.com>
wrote:

> I wanted to remind the list that a major Caterpillar show is
> happening June 20, 21 and 22 in Woodland, CA on the ranch of Daniel
> Best, grandson of Caterpillar co-founder C.L. Best.
>
> http://bestshowontracks.org/html/show_info.html
>
>
> Quoted from one of the organizers:  "At least one of each of the
> following and multiples of most: Holt 120, Stockton 75 both early and
> late, Peoria 75, 60, 45, tiller wheel 25-40, 30, midget, 10 Ton,
> Peoria and Stockton 5 Ton, experimental (earlier than the 5 Tons), 2
> ton and most of a 2 1/2 ton military. Add to this the Holt steam
> crawler, harvesters etc and Holt will be well represented."
>
> "On the Best side one of each of the following and multiples of most:
> Best 110 steamer, Best 75, 60 (at least 1 of each of the 5 major
> variations of the 60), 40, 30, 30 orchard tractor, 25 and 3 Daniel
> Best gas engines dating from the late 1880's into the early 1890's.
> Add to this the only Best harvester known . . ."
>
>
> The show is not just limited to vintage Cats and crawlers, but
> includes all makes of antique tractors, old farming equipment, and
> vintage construction machinery.  Displays, parades, ongoing working
> demonstrations of dirtwork and bygone farming practices, plus many
> other things.
>
> Seven-hour drive north for me (ouch, $4.40 a gallon here yesterday in
> CA), but I'm planning to be there.  We literally may never again have
> the opportunity to see so many of the rare old Cats together in one spot.
>
>
> Richard
>
>
> Richard & Judy Walker
> Monrovia, CA
>
> richardwalker @ pobox.com
> judywalker @ pobox.com
> delete spaces to use addresses
>
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