[AT] Reactions to pictures posted from Portland

Sun Aug 29 20:13:13 PDT 2010

    Paul has given a good description of Portland layout.

    Had 1092 registered camping units plus a few who never registered. Just 
under 300 feature tractor exhibits including implements. Just under 500 non 
featured tractors and implements. 7 steam engines, 3 full size, 2 models and 
2 stationary boilers. Also had model tractors, antique trucks and cars that 
I didn't get the count on. Stationary engines were a little over 2800 
displays. The Caterpillar display and convention as saparate from the 
Tri-State unit count so was not reported to us. I estimate 70 powered units.
    The parts sales area covered 57 acres this year. The Google map Paul 
posted shows the grounds very well. Just zoom out 2 clicks and you will have 
the entire grounds when centered. The picture was apparently taken shortly 
after the show as you can plainly see the trails in the parts area to the 
right of the fairground. The campground is on the right of the fairground 
and clearly shows the roads there.

                            Gene


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Waugh" <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 1:16 PM
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>I was looking for some actual data, and maybe Gene Dotson will chime in.
> They announce through out the show how many tractors, featured tractors 
> and
> engines and so on, are on display.  I don't think 3,000 - 3500 engines is 
> a
> stretch. Tractor 1500-2000. My guess the featured tractor this year, Massy
> Harris, had close to 70 tractors in their display.  The wooded area might
> only be 90 yards long, but surely is wide enough for a football field. 
> The
> fairgrounds is county owned and is approximately 160 acres. The campground
> owned by the club is close to 320 acres and that is where the 15,000 
> people
> come in and stay.  Then there is a daily flux of another 8-10,000 people 
> at
> the gate.  The open field is along side of the fairgrounds and is owned by
> the club. I think it is 160 acres, over 1/4 mile long and not real wide.
> Vendors, it took me 2 days to cover "most' of then with a golf cart. 45-50
> rows, 40 yards long. This is not including the area of glassware and 
> women's
> 'stuff' They can look for days. Now go into town, right outside the
> fairground on one end, blocks and blocks of vendors set up, yard sales. I
> did not even know this existed until this year.
> All in all it is HUGE. It will not miss 3/4 mi square by much, campgrounds
> and show.  Many unique displays in the campground alone.
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=embed&saddr=&daddr=40.439747,-84.968329&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=19&sll=40.440205,-84.967763&sspn=0.001517,0.003484&ie=UTF8&ll=40.440205,-84.967763&spn=0.001517,0.003484&t=h
> see if this link, gives you an idea.
> Paul-46555
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Grant Brians" <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 12:18 PM
> Subject: [AT] Reactions to pictures posted from Portland
>
>
>>I looked at the pictures Paul posted with great interest and also the
>> written words about the show. I had several reactions and also questions
>> in
>> response.
>>     Living here in California where we are separated from the midwest and
>> eastern members of the list by 1,000 to 3,000 miles and have different
>> climates I first noticed all of those "STRANGE" so-called narrow front
>> tractors! The first time I saw one of those locally had to have been 
>> about
>> ten years ago because they were barely purchased here ever.
>>     Second, even at the Tulare show (California Antique Farm Equipment
>> Show) they are an almost rare exception in the show in the sea of wide
>> fronts, tricycles (by far the most common antique cultivator tractor
>> configuration here because of irrigated crops) and lots and lots of
>> tracked
>> tractors - mostly but by no means exclusively Caterpillars. Another thing
>> that surprised me was the relatively large number of Cockshutt pictures.
>> They were not sold in California new at all and few have travelled here.
>>     Third, was a comment in Paul's message below that caught me eye and
>> seemed odd. He says that Portland had almost a football field of displays
>> in
>> the tree area and larger in the open area. What size is the show? Tulare
>> fully fills slightly over 2/3 of the 100 acres of display space at the
>> showgrounds. There are typically close to 1000 tractors at the show. Then
>> there are the antique trucks, vendors, auction - usually about 500 lots 
>> on
>> Saturday with two rings going for most of the auction. How many attendees
>> are usually there? I saw the 2007 figure of 15,000 attendees and have
>> heard
>> that the attendance this year and last had plateaued at slightly off the
>> 2008 figure
>>     Last, I will admit that the grass and trees were very nice to have on
>> the grounds of the show - something that will not happen at our typical
>> shows here due to our weather patterns. I hope all had a fun time at the
>> show and look forward to inviting any list members to our California
>> activities and I do welcome list members to the farm. I won't even 
>> require
>> them to go to work for me! LOL.
>>             Grant Brians
>>             Hollister, California vegetable farmer
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Paul Waugh
>> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 9:13 PM
>> To: Tractor
>> Subject: [AT] Portland
>>
>>
>> I came back early. Weather was great, cool and no rain!!  One of the
>> largest
>> crowds I have seen in a while, for displays and spectator. We were under
>> the
>> shade trees, where it was real nice.  Part of the open field went to
>> Caterpillars,  their first year to have a designated area.
>>
>> Under the trees, was a sea of people and tractors, close to a football
>> field
>> in size, the the open field had that many more.
>>
>> There was a good group around the fire, and I would not be able to name
>> them
>> all, but at least 9-10 with a few spouses.
>>
>> http://www.atis.net/forums/album.php?albumid=32
>>
>> Paul-46555
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