[AT] SE Old Thresher's Reunion--Denton NC

[Al Jones]

John, that 130-v is owned by Neil Fishel.  He hosts a big farm toy show each 
year.   My favorite part of Denton, besides the homemade ice cream, is the 
demonstrations.  It seemed to me like there were more fergusons and fords at 
the show than in the past, and not that many IH's.  Only one big IH muscle 
tractor, an 806.

Like the state fair, I enjoy going every so many years.  Not sure I want to 
make the pilgrimage every year, since there are plenty of smaller local 
shows now.

Al

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From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 7:57 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] SE Old Thresher's Reunion--Denton NC

> Just got back from there. Not much has changed since I last went about 10
> years ago other than very few steel wheeled tractors---much to my 
> disliking.
> I decided to see some things I have never watched so I skipped the power
> exhibits and watched the horses on the treadmill pull a cottin gin,
> groundhog thresher, and then go to work in the tramping barn.Very 
> primitive
> to say the least. I asked the guy how much wheat they could thresh in a 
> day
> at the tramping barn. He said they estimated they could thresh out about 
> 80
> bundles worth in 1/2 a day. Obvioulsy when the barn was used wheat wasn't 
> in
> tied bundles (at least not with twine). I got to thinking you could run 
> that
> amount of wheat through a thresher with 2 guys feeding in just a few
> minutes. It would be enough to last a new combine amount a minute. Now 
> thats
> what I call progress!
>
> Only about a dozen tractors impressed me, as I only prefer the really old
> stuff. The newer stuff that caught my eye were 4 gold demonstrator Fords 
> and
> a 130 hi-crop IH---I figure there was probably only a couple hundred made
> (just guessing). Engines in the woods were scarce or at least too hard to
> find with all the darn campers.
>
> The cotton bale press is a wonderful piece of machinery. It would be great
> to see it run but it probably can't stand that much pressure as old as it
> is. I wonder is it the only one left anywhere.
>
> John Hall
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 11:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] SE Old Thresher's Reunion--Denton NC
>
>
>> Had a great time in Denton.  High was around 84!!  I scored a new, just
>> some
>> shelf wear, copy of Spencer's How to Rebuild and Restore Farm Tractor
>> Engines.  My wife enjoyed all the crafty stuff and the doll museum.  Ate
>> about $10 worth of homemade ice cream, and didn't get sunburned.  It was 
>> a
>> good day.
>>
>> Did anyone go today and see the auction?  We got there around 1:00 this
>> afternoon and it was all over.  Somebody sold an nice Massey Harris 35 SP
>> combine.  Was curious what it brought.  I'd LOVE to have a 35 in my
>> collection one day.
>>
>> Al
>>
>
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