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

[Al Jones]

One other thing, there wasn't as many parts vendors as I thought.  Last time 
I was there, Steiner had a big booth set up.  ME Miller was there, and Porch 
Electric, plus another vendor or two.  Digging thru the parts is one of my 
favorite things.

Al

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From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 8:49 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] SE Old Thresher's Reunion--Denton NC

> 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
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>
>> 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"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> 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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