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

[john hall]

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
>