[AT] Portland report

[Keith Kinney]

Very well said Gene.  It is a great show made great by all the great people.
Keith


On Sep 6, 2010, at 9:15 PM, Gene Dotson wrote:

>    Spencer;
> 
>    Thanks for posting this. It will go a long ways to define the atmosphere 
> and comaraderie of the Tri-State show at Portland, Indiana. This is 
> definately not a show to attend for one day and make a fair judgment of the 
> show.
> 
>    We, who get there 3 or 4 days before the official show starts, are free 
> to wander the grounds at our own pace, get to know other exhibitors and club 
> officials on a first name basis and volunteer our services to help with the 
> show. A good firewood supply from the sawmill slabs that we helped to saw 
> sure makes a nice atmosphere with a few brews around the campsite fire late 
> into the evening. Evenings out for group dinners is always a time for 
> getting better acquainted with everyone.
> 
>    Coming from a big family, I know what a large family reunion is like. (4 
> day affair for our family). Portland is like that with a tractor show in the 
> background. The people are what makes the show.
> 
>    Thanks again Spencer for making this all possible through the A.T.I.S. 
> sites and forums.
> 
>                                Gene Dotson
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net>
> To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>; "Antique tractor email discussion 
> group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:35 PM
> Subject: [AT] Portland report
> 
> 
>> Where do I even start?   The show was great, the weather was great and
>> most amazingly - THE BALL RUNS!   Between my ignorance and bum arm, I
>> absolutely would not even have come close to getting this thing to start
>> without the generous help of a bunch of people.   So let me start this
>> message by thanking them:
>> 
>> Brice Adams - Stalwart friend and full-time Ball mechanic that did not
>> let up for a minute helping me with the engine.  He literally spent
>> hours every day helping me.
>> 
>> Devin Holland - Its great to have a teenager to help with the tough
>> jobs(and he helped with that too), but Devin is more than that.   He is
>> delightful bright young man that knows more about old engines than I
>> do!(I hope I spelled your first name right???).  He helped for hours
>> every day too.
>> 
>> Curtis Holland - He provided a lot of help and guidance, especially
>> during bearing shimming.
>> 
>> Steve Weber - Oilfield engine engineer extraordinaire who was able to
>> operate the engine so well the engine popped and ran almost immediately
>> on its first firing and later taught me to run this engine.
>> 
>> Keith Kinney - Another engine guru that helped at every turn and
>> provided all manner of help and guidance and starting assistance (and
>> tool rental (-:  )
>> 
>> Steve Sewell and Tim Brown - Without these two guys letting me borrow
>> their golf carts, I would have wasted hours walking to and fro in the
>> swap area and to downtown Portland
>> 
>> SEL engine list members:   Just about everyone in the engine area helped
>> in one way or another - Arnie provided tools, Dave gave me some supplies
>> and advice, several lent strong arms to provide starting power (Luke
>> Tonnenberger deserves special mention here) and more.   Thank you folks
>> VERY MUCH.
>> 
>> AT tractor folks - Gene Dotson constantly checked in and provided moral
>> support.   Several helped to locate items in the swap area and the rest
>> provided generous and wise counsel (and beer!)
>> 
>> Tri-state:   For providing such a great show and the propane.
>> 
>> Ackers - Taylor Plumbing, Portland IN - They cheerfully and quickly
>> ordered pipe and fittings and threaded custom length pipe for me.
>> 
>> 
>> In other words, this was a group effort and represents the best of what
>> technology and the Internet can do.   I thank all of you from the bottom
>> of my heart and hope to see all of you next year.   Here is a quick
>> video of it running Friday night.   I am working on long video that
>> Brice took, but the video is way too large for You-tube and my web site
>> and will get that to you folks as soon as I can manage to figure out how
>> to edit it.
>> 
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Vw9OpXLNo
>> 
>> 
>> With very warm regards,
>> 
>> Spencer Yost
>> 
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Keith Kinney
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