[AT] Portland

[Herb Metz]

Yes, Ivan, Thanks for posting.
Sure would like to have been there.; but 1,062 miles round trip plus motel 
plus cart rental or bring my own (on tandem axle car hauler trailer) is more 
than I can justify. The Good Lord willing, will be there in 2018 when Allis 
Chalmers is featured again, and bring our recently purchased, nice AC720 
large lawn tractor.  Not looking for any more AC tractors; would like to 
find a 3pt PTO powered potato digger for digging sweet potatoes; but more 
important for digging baseball size ROCKS.  Currently I am afraid to use a 
PTO powered tiller (will tear up the tiller, or PTO, or tractor). I take the 
Mini G to most alll area si
Yes, we all are getting older. I would be in great condition were it not for 
scoliosis and spinal degradation. Scoliosis is normally a teen ager 
happening; it hit me at age 75. No complaints though, I visit Atlanta V.A. 
once or twice a year, front of building has a large overhang and a dozen or 
more people out front most all of the time.  Soon learned not to look at 
those in wheelchairs, usually missing one or both legs.
Hope to finally install a frontend loader on our D-14 this winter.  In the 
process, or soon after, hope to redesign the bolt-up mounting to a drive-in 
linkage. We can always dream.  Has anyone ever done similar? Would 
appreciate any ideas, sketches.  The only fairily large tractor dealers 
within 50 miles are one Kubota dealer, five miles. and one Mahindra dealer, 
20 miles.
Herb(GA)

--Original Message----- 
From: Indiana Robinson
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 8:14 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Portland

Thanks Ivan
On Sep 4, 2015 8:09 PM, "Ivan" <ivancou at windstream.net> wrote:

> Farmer ,  Gene Dotson was wagonmaster as usual but he is also the
> camping director now .  Most of the usual 's were there . Gary  Doston ,
> Steve Sewell,Tim Brown,Brice,Jeff, Steve Buntram, Leroy , Roger,Tim.
> The engine gang but they do their own thing in the show  . Reggie was
> there But I never saw him .  Mising most noteably,  Spencer  , Herb
> ,Dewey,chainsaw Ed ,Vern, Big Dog,as well as a couple others that I cant
> remember names . Its sad but were all ageing  and the younger people
> dont seem to have the interest .  I think Larry Goss drifted thru and
> there was one new face, Chuck .
>   We did the usual Wensday night mexican dinner on golf carts . Miss the
> old days of everyone piling onto a equipment trailer being towed by a
> tractor  .  Thursday evening some go over to the show grounds where the
> engine guys hang  , they make homemade ice cream . Friday most go to
> the fish fry at the catholic church.
>   We all gather round the fire to discuss things ,isnt that rule carved
> in stone ? .  The show itself didnt do anything spectacular as far as
> being the 50 th that I noticed. They did do special tee shirts and such
> that the club sells and the tractors were arrainged to spell 50 . A
> couple radio and newspaper interviews . The tag sale was up and running
> as usual .The flea market uptown was smaller but the one out across from
> Walmart got much bigger .   No group pictures , no rebuilding someones
> cub at the campground or anything . Didnt have friday breakfast either .
> Somehave found it entertaining to see me pack all my purchases up to go
> home but this year was a off year ,I actually came home with money in my
> wallet .  This year the weather was nice ,not really hot or pouring down
> rain . Ivan
>
>
>     Since I was unable to get to Portland I was hoping to read a number
> of reports from those who were there. Was anybody besides Dean there?
> :-) I did see a lot of pictures on the Tri-County Facebook page but it
> is always a lot better reading about friends enjoying themselves instead
> of just strangers pictures posted without comment. On a side note, if I
> am feeling better in a week or so are there any shows coming up in east
> central Indiana or west central Ohio in September or October?
>
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