[AT] Portland

Sat Sep 5 11:40:15 PDT 2015

That's about right Spencer because I'm a good 150 miles southeast of you and 
have to go
right by you to get there from here.  This will mess with your mind too. 
How long does it take
you to get to Myrtle Beach SC?  I'm guessing 3 1/2 hours.  It takes me over 
3 hours and all
I have to do is drive down highway 17 a ways but it's further than it 
appears.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Spencer Yost
Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 2:27 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Portland

I always just barely cross the 500 mile mark on each leg.   So say 1020 for 
me.  I can't believe I-75 is that much straighter that Herb is only a little 
farther from Portland.  Herb is well south of me but is a good bit west of 
me too.

Spencer

> On Sep 5, 2015, at 10:17, "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
> Herb,  the distance round trip to Portland for you caught my eye.
> I checked Google Maps and you are 170 miles closer to Portland
> than I am in New Bern, NC.  Strange but true.  You are a bit further
> south but we are a lot further east.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Herb Metz
> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 3:58 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Portland
>
> 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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