[AT] Portland

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Sat Sep 5 12:34:16 PDT 2015


Same here David and I have given up even trying, at least for now.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: David Bruce
Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 3:11 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Portland

Spencer I probably would drive a couple miles less :)
I have always wanted to make Portland but it seems it never works out.

David
NW NC
who could almost hit Spencer's house with a rock

On 9/5/2015 2:27 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> 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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