[AT] Portland

Mon Sep 7 07:01:26 PDT 2015

2200 round trip miles for me . Made the show in 2006 by flying into Detroit
, had a friend pick me up at airport and we drove to Portland where another
friend who lived close by brought and registered a golf cart for us to use
for the day . I have to say it was the best show with the best people I
have ever met . Now at 76 , I am worn out just thinking about making the
trip to the local airport . It would be nice to make the show again because
as I said before , its the greatest on earth ( next to the one I went to
several years earlier in Johnsonville , Tenn .)

On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 9:13 PM, Ivan <ivancou at windstream.net> wrote:

> Herb ,   You got me beat on mileage by a couple hundred miles . Its 730
> round trip from here to the campground and back .   I'm only 61 ,but
> thats  a long drive for me . Charlene wont help with the driving because
> I tow a trailer for our cart .  I gotta admire you for driving that far
> . I know you go your sons place first and he brought you from there  the
> last two trips .
>    Corn and soybeans are big here , the bio fuel places take a lot of it
> . Although I do know of a couple potato farmers around . Ivan
>
> On 9/5/2015 3:58 AM, Herb Metz wrote:
> > 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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