[AT] Portland

[Dean Vinson]

Farmer, my wife and I attended briefly today.   Tractor highlights for me were an old Case orchard tractor (a model SO I believe) in unrestored but good condition and a restored Case VAH (the model of tractor on which I learned to drive about 50 years ago).

 

I looked at a whole bunch of M-series tractors and similar, including a 300 LP, and not one of them had a fitting on the side of the water pump (nor even any provision for such a fitting) like the one I recently noticed on my Super M.   I think mine is a well-done farmer mod for some heat-related purpose, the details of which I’ll likely never know.

 

We’d hoped to find some old vintage farm item to use as décor in the ongoing renovation of the kitchen in our old farmhouse—an antique kitchen water pump, or some old windmill vanes, or a field corn seed sign, something along those lines.   Saw a few things but none really grabbed our attention.

 

It was darn hot and humid, and we were thankful for a thin cloud cover.   I lost count, but I think there were approximately 500 tractors, 1000 small engines, and 72,645 golf carts and butt buggys.

 

Dean Vinson

Saint Paris, Ohio

 

 

 

From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> On Behalf Of Indiana Robinson
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 9:42 PM
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: [AT] Portland

 

I had planned to be at Portland this year but due to about a dozen reasons we are not going to make it. I'll spare you the details.

I do hope that those that get there will take a few minutes to share pictures and stories here (if possible true stories or at least convincing)  :-)

Have a great week...

Maybe next year.


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Francis Robinson
aka "farmer"
Central Indiana USA
robinson46176 at gmail.com <mailto:robinson46176 at gmail.com> 









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