Friday, August 25, 2017
Portland, Indiana
2017 - 52nd Annual Tri-State
Gas, Engine and Tractor Show
Portland, Indiana
Driving between Richmond and Portland, Indiana, we saw fields of
beans, corn and more surprising, windmills.
The featured tractor was Oliver Hart-Parr.
Here are a couple of Indiana tractors.
Steam threshing wheat.
Steam, sawing wood.
This is an especially pretty steam engine.
I think this Minneapolis may have been at Georgetown.
The steam shovel impressed folks as it shoveled dirt...
A club for antique Caterpillar machinery owners?
Who knew?
A man was having great fun maneuvering this outfit with
what looked like his phone.
We had a nice lunch, rested our feet and backs, talked tractor talk with folks at our table,
well, John did at any rate.
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Later we chatted with the man who had restored this bicycle.
It had been found in an attic, taken totally apart and cleaned.
One of the first 'safety' bicycles.
Notice the seat post and the massive chain.
We wandered through the outdoor aisles, looking at the wares.
Looking specifically for knobs for the IH 300.
Purchased one: close, but not the right size.
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Driving north, the windmills were not turning.
There was little breeze.
Coming home,
the windmills were all in motion.
The weather was pleasant, with partly cloudy skies,
temperatures in the mid-70's.
Drove past the Levi Coffin Museum in Fountain City. Will have to stop there one day.
The house was one of the 'grand central stations' of the Underground Railway.
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The Tree, Continued
The Everest boys came and sawed down the pine tree that was
located at the south west corner of our house.
We were sure that one day a strong wind would blow it onto the roof.
Not to mention all the pine needles that fell on the roof
and clogged the downspouts...
So. Now we are left with the stump.
Here is the IH 300, ready for work...
The IH 300 dug around the stump.
The idea was to pull the stump out, however,
the roots radiated out from the trunk
and were two to three inches in diameter.
So the chain saw was the next option.
Sawdust surrounds the trunk.
What a mess!
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Georgetown Antique Machinery Show
The featured tractor at the Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Show was the Massey Harris.
The 'Pony' that got away.
And, of course, there were a number of steam engines.
Steam engines were operating the saw mill.
A Minneapolis..
We wandered around the show.
This year, the 'free/donation' ice cream offered two different flavors.
Peach and strawberry.
We each ate a bowl of peach ice cream - delicious!
The steam shovel has been an on going project for the
Ohio Valley Antique Machinery club.
We walked through the school house.
No calculus equations on the board...
The blacksmith's shop was one of the many daily event/features.
Emily's John Deere.
I'm fascinated with this display of Pennsylvania Panzers.
Each Panzer is equipped with different attachments.
Note the snow blower in the back.
Here is a Panzer that never leaves the garage!
It's owner is:
How cool is this train?
We met up with friends of John's at the "Good Time Cloggers".
They talked tractors while sitting in the shade.
Always a pleasant event.
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Saturday, August 05, 2017
The tree and the little bird
There was a pine tree at the south west corner of our house that we had talked about taking down.
It was partly alive, but dead enough that a strong wind would have toppled it onto the roof.
It was partly alive, but dead enough that a strong wind would have toppled it onto the roof.
The Everest boys stopped by. "We'll take that tree down for you," they said.
John negotiated a price with them.
The tree came down.
What a mess!
While we cleaned up the branches and limbs, the mother bird sat on the roof
and yelled at us!
"Chirp! Chirp, Chirp! Chirp, Chirp, Chirp!"
We got most of the loose branches hauled away.
Only then, did we discover the mother bird and her baby
camped out underneath a near-by Buckeye tree...
No wonder the mother bird was furious with us!
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