Sunday, July 02, 2006
While Fred and Kathleen enjoy their trips to the Minnesota Wineries, John and I take trips to a variety of antique and farm machinery shows. The first show this year was a new one for us - the 27th Annual Mad River Steam and Gas Reunion in Urbana, Ohio. The featured tractor was John Deere. This particular show did not have a huge display of tractors, as some of them do. There was plenty of shade, places to sit and watch the activities, plus some mighty fine bean soup and corn bread!
This exhibit is called 'Let Freedom Ring'. A 'hit and miss' engine (on the right side) rings a large bell (center). The gears that make the bell ring are on the left.
There it is: the perfect tractor. John Deere, of course, wide front end, two cylinder, three point hitch, hydraulics, power steering. What a pretty site!
# posted by Martha @ 2:08 PM 
