Antique Tractor Videos: the gift that keeps on giving every time they're viewed.
Years ago, when a farm tragedy forever changed the life of one of its own, the members of the Waterloo Boys Two Cylinder Club of Southeastern PA came together and got the crops in. Each Spring since then a great gathering of John Deere tractors meet again to till the land and exercise some vintage and antique tractors after a long winter - mostly green, but some red too.
An all-new California Antique Farm Equipment Show from Tulare, California.
One of our first Machines of Iron videos was made in Tulare, California back in 1997. It was their 5th annual show back then. In 2007, ten years later, we thought it would be nice to go back and see how things have progressed for their 15th annual California Antique Farm Equipment Show. The show was a huge success and has grown even bigger. This year Hot Air Engine Collectors came together for the 3rd Southwest Regional Hot Air Meet and the Tulare Chapter of the American Truck Historical Society met for their 3rd year also. You'll see how efficiently the volunteers in Tulare can grill and serve 1800 full-course steak dinners to a bunch of hungry visitors! There's a quick glimpse of RCA and Capitol Records recording star Juice Newton as she provides entertainment after the meal. A visit to The Best of the Valley Quilt and Wearable Arts exhibition and the "Kiddie Korral" make this show fun for the whole family, not just Dad and Gramps. There's a BBQ Rib Cook-off, equipment auction, blacksmith demonstration and Antique Tractor Pull.
We're sorry for the delay but we've had a busy summer so we'll need a miracle to finish this new show by Christmas.
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Dave, our fearless leader, shown at left just hours before accepting a certificate for the successful completion of studies for Steam Engine Care and Operation at the Rough and Tumble Historical Engineers Association's 2007 Steam School in Kinzers, Pennsylvania. Famed Steam Traction Engine Operator and Instructor Butch Biesecker is seen in the background wrangling his Keck Gonnerman engine.
Photo courtesy of Frank DeWitt
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Downloadable previews are now available on this site. Right now it's QuickTime only, but we're working to provide Windows Media as well. Go to "Videos and DVDs," click the on the video box you want to see, then once you're on that individual page, click the box again and enjoy the show! After viewing, depending on your browser, you may have to use your "back" button to return to our site and access more clips.
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If you're really bored, check out our new Tractor Trivia page. It's very secret and still under construction, but if you want to get there, the only way is to click here. Have fun, and we hope you find something you didn't know before.
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Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Our neighbors sold the farm and they're building new houses. The township has changed everyone's street numbers to accomodate our soon-to-be new neighbors. Our mailing address has been changed from 263 to 373. So when contacting us by mail please address your correspondence to "373 Woodcrest Road, West Grove PA 19390." That's USA.