I can only attent one show this year, can't decide. Where is everyone going?

1. Eastern National Two Cylinder Expo ? Springfield, OH

2. Two-Cylinder XVI ? Amana, IA

3. Berrien Springs Antique Tractor Show ? Berrien Springs, MI

4. 6th Annual Auction, John Deere World Headquarters ? Moline, IL

5. ????

Mark, I hope it's ok with you that I pinned this topic to the top. Seems like a pretty good place to post all the show info, and give folks something to look forward to other than shoveling snow.

Anybody know what all is planned for either Indiana or central Florida this year?

I think I will try Berrien Springs , good people & good site for a show that's a little closer to me .
The last few times I went to TC,s show they had not that many tractors & alot of the same tractors as before.
I guess I should have expected that as the shows were about an hour apart or so .
I thought they were going on the road across the country ? maybe they meant across IA ?
Terry.............

QUOTE (Terry @ Feb 11 2006, 12:10 PM)

I think I will try Berrien Springs , good people & good site for a show that's a little closer to me . The last few times I went to TC,s show  they had not that many tractors & alot of the same tractors as  before. I guess I should have expected that as the shows were about an hour apart or so . I thought they were going on the road across the country ? maybe they meant across IA ? Terry.............

In answer to your last statement, yes, it was our intention to move the Expo to different areas of the U.S on occasion, but 9/11 changed all that. When we had the Expo in Moline two years ago, our insurance costs nearly tripled---just because we'd crossed a state line. Quite simply, having the Two-Cylinder Expo in locations outside Iowa just isn't financially feasible anymore---as it is, our cost for insurance runs well into five figures.

Despite rumors I've heard to the contrary, we're glad that there are large regional shows like the Ohio Expo, New York Expo, etc, and hope they do well. Given the price of fuel and lodging these days, it's a tremendous expense for many exhibitors and spectators to journey very far from home, which we understand. That's the primary reason we shortened Two-Cylinder XVI by a day for this year, figuring that it would save many exhibitors and spectators at least one and perhaps two nights of lodging expense, which would offset some of the transportation costs.

That being said, I'm gonna tease you a bit-----at Two-Cylinder XVI, there is going to be a special display featuring stunning re-creations of two one-of-a-kind JD prototype tractors. I can't say what they are at this time, but I've seen one of them, and these two tractors are gonna knock your socks off!!

Whichever show you decide to attend, (and all listed are good ones), enjoy yourself and be careful out there!!

the flywheelers in ft. meade fl. is this month 22-26.

Byron,

White River Valley Antique Association at Elnora, IN September 8, 9, 10 featuring John Deere

Well, I am definitely going to the Eastern National in Springfield, Ohio (Already got the vacation time planned around it.) 18 miles or so away...

Then, I would like to go to the Mad River Valley Steam Thresher's Show in Urbana, Ohio... it is only 10 miles away...

And then, I haven't been to the Miami Valley Steam Thresher's Show in Plain City, Ohio for 5 or 6 years, would like to go to it, also. It is about 20 or so miles away.

Later Days,

Bill

Anyone who likes GP tractors might want to attend the second GP Rally to be held Sept 5-6-7, 2006 near Columbia City, IN.

We will have our tractor show and pull on March 24-25 in Aiken, SC. Lots of demos!

Goessell Ks Aug 4, 5, 6th.
Republic, Mo Steamorama Sept 21-24
Fort Scott, Ks 50th Annual Pioneer Harvest Fiesta Sept 29, 30, and Oct 1

Don't get too far from home, but these are all great shows.

American Thresherman Association, Pinckneyville, IL Always the third weekend in August featuring John Deere this year.

American Thresherman Association

Good grief, J. R. you're in trouble if I'm the only one planning to attend Two Cylinder's Expo at Amana, IA. Bet it doesn't turn out that way though!

(6-7 May 2006, Southwest Wisconsin Two-Cylinder Club, Boscobel, Wisconsin) This show is one I never miss, and one that never disappoints.

It is held in a nice, flat city park, it's early in the year before the summer heat sets in, and they alway have a vast array (usually in the neighborhood of 100 or so) of tractors - John Deere ONLY. The grassy park eliminates the dust or mud usually experienced with common, ordinary threshing shows.

The club has developed a remarkable display arrangement where each tractor is individually cordoned off, and there is a wide space between each display "pen". This allows the spectator to walk around each unit and take a good look at it with whatever perspective you'd like. Much, much better than shows where tractors are crammed in axle-to-axle, and you're forced to walk to the end of the row and return if you want to look at the other end of the tractor. And fortunately, the park is large enough to allow this type of display.

springfield Oh.
Miami valley steam show Plain City Oh.
SawDays Marengo Oh.
Other possiblity's are
2 Cylinder Iowa and

Pioneer Power in Wesbranch Michigan the only proplem is I think it might be the same time as Miame valley but am still thinking of slipping up there on Thursday. If some one has been at this show let me know if it is worth my time to go to it.

I have a few shows I try to make it to every year.

The annual plow day but I don't know where it will be this year (Smith or Osborne county in the first weekend of April weather permitting.)

sunflower pioneer power association show in Almena KS

Agra KS tractor pull

Old Settlers Day in Smith Center KS the last weekend in September

And hopefully some others that are close.

Sounds like that show in springfield ohio would be good. Would like to get to amana and moline. I have been to both those events a couple times and enjoyed them and they arent to far from home. Just depends on what is going on. Sometimes just have to be here to do some farming, dang it!
bill

I will attend: Goessell, Kansas threshing days, the Winfield, Kansas steam and tractor show, possibly McClouth, Kansas show, our local club plow day in either Lyon or Chase county, and our local Flinthills Antique Power Show and pull in Emporia, Kansas in late summer. Looks like exciting times lay ahead! Have a nice day. Jerry

I "plan" on taking the 820 to the Indiana State Fair and up to the Portland, IN show in August. Elnora would be nice, but don't know how I'd get it there. I have a friend who can haul me to Indy and Portland pretty easy, but much further's a problem (scheduling).

I'd love to go to Pinckneyville if I could get it there; and seeing one of those shows in Kansas would be a blast.

without spending alot of time looking around. can someone post the show dates in OHIO for me??

I am interested in going to some of them..

thanks

The Eastern National Expo in Springfield, Ohio is June 22, 23, 24, 2006.

The Mad River Steam & Gas Assn. Show is June 16 thru 19, 2006 in Urbana, Ohio.

and the Miami Valley Steam Threshers show is usually the last week-end in July, but pcsaw would have to give you the exact dates.

These are all in West Central Ohio, within about 30 to 40 miles of each other.

There are several other shows on my calendar also, what area do you want to concentrate on????

Later Days,

Bill

Does anyone know where the largest JD show in New England is held each summer? Being from Connecticut the Ohio show is probably out of my weekend range.

bewillett
i'm near Lima... thanks for the dates.. I'm always interested in these shows around here.. last year i only made it over the line in Indiana to one. this year i hope to get to a couple of them.

Can someone give me some Show locations and Dates in Arizona this winter ? I'll be going to Phoenix several times in the coming months. Thanx Dale B.

Ohio Deere The Miami Valley Steam show is July 13, 14, 15 and 16 usually the 3rd weekend in July.

Hope to get to Springfield, Ohio this year. I have time to go to alot of places but the price of fuel makes me thinks twice about where to go.

Bojoe just woundering if you ever heard of Bull Island?

Pcsaw, No I don't guess I do.

I'm planning on going to Fairview,OK for The National John Deere Two-Cylinder Show. September 22 and 23. Never been before, but they claim,"It is the largest working John Deere show you'll find anywhere".
Put on by the Oklahoma John Deere Two Cylinder Club

Does anyone know of any shows here in California? thanks ken

There are a couple shows down here I try to hit each year.
One is a plow day held out there on Donnie Moore's farm near Fort Campbell and hopkinsville, KY. It had about 70-80 plowing tractors I seem to recall, and several more just sitting around out in the field, over 120 I know of. Has always been fun there. Not a lot of commercialization (did I spell that right?) but it is always fun and just off Interstate 24 a few minutes so getting there is easy. This is the 3rd Saturday in October every year.
Otter Creek park has a show in September or October also. This one is near Fort Knox (20 mi south of Louisville KY). It has some neat local and regional displays. Threashing demos, a little 5 acre field if you wanted to plow or work horses or something, and a real interesting self-propelled New Idea Baler; THAT is something you don't see every day. (Well unless you own one).
I understand there is a show in Tennessee I want to check out this year, if I can find it, and can get the leave approved...
Anyway, that is my plan for the show circuit 2006. Unless I hear of more, or see some on here that I can get to.

~Walk in peace~
Soldier Tom

I plan on attending the Badger Steam & Gas Engine Club Show in Baraboo, WI. It is the 43rd Annual Show August 18th, 19th & 20th, 2006 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 2006 feature is "Made in Wisconsin" They are asking people to bring your Wisconsin built engines, tractors, farm equipment and related memorabilia and help celebrate all that was made in Wisconsin.

Plus I plan on attending The Rock River Thresheree 50th Annual Reunion September 1, 2, 3, 4, 2006.
Rock River Thresheree, Inc.
51 East Cox Road
Edgerton, WI 53534
Midway between Janesville and Edgerton on Hwy 51

I am going to try to get to the (6-7 May 2006, Southwest Wisconsin Two-Cylinder Club, Boscobel, Wisconsin) that dan 41jdh mentioned.

While looking for the address of the Southwest Wisconsin Two-Cylinder Club show I found the 28th Annual Lower Wisconsin River Thresheree Show August 11-13. Lower Wisconsin Thresheree Featuring Allis Chalmers Tractors, Historic Steam and Agricultural Demonstrations, Food, Music, Games - Antique Club grounds located one block off of Highway 133 on Chestnut St., Boscobel. 2006 COMMUNITY EVENTS

For those of you interested I have a list of Antique Equipment/Tractor Shows that are within a 2 hour driving radius of Wheeling WV. This encompasses Eastern Ohio and Western Pensylvania along with the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. The list can be found by going to the following link, www.wgcata.com and looking under the Antique Equipment Shows on thier home page. As their are over 80 shows each in Pennsylvania and Ohio this gives kind of a regional aspect of what is occurring in our area.

If your in the area check out our little country fair here in Wheeling WV. in October at the following web site, www.ohiocountycountryfair.org

I came across some more shows that some here may like to attend.

Wisconsin Show Schedule 2006

Show List Michigan 2006

Classic Tractor Show, Adams Center, N.Y.

RB

Anyone know of any shows in the central part of Virginia that are worth going to?

We have our club show comming on the 29-30th of April at Carrollton Ga. Will go to cross rds of Dixie in Tenn. agian, and the show at Inman Farm at Inman Ga.
KT

You can see all the Ohio Two Cylinder (Springfield) info at this link. Ohio Two-Cylinder Club What I like about this show is if it rains there is enough black top to hold the entire show on (No Mud!!!). This fair groungs used to be an air port. It sure is a long line of green looking down that old run way.

I just got back from the Michigan Steam Threshers show in Mason Michigan and it was great! Saw a few interesting machines. It was hotter than blazes though so I left early. Its on for one more day July 30.

Went to a small antique tractor pull at the Warren County Fair (Pittsfield, Pa), JD did well. The Pro's run friday. The Chautauqua County Antique Equipment Assn has their show next weekend 8/19-20 in Stockton, NY. Their theme this year is haying equipment. Its a nice little show, tractor parade, pull, stationary engines, etc. FYI Chautauqua is the western most county in NY (the farthest point from NYC).

I am planning on attending the 2d annual JD Show in New Boston, New Hampshire on August 26, & 27th. I did not make it last year, but they said it was a good show.



New England John Deere Expo

CPeter

There's something here in SC but I can't remember for the life of me where it is... Coming soon if I remember right...

Any clues???

steve in sc - a crust ole' AF dude looking for a local classic tractor show

I hope to trailer my 530 to IA.. the one shown on the Home page

Thats my type of Golf Cart but Iowa in the winter can be hard ground conditions

I must admit to feeling envious - all these exotic place names and all I can do is dream!! Here in the UK I shall attend the Somerset Vintage Tractor Show in Early February then there is Stockley and Heddington Steam Fair in June followed by the Dorset Steam Fair in late August. There will also be a couple of local shows like the Frome Cheese Show. All these will be within a 50 mile radius of home - we don't travel far in the UK!!

Is there a website for the Amana,IA show? I plan on being there.

Are you talking about the Two-Cylinder Expo? It's not going to be in Amana this year, due to problems with the grounds. It's being held at the National Cattle Congress in Waterloo, Iowa, June 21-23.

If anyone is interested in going to a indoor tractor pull in Southern IL, there is going to be one at DuQuoin, IL. It is March 8, 9, & 10.
Here is a link for the info on the pull if anybody is interested. DuQuoin, IL Pull

There are a bunch of premium pro stock tractors that show up at this event. Several of the ITPA and NTPA guys from around the midwest show up here from all the classes. It is no doubt worth the drive to see this thing.

AZ show at Saguaro Ranch is Feb 10, 11. The show at Apache Junction is the second weekend in March.

Ottawa, Kansas has a very nice show every year the first full week-end of September. This year's featured tractor is Oliver but there are always a LOT of John Deere present! A great show site and a very well organized show that is quite inexpensive.

Don't forget the Maumee Valley Winter show in Auburn, IN, March 16-18. It's featuring John Deere tractors and I'm going fer sher! My '49 GW will stay in the shed for this one, though.

With the amount of people that are on this site, it seems that one could find a show within a 100-mile radius of a location every weekend during the spring, summer, and fall. It doesn't matter if you are in the Midwest or on the east coast. Place some shows on here so those of us getting into the hobby can look at something besides people arguing if this part or that came from the factory. Even a small town anniversary with five pieces would help; maybe next year it could be six! The start of the season is fast approaching; help the attendance a little bit.