Illinois&Indiana Antique Tractor

Next Club Meeting
March 13, 2008, at 7:00 PM
I&I Showgrounds
Penfield, Illinois

Be sure to tune to WILL TV Channel 12 on Thursday February 21, at 7:30 pm CST to see the story on the I&I Antique Tractor and Gas Engine Club. The story was taped last July at Historic Farm Days at Penfield, Illinois. If you miss the broadcast, or live outside the WILL TV area, you can see it online at: http://will.atlas.uiuc.edu/index.php/prairiefire/ after the show airs.

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2008 Historic Farm Days

Featuring J I Case Equipment
Silver King Tractors
And Hosting The
J. I. Case Collectors Association National Show

Some lucky winner will be taking this sharp looking Case 530 home this summer! See the Historic Farm Days section inside for raffle ticket information.

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2009
Half Century Of Progress IV
Rantoul, Illinois

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2007 Historic Farm Days

Tammi painted her Super M pink to aid in her efforts to raise awareness of the need for better breast cancer detection and research. She points out that breast cancer is not a concern for women only, men are susceptible as well. In men, the cancer is especially virulent and fast growing.

The Pink Tractor has been in many parades and tractor rides in the area. Tammi is planning some long distance drives to help raise money for the cause. Tammi and "Pink" are shown here at the Half Century Of Progress III in 2007 where she particiapted in the Tractor Ride and the tractor pull.

You and your fellow tractor enthusiasts might get a kick out of this: I'm not a tractor man but my friend Charlie Schroeder is. He recently restored an International Harvester TD18a (a BIG job!). He told me the story of his ordeal as he tried to scavenge and recreate old parts and arcane tractor knowledge.... and wouldn't you know, I came up with a song about it. You can hear it at: http://www.garageband.com/artist/DennisDoyle Click on "OLD TRACTOR" and you can see a picture of the old treaded beast AND hear an MP3 of the song. I hope you like it. Dennis Doyle

 

It was definitely hot, the mercury hovered in the upper 90's most of the weekend.  A brief intense rainstorm Wednesday afternoon made things a bit soggy and limited field action, but the grounds dried out and the show turned out great.   A great display of Fords and Fordsons took center stage along, and several very rare and almost unknown prototype Fords were present, including two very unusual tractors with aluminum transmission cases, one with a opposed two cylinder air cooled engine.  
Graham Bradley owners surprised us with 12-14 tractors on display including a very rare standard tread model.  A Bradley tractor was also there, one of about 300 made.  
The 8020/Wagner group had an excellent turnout, with a tractor and 8 bottom mounted plow from Ontario, Canada on hand, and another tractor made a serendipitous trip from Idaho.  In addition to the several 8020's on hand, John Deere/Wagner WA-14 and WA-17 tractors also appeared.  The rare JD experimental RTX-547 owned by Darrell Fischer was on display.  Deere assembled this tractor by installing a Detroit Diesel engine in a Case LA chassis to test the upper limits of horsepower farmers might be able to use.  This led directly to the development of the 8010 and 8020 tractors.  

Also Inside Our Site:

John Deere 8020 / WA-14 / WA-17
Owners Group