Jon @ Homer

I & I Tractor Show

Today I finally went to the Historic Farm Days show presented by the Illinois & Indiana Antique Tractor and Gas Engine Club. It is about time since it is held in Penfield IL about 15 miles north of Homer/home. Of course the I have generally been working at the beginning of the shows & the last several years I have been going over to the SCCA Indy Grand Prix @ IRP on my Sunday off. This year the race was held last weekend and I didn't go - see next/last post.

It really is a great show, I am sure it was even better on Friday & Saturday, Sunday lots of people started to packup after the parade of power, but the I & I club has really find a nice home in Penfield. (of course they got 4 inches of rain on Friday night)

See their site for more details - but they bought or were donated the old school and adjoining grounds.

Here are some images of a few of the tractors:


Minneapolis Moline was the featured tractor, along with BF Avery and Sheppard Diesel (PA).



1938 luxury cab tractor - too expensive for the times, some 30 - 40 years later it the cab features became standard.



The oldest commercially produced gas powered tractor on loan from the Smithsonian Institution - I got to see it run.



Some assorted others:








(Of course some used some age appropriate transport) After seeing all the various tractors I think MM had some of the best designed sheet metal - BTW MM was bought by White and is now is part of AGCO)


(I had one just like this, took it to the dump - only it didn't have the engine cover - weak sheet metal differential housing but it really gave a great job cut some grass - single 26 inch blade)

posted by Jon at Homer @ 11:02 PM