September 2015 KTC Newsletter

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N E W S L E T T E R
A Note From the Vice President
What a summer it has been. My
wife and I had a goal we set
several years ago to see all lower
48 states. We completed that
dream in May with a 1200 mile trip
to Walla Walla, Washington,
traveling through Oregon and
Idaho to complete the last 3
states. Every part of this country
has its own beauty. We have
seen the highest point of the
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and although driving can be
tiring and sometimes boring,
we would do our best to
In June we traveled to
drive during the day to take
Pennsylvania for a family reunion
in the sites. But there is
that I have not attended for many
nothing more beautiful than
years. Every place I visit, I would
that of the Flint Hills over
look around and think to myself,
near Manhattan or
this would be a great place for a
Cheyenne Bottoms near
tractor drive.
Great Bend. Our great
We have driven to all of the states state of Kansas has some
Rockies and the sea level city of
Mobile, Alabama.
Tri Rivers Parade
My job took me to Loveland, Colorado
and I was unable to attend the Tri Rivers
Fair and Rodeo Parade, Tuesday evening
of August 4th. 17 tractors made the trip
to town to participate in the slow drive
down Santa Fe in front of a large crowd.
The weather was threatening, but held
off until well after the parade end and all
the tractors were back in the barn.
young and used these machines in
the field daily. Some would yell out
asking what year our tractor is and
they would respond with a quick
memory they had and thank us for
showing it.
Parades give us the opportunity to
show our tractors to a lot of people
at one time and we get to ride our
This parade is one of the highlights many machines and wave at a lot of
of us look forward to each year. The
people. Even some friends and
sidewalks along the route, Elm to
family.
Prescott, are always filled with a lot of
spectators. Parents with children have
one eye on the parade and the other on
their kids as they scurry around with
large grocery bags, gathering candy as it
is tossed their way from entries in the
parade. Grandparents gaze at the old
tractors and they reflect when they were
D A T E
of the best sites in the
country. Take a drive and
look around.
Tractors Needed
Tuesday, September, 22nd is the 2015
Sunflower Fair. This is a premier health
and wellness day. They requested a few
tractors from our club at last years event
and despite poor weather, the display was
well received.
This year they are asking for our help
again. Prizes will be offered to favorite
tractor. Please let Amy Helm know if you
will be attending. Tractors will be
displayed in the east parking lot. Hope to
see you there!
The Sunflower Fair is celebrating the 50th
Anniversary of the Older American Act &
Medicare! It is a premier health and
wellness day. Bring your lawn chair and
enjoy a beautiful fall day.
Lots of Opportunity to show your
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tractor this fall
Kansas State Fair Sept 19th and 20th
Some Tractor club
members will be
attending the Kansas
State Fair Antique
Tractor Show on
September 19th and
Tractor Pull Sunday,
September 20th. You
need to pre-register to
attend this event. This
is the last day of the
Fair and expect a large
crowd to see your
Tractor. The Antiques
Tractor pull rounds
out the days event.
Contact Amy Helm or
Jim Becker for more
details on how to sign
up to attend this
event.
Smoky Hill Street Fair and Parade
The Smoky Hill Street
Fair and Parade and
Tractor Show will be
September 26. The
parade is slated to
start promptly at 10
am and we will meet
some where around
the fire station on Elm
Street. Once the
parade is over we will
meet back at the First
United Methodist
Church parking lot.
We will display our
tractors until around
3:00 PM. This has
always been a nice
fall event for our club
and we always had a
nice crowd walking
through our tractors.
So mark your
calendar for
attending the Smoky
Hill Street Fair and
Parade. Hope to see
you there!
Chisholm Trail Day Festival October 3rd—All Day
Antique tractors from
all over the state of
Kansas have been
finding their way to
Abilene, Kansas this
time of the year for
years. It has become
one of the premier fall
events in the state. This
event not only includes
a parade of tractors, but
each tractor and driver
are introduced to the
attending crowd. You
can display your tractor
driving skills in one or
more of the tractor
games for those who
dare to compete.
Games include the
slowest tractor. Who
can best back up a
trailer best and
quickest.
old steam engine
carousal.
Several food vendors,
with a variety of food
and live entertainment
are included for your
enjoyment. There is a
blacksmith shop and a
working sawmill where
you or your grandchild
Kids and grown ups can can walk away with a
enjoy other events such slab of lumber that you
as riding the old steam have to roll the
locomotive or riding the windows down in the
car to get home. It is a
great fall event to visit
even if you don’t bring
a tractor. Hope to see
you there!
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Central Kansas Central Flywheels Steam Engine Show
The Central Kansas
Flywheels Steam Engine
and tractor show will be
again this year a two day
event. The event begins
Saturday October 10th.
There is plenty to do for
the whole family. The
antique tractor pull will
be on Sunday.
steam power tractors
moving about on the
grounds. There will be a
tractor parade on
Saturday with
introduction of driver
and tractor. There
should be tractor games
for those who would like
to show their skills. Get
to the show early both
Saturday and Sunday to
enjoy the free pancake
feed. All the pancakes you
can eat. You only need to
pay for the sausage and
eggs. There is a great
lunch planned and the
evening pig roast. The
whole family can enjoy live
You will be able to
watch the
demonstration of a
working sawmill,
powered by one of the
biggest steam engine
tractors in the state.
You may see a couple of
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demonstrations of corn
shucking and wheat
cleaning. You can get your
fill of cakes during the cake
walk and tour one of the
best displays of antique
farm machinery in the
state of Kansas. You can
attend both days for one
fee. So come early, stay all
day and come back on
Sunday
Tractor Trader on line
If you have not visited the Tractor
items. If you are a current paid
Trader on our Kansas Tractor Web site,
member, you can list your item
please stop by. You may find the tractor
for sale or list an item you are
or part you may have been looking for.
looking for. Just send your
We have several items currently listed .
information to
Go to www.kansastractorclub.com and
[email protected] with
click on the Tractor Trader tab. We
pictures and information on
have some members looking for some
what you have for sale or want
Invite New Members
The Kansas Tractor Club is always
looking for new members. Invite
your neighbors and Friends to any
of our tractor events. There is no
cost to look and visit.
Let them know our Annual
Membership is only $20.00 and you
will make back much more just by
visiting our list of sponsors and save
with our Tractor club discount..
Check out our new members list
since June 1st.
to buy. Tell you friends or
just copy and paste the link
from your browser to your
email. Check back often to
see what new item has been
listed.
Welcome New Members
New members joining between June 2015 and
September 1, 2015.
Gary Roper
- McPherson
Larry and Angel Young
—Abilene
Gaylord Sanneman
- Newton
Oliver Tractor
Charles Walter Hart and
Charles H. Parr attended the
University of Wisconsin and
while working on their
Thesis presented in 1896
their first engine. After
graduation, they form the
Hart-Parr Company on June
12, 1901 in Charles City,
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Iowa. And the first Hart-Parr
Number 1 was finished in late
1902. Although the Tractor
Engine was not a quick
success, in 1906 the term
“tractor” was coined. Sales
Manager W.H. Williams was
credited with the term. From
that time forward Hart-Parr
was know as the founder of
the Tractor industry. By
1928 Hart-Parr, American
Seeding Machine, and
Nichols and Shepard
Company were producing
machinery that was
becoming obsolete and
need capitol. So in 1929
they merged with the
Oliver Chilled Plow
Company to Form the
Oliver Farm Equipment Co.
shorten later to the Oliver
corporation. They
continued to when
eventually The White name
replaced Oliver.
The Kansas Tractor Club is a Non-for-Profit organization and all
donations and dues are tax deductible. Make checks payable to
Kansas Tractor Club when making donations or dues. You will
received a receipt for the amount.
www.kansastractorclub.com
Display Your Membership Proudly
Here is your chance to promote your Club Membership. You can
Purchase a front license plate for you truck or car for $7.00. Get one
for your Car and Truck. And to cover your head when you are riding
around on your tractor, you should purchase the Kansas Tractor Club
cap. The colors are Yellow, Orange, Green Black and Red and Blue.
Each hat is only $5.00. get one for each color of Tractor you have.
Email Amy Helm at [email protected] or mail you check
to Amy Helm 1547 North Burma Road, Salina, KS 67401 with your
request.
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3 month Calendar of Events
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September
9/5 Orscheln Farm and Home, Goddard. Tractor Show, judging and prizes. 9am-3pm
9/11-20 Kansas State Fair, Hutchinson. All Day
9/12 2nd Annual Car Show, Enterprise, KS. New this year, antique tractor class. Cost to enter is $20 and includes a meal. Live bands after the show. 2 –7
9/12 6th Annual "The Carrico Old Iron Classic" Antique Tractor-Machinery Show, Hays. Open to all brands of antique farm machinery. Kids pedal pull,
Tractor games, Parade, Swap Meet. Show Flyer 9am-4pm
9/13 Kansas Pedal Pull Championship, Hutchinson Fair Grounds. Bretz and Young Arena. 9am-12pm Regis. 12:30pm 4-7 yo Pull 2:15pm 8-12 yo Pull
9/11-13 Power of the Past Antique Engine and Tractor Show, Ottawa. Featuring Orphan & Lesser Known Tractors and Engines All Day
9/19 Roy Coffey Antique Farm Machinery Show, Gottschalk Park, Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson. Pre-Registration required. Form Setup 8am
9/19 Howe House Tractor Show and Demonstrations, Emporia. FHAPA event. 1:00 pm
9/20 Kansas State Fair Antique Tractor Pull, Hutchinson. Bison Arena 10am
9/20 Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pull, Hutchinson, Kansas State Fair
9/22 Sunflower Fair Tractor Show, Salina. Located at the Bicentennial Center, east parking lot. Prizes for tractors participating. Setup by 9 am to 4 pm
9/24-27 Wilson County Old Iron Days, Fredonia, KS. All Day
9/26 Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair, Salina. Parade and Tractor Display. Parade 10am
9/26 Concordia Fall Fest, Concordia. Car, Truck, Motorcycle, Tractor Show. 9am-4pm Parade 10am
9/26 Alta Vista Old Settler's Day, Ag Heritage Park, Alta Vista. Demonstrations, Music, Barn Quilt Block Show. All Day
9/26-27 Meriden Antique Engine and Threshers Association Fall Festival and Swap Meet, Meriden, KS. Sat 8am- Sun. 3pm
9/26 Tractor Pull, Mt. Hope. 12 pm
9/26-27 Sunflower International Harvester Reunion, Geary County Fairgrounds, Junction City. More info call 785-499-6650. All Day
October
10/3 Americus Day Parade and Tractor Pull. FHAPA Parade 11 am Pull 1 pm
10/3 Chisholm Trail Day Festival, Abilene. 9am-4pm Pull 2pm
10/8-10 3I Show, Dodge City, KS. Western State Bank Expo Center. 8am-4pm
10/10-11 Central Kansas Flywheels Antique Engine and Steam Show, Salina. Antique Tractor Pull, Demonst. etc. 7am-5pm Pull 1pm Sunday
10/11 Tractor Pull, Larned. 1 pm
10/17 FHAPA Tractor Drive 10am
10/17 Tractor Supply Company, Hutchinson. Tractor Display 9am-3pm
10/29-31 11/1 Wheatland Poppin Johnnies Swap Meet and Show, Wichita. Kansas Pavilions. Tractor Pull Sunday. Thur 12pm-7pm Fri/Sat 9am-7pm
Pull Sun. 11am
10/31 Fall Plow Day FHAPA. Rain date 11/7 9:30am
November
11/10-12 Wichita Farm Show, Wichita. Kansas Pavilions. Hours Vary
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Kansas Tractor Club Newsletter
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1547 N. Burma Road
Salina, KS 67401
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mailed December 1st 2015.
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