2007 10 Chugger
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2007 10 Chugger
1890’s John Deere No. 2 Corn Sheller Owners: Greg, Ellen and Evan Dills See story page 6 October 2007 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Our show season has wound down, and thanks to our chairpersons, the shows were a great success. The next event is our swap meet on Oct 28th at the Yolo County Fairgrounds. Also ahead are the Yolo Tractor Ride on Oct 13, sponsored by Br. 158 and the Stockton Ag Show which is during the middle of January. Two monthly breakfasts of engine & tractor enthusiasts are ongoing. One is at Coco’s in Citrus Heights, Madison & Sunrise on the first Wed. of each month at 7:30 AM, the second is at Marybell’s in Auburn, Maple St. at the bottom of Old Town on the third Monday, 8 AM. You all are welcome to both. Looking ahead to our annual meeting (Feb. 23, 2008), we are doing something new this year. Heidricks Ag History Center has agreed to host our group and open the museum to our members at no charge. This is a very generous offer by the museum. The Heidrick Museum is a world class agricultural museum. I hope everyone will take advantage of this opportunity. This year our dinner will be catered. We are asking five dollars, the remaining cost will be subsidized by Branch 13. Additionally I am trying to arrange for a speaker from the California Highway Patrol to bring us up to speed on rules, regulations etc. for hauling, towing, tie downs, speed limits, etc. See the flyer elsewhere in this Chugger for more details about the meeting. The main purpose at the meeting, of course, is the election of new officers for 2008. First, I thank the officers who served with me during this term. Having said that, several positions will be vacated at the end of this term. Bob Currie has indicated that he will not be the membership chairman next year. That is an important function which will NEED to be filled. Some other board director positions will also need to be filled. Additionally, show directors for 2008 will be needed. I urge/encourage you to consider filling any of these slots. The more people that step up to help, the easier it is to get the job done. John Paur, President, Branch 13 A Non-Profit Organization Dedicated To The Preservation Of Early Day Farm, Mining, and Construction Equipment BRANCH 13 CALENDAR OF EVENTS All EDGE & TA members, including Branch 13 members, must show a current membership card to be able to exhibit at any Branch 13 function. This is for insurance purposes. Please don’t forget your card! October 5 - 7 **Branch 13 Fall Gas-Up McFarland Ranch, Orr Rd., Galt, CA Jim Blodgett ([email protected]) 916-961-5443 October 5 - 7 *EDGE&TA Southwest Regional Show Hosted by Branch 27 Paso Robles, CA Ben Ostini ([email protected]) 805-426-4865 October 13 *Third Annual Yolo Tractor Ride Zamora to Phillips Winery Floyd Percival 530-666-3099 October 28 **Branch 13 Swap Meet Yolo County Fairgrounds, Woodland, CA Smokey Stover ([email protected]) 916-448-3435 January 22-24, 08 Stockton Ag Fair San Joaquin County Fair Grounds Stockton, Ca May 16-17, 2008 Rio Linda Historical Society Farm Days Dry Creek Rd and Elkhorn Blvd Rio Linda, Ca Bob Hinds ([email protected]) 916-996-8378 May 30,31 and June 1, 2008 Grass Valley Gasup Nevada County Fairgrounds Grass Valley, Ca Odes and Elia Kilpatrick 916-344-7742 This calendar lists shows in this area open to all Branch 13 members. If you know of other shows, please let the editor know, so word can be passed along. Further information on many shows is contained in this issue. Please refer to that information before calling those listed above. ** Denotes a sanctioned event of EDGE&TA, Branch 13. * Denotes a sanctioned event of another branch of EDGE&TA. The members of all branches of EDGE&TA are invited to sanctioned events put on by any other branch. Northwest Tour: Loggers and Tractors Howard Hatschek My wife and I decided to take a driving tour of Southern Washington and Northern Oregon in July of this year. The two main shows of interest were the Logger's Jamboree in Morton, Washington and the tractor show in Tillamook, Oregon. The Jamboree, held in a valley below Mt. Rainer, is a 3 day show with all types of events, chopping, climbing, burling and sawing, both by hand and with small and very large chain saws. All of the events were timed and very interesting. The day we were there the highlight was a custom built chainsaw powered by a 300 HP Buick car engine, put together by two fellows from Enumclaw, WA. The saw weighs almost 500 pounds and they lifted it up and cut through a 32" cottonwood log in approximately 1.3 SECONDS!!!! After visiting Mt. Rainer we went to Cathlamet, WA, on the Columbia River, to visit old Bay Area friends. We also attended the Wahkiakum County Fair. There was a very nice display of antique John Deere tractors from the Hart Family Farm on Puget Island, WA. We then traveled west to Astoria, OR at the mouth of the Columbia River and visited several Lewis and Clark sights, including Fort Clatsop We then headed south to Tillamook and the Blue Heron Cheese Factory where EDGE& TA BRANCH 159 was holding the Northwest Regional Show. The show location was in 2 big cattle pastures on Highway 101 with a big herd of dairy cattle grazing in a 3rd field, what a pleasant location to hold a show. I talked to some of the International Harvester people that Bob Currie had visited with this passed summer at the Lynden, WA show. They had about 10 Farmall tractors at Tillamook. There were about 30 other tractors there - less than I had expected. As someone explained, the roads are narrow across the Coast Range from Salem and the Willamette Valley, where a lot of the equipment resides. There were 2 very nice restorations of a Case tractor and an earlier model McCormick Deering tractor, shown by a gentleman from Beaver, OR. There was a early model Buffalo-Pitts (1915?) steam traction engine that was probably the most historic and rare piece there. I had never seen this brand of steam engine before. As I was walking the show for the last time in the evening, I had on my EDGE&TA badge with Branch 13 on it, and an exhibitor stopped me and asked, "Did I remember the big show at Grass Valley, CA approximately 12 years ago? I said I did - (it was the first show that I had ever attended and I didn't belong to Branch 13 then) - he said the he would always remember it and that it was the best show he has ever been to! So that is a wonderful and lasting compliment to all you folks that took the time to make that show work and made it the great success it was, and folks up in Oregon still remember it!!!! Tillamook Show 2007, photo by Howard Hatschek Wahkiakum County John Deere’s Fair 2007, photo by Howard Hatschek BUSINESS - PAGE 3 July 19, 2007 July 19, 2007 Board Meetingopened promptly at 6:02PM By President John Paur, with all members present except Rendy Waller who is vacationing in Yellowstone National Park. Visitors included Odes Kilpatrick, Charla Hardesty, Dorothy Blodgett, son Richard Blodgett and Kim. The meeting began with a certificate of appreciation plaque presented to Richard Blodgett for his performing CPR on Cliff Backhaus. We all agreed we want Richard at each of our shows in case of such an emergency. The minutes from the prior meeting and the Treasures report were read and approved. Old business presented was the purchase of a new EZ Awning for the store trailer by Frank Vantacich. The next annual potluck election meeting will be held at Heidricks Museum where tours will be included and the decision to bring in a caterer for BBQ was agreed to. There will be a $5 per person charge for this meeting so will appreciate all prepaying this so we can get a count for the caterer. This was decided upon as the last table of members last year didn’t have much choice of eats and no meat! The final Grass Valley Gas Up report given by Elia and after adding in the raffle we made just over $100. The Rio Linda Historical Society has agreed to allow us to build a loading ramp on their property which will make it safer for all to load and unload in the future. Lee Hardesty reported on the Floyd M. Percival tractor ride, 22 tractors made the trip and best of all the Larsen’s have invited us back for next year. We have not worn out our welcome and they are still okay putting on their great breakfast for us. New business began with Gene Borsoff informing us that our Amador show is at the ready. Don’t forget your Branch 13 ID cards to gain free entry into the Fair. Jim Blodgett says work continues for the McFarland Galt show and that we will have another great show. John Paur reports only 2 people ordered windbreakers. We also voted to un-sanction the Rio Linda show as it simply is not our show. We are there as guests of the Historical Society and provide them with a certificate of insurance verifying our having coverage, as they will ask all other vendors and guests. We are not going to be held responsible for someone else’s show. Nothing else about the show will change for us. Lastly an idea to help sell all our show buttons. This will be tried at the next show. Each button will be numbered and a drawing of numbers will occur during our dinner meeting prior to or during our raffle and the winner will be presented with $25. This will be in lieu of the 13 raffle ticket winning the $25. This is just to try something new just for the fun of it. We hope you all enjoy it. TREASURER’S REPORT: 05/ 24 /07 balance $10,554 to 07/19/07 balance of $11355 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR’S REPORT: We now have 353 Members with 32 Dual members for a total of 385 Members. We sent out 85 Reminder postcards which resulted in 67 past members renewing, making this a worthwhile endeavor. September 6, 2007 Word just in that Frank Fuson is recovering from gall bladder surgery on Sunday September 2nd at Kaiser Hospital. Get well soon Frank, we’ll keep you in our prayers. Frank showed up at Wed breakfast, looked good! We are a little late this issue due to board meeting just held September 6, 2007. Meeting called to order with all board members in attendance with visitors Dorothy Blodgett and Odes Kilpatrick. Had no correspondence to reply to. Old business began with the discussion and readiness of the McFarland Gas Up coming up October 5-7, 2007. Director Jim Blodgett states most still a work in progress, but things still a go. Of note shortly later Jim’s wife fell ill and 911 was called and she was taken to the hospital. She was released at about 2am and is at home recovering, feeling better but still weak. I’m requesting volunteers to step forward and help Jim with the gas Up. Call or e/m me and I’ll send you my request letter asking for areas of help. After all quieted down we went back to work discussing our proposed loading ramp at the Rio Linda Morman Ranch. Grass Valley dates have been given as May 30, to June 1, 2008. Odes and Elia have decided to turn this show over to a new director beginning the 2009 show. Thanks to them for doing this so well for these past years. The windbreakers were again brought up and an order placed for those who ordered them. Lastly the annual Dinner and Meeting was discussed and we will have it catered charging all $5 per person, with the balance to be paid by Branch 13. We did have to agree with Heidricks that this is a no booze dinner meeting. New business was mostly the discussion of our national entering into an agreement with our insurance broker representing Hanover Insurance Company to provide our members an opportunity to buy coverage for their tractors, engines and trailers very inexpensively through a group policy. If this all goes through, we will have an article and advertisement in our Chugger. We discussed the swap meet some and announced our next board meeting to be 10/18/07, same time and place. TREASURER’S REPORT: 07/19/07 balance of $11355 and new balance 09/06;07 $ 9557.67 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR’S REPORT: 387 active plus 33 dual members for a total of 420 members. ANNUAL ELECTION MEETING Something new for our next annual election meeting on February 23, 2008, will be catered, and each person will have to pay $5.00 and the Branch will pick up the balance of the cost for a very nice BBQ of TriTip, chicken and ribs, plus beans and salad. We will need to know if you are coming to be sure we get the numbers to our caterer. This will be something special. It is being held at the Heidricks Ag History Center and they will have the center open for our enjoyment, all included for the $5.00 fee. President John Paur says we will also have a special speaker that night. Branch 158 will also be providing a tour of the Wallace Collection of antique Caterpillar Tractors being prepared for the next ACMOC annual show in Woodland during June 2008. Information on this will be available at Heidricks. BUSINESS - PAGE 4 ANNUAL ELECTION MEETING SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2008 “SOMETHING NEW FOR BRANCH 13” A CATERED DINNER PLUS A TOUR OF HEIDRICKS AG HISTORY CENTER 1962 HAYS LANE, WOODLAND, CA NORTHBOUND I/5 COUNTY ROAD 102 OFFRAMP $5.00 PER PERSON INCLUDES DINNER AND TOUR DINNER SPEAKER ON IMPORTANT TOPIC IN THE WORKS *SPECIAL NOTE: NO LIQUOR AT DINNER THE MUSEUM WILL NOT ALLOW LIQUOR AT THIS EVENT OPEN AT NOON DINNER AT 5:00 PM SPECIAL BRANCH 158 TOUR OF THE WALLACE COLLECTION-SEE TRACTORS BEING PREPARED FOR THE ACMOC (Caterpillar) ANNUAL SHOW NEXT JUNE ELECTION OF YOUR FAVORITE CANDIDATES RAFFLE UNTIL IT’S OVER - BRING A PRIZE FOR THE TABLE RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED IF YOU WANT TO EAT WE WILL NEED A COUNT FOR THE CATERER NAMES___________________________________________________________ ADDRESS________________________________________________________ PHONE NUMBER____________________E/MAIL_______________________ NUMBER FOR DINNER______________CHECK ATTACHED____________ Checks to EDGE&TA c/o Leroy Diede, 8660 River View, Smartsville, CA 95977 CHUGGER NEWS - Page 5 REIN-DRIVE TRACTORS Lee Hardesty, Editor It’s not a John Deere, and in fact Deere never built one! So having said that, to me, one of the most fascinating little tractors is the Eimco Power Horse tractor, one of the rein -drive tractors that enjoyed a brief reign. About nine different companies geared up to build and sell rein-drive tractors, promising farmers that every operation of these tractors are controlled by reins and are driven in the same manner that horses are driven, with complete control off the tractor as if he were sitting on the tractor itself! While these companies began this endeavor, only three or four actually built a few tractors. Seems like once farmers drove with steering wheels and levers, most lost interest in a pair of leather lines. I will introduce you to two rein-drive tractor companies, the La Crosse Tractor Company and the Eimco Power Horse, and lastly let the Hemmings Magazine, August 2006 issue discuss the Sampson Iron Horse. The La Crosse Tractor Company from Wisconsin consolidated the Happy Farmer and Sta-Rite Engine Company and built six different models between 1916 and 1921, at which time the tractor division was sold to Oshkosh Tractor Company, who attempted unsuccessfully to resume production. I don’t have much information on the successive models, but all had two cylinder engines, each larger than their predecessor, and all had one forward and reverse gear, all of which could be operated by a pair of leather reins while sitting on a wagon or piece of what had been horse drawn farm equipment. In 1937, brothers Albert and Bond Bonham designed and built the Power Horse. Eimco Machinery Company, Salt Lake City, Utah cast their rein-drive four wheel drive tractor. They used an Allis Chalmers Model B engine and the tractor weighed 2500 pounds. Possibly one hundred of these tractors were built through 1941, and because of the were effort the last dozen or so were simply built out of the remaining parts, were not assigned serial numbers and were painted whatever color paint they could find. After the war, Allis Chalmers built a prototype Power Horse Model H, then Harris Manufacturing, Stockton, California purchased the patent rights and from 1949 to 1964, built the Harris Power Horse used in the logging industry. It had a larger engine and tires, but no reins. 1921 La Crosse Tractor 1937-1941 POWER HORSE TRACTOR SAMPSON IRON HORSE Daniel Strohl, Hemmings Motor News, August 1, 2006 Talk about filling a niche that nobody wanted. William Durant, in his second tenure as the head of General Motors, had an unyielding desire to topple Henry Ford, or at least counter every one of the man's moves. So when Ford released the Fordson tractor to the public in 1918, Durant had himself a new grand vision: To offer not just a tractor of his own, but everything the farm family needed, including tractors, cars and trucks. He started with the tractor in 1918 by buying the Samson Tractor Works of Stockton, California, which advertised itself as the most popular tractor on the West Coast. Samson had developed the unique three-wheeled Sieve Grip tractor, which used perforated wheels to gain traction while disturbing the soil less than solid wheels. In fact, it was GMC that bought Samson, which around the same time bought the Janesville Machine Company of Janesville, Wisconsin, and the Doylestown Agricultural Company of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. GMC combined all three in the Janesville facility, but moved production of the Sieve Grip to Flint, where Samson built only 2 more Sieve Grips. Durant wanted to directly compete with the Fordson, so Samson soon introduced the Model M at a higher price than the Fordson. It apparently functioned just as well, though, so Durant continued to explore other avenues in tractor design. "No sooner was Samson's Model M tractor ready for production than Durant became captivated by a new contraption called the Iron Horse," according to Lawrence Gustin's biography of Durant. The Iron Horse came about at a time when tractors had almost wholly supplanted the flesh-and-blood horse, but farmers had begun to feel nostalgic for the simpler, less mechanical ways of doing things. While the Iron Horse used an internal-combustion engine and chain-drive for motivation, the farmer controlled it via reins and could attach his horse-driven plows and implements. Durant's Iron Horse, the Samson Model D, used the 26hp, 171-cu.in., four-cylinder gasoline engine from the Chevrolet 490, a transmission belt drive, independent controls for each side of the tractor and chain-and-sprocket drive to all four wheels. It weighed in at 1,900 pounds. Initial advertisements priced it at $630, but when it went on sale in 1919, it carried a $450 price tag. A photo in Gustin's book shows Durant personally demonstrating the Model D at the 1919 New Jersey state fair in Trenton. Continued page 6 CHUGGER NEWS - Page 6 1919 SAMPSON MODEL D IRON HORSE Continued from page 5 However, according to Bill Vossler's book, Cars, Trucks and Buses Made by Tractor Companies, "Under Durant, Samson quickly flooded the market with its new product. Several hundred Iron Horses were sold, but unfortunately for Samson, all but six were returned to the builders. It was riddled with mechanical problems, and could easily tip over." It didn't help that, even though the rein controls should have acted just like the reins on a horse, often the Model D would unexpectedly jump into reverse, requiring the farmer walking behind it to run backwards to get the reins tight enough to pull back and signal a stop. Nor did it help that when farmers switched to tractors, they did so wholeheartedly, buying all the necessary implements at the same time and more or less abandoning the horse-drawn implements. Nobody wanted, nor could they really use, the Samson Iron Horse. Cover Story: 1890’s John Deere Corn Sheller Greg, Ellen and Evan Dills This is the story of our best find of this year. This spring my dad and I helped our neighbors clean their property from years of accumulation of STUFF. After the estate was settled, the owners came up to Northern California to clean up the mess. Since we were tired of looking at the piles of junk neighboring our property, my dad volunteered us to help clean up the property We live in the country and the cleanup site was about 40 acres so it was a huge project. Much of it was covered with abandoned cars, used tires, scrap metal, and plenty of treasures. As we picked through the mess we often found items that were given to us by the landowners for helping. One day, after exhausting hours of work, filling a 30 yard dumpster and stacking hundreds of used tires, we found another treasure. We entered a three-sided hay barn and sticking out from underneath a tattered blue tarp, I saw a different looking flywheel. It was not like one of our hit & miss engines. It was love at first sight (well almost). We pulled back the tarp and as it fell apart in our hands, we found a pretty neat new toy. It was an 1890’s vintage (best guess) John Deere No. 2 Corn Sheller. t was covered with years of dust and rust, but it was complete. We could see faded printing on the old grayed wooden sides, with the model number and the manufacture’s name cast into the iron frame which helped us to identify our new find. We brought it across the street to our barn and started cleaning it up. The whole thing was a rat and mouse condo. In each of the upright buckets on the sacker, I found a mouse nest. We found years of acorns, peach pits, and rat dropping deep within the poor thing. Dad and I took turns turning the flywheel as things broke loose (making some really loud squeaks and groans) that made us think we were breaking it. Finally, after several hours, and almost a complete tear down, we had it turning happily. Another neighbor stopped by and saw what we were up to and left. He returned with some dried corn, so we threw a couple of pieces in the “new” toy, and sure enough, it worked like a charm. We were more than happy until we ran out of corn. Then we had to figure out a way to get a surplus of corn for shows and for selling. Well, push came to shove and I wound up with more corn than I can think of. Over hours of tinkering on the new toy, my dad and I found that with a little bit of elbow grease (and WD-40 and linseed oil), the old paint started to come through the rust, and out of the grey wood. Now the thing almost looks new! I sure hope you can come to the Fall Gas Up at McFarland Ranch and see our newest pride and joy. We would especially like to thank John and Linda Hatala for the generous gift and also give special recognition to Ken and Edith Whitcher, Linda’s parents and the previous owners. I saw something that needed doing and said to myself, “somebody will have to do that,” and then thought “I’m somebody.” NEW CLUB WINDBREAKER JACKETS John Paur Just in case you missed this in the board meeting notes, I am interested in finding other club members wanting to get a new Branch 13 Club Windbreaker. The price would be just slightly less than $25 if we get enough people ordering them. Please call, e/mail or let me know and I will take orders for them so hopefully we’ll have them available at the McFarland Gas Up. EVERYTHING IS WORTH WHAT IT’S PURCHASER WILL PAY FOR IT. IN MEMORY OF RON SPROUSE Long time Branch 13 member and past board member Ron Sprouse passed away June 18, 2007. He was an avid supporter of our Galt and Amador Shows and is remembered as always being accompanied by his family at our events. BOLTS ANTIQUE TOOL MUSEUM I discovered this museum while reading a magazine recently, and am looking forward to making a trip soon to look through it. Supposed to have about 5000 tools predating World War II including a socket set handmade by a blacksmith. According to Google, it is located at 1650 Broderick Street, Oroville, Ca and their phone number is (530) 533-3096 and they have a web site at IF IT HAPPENS, IT MUST BE POSIBLE….Unnamed Law CHUGGER NEWS - Page 7 2007 AMADOR FAIR Gene Borsoff, Show Director Last July we celebrated our 36th year at the Amador County Fair. While we normally expect hot, if not intolerable temperatures, this years high temperatures were down right pleasant being in the mid and upper ninties accented with a nearly constant cooling breeze. On display in our show area were 46 engines, 14 tractors and 1 ship's capstan. Our show button display was a 1937 Allis Chalmers, model M, orchard tractor, owned by Lou Montero of Jackson, CA. We had our share of excitement on the first day of the fair when I managed to break off a water faucet with the forklift while picking up the fuel pallet, oooops! A big thank you to Robert the maintenance chief and his crew for stopping the flow and making the needed repairs. The fair also faced additional plumbing woes and a fire in the Pokerville Hall on Saturday morning. While the paid attendance for the fair exceeded 16,000 those that viewed our displays seemed a bit less than in previous years. I am considering a few ideas to direct fair goers toward the engine and tractor area, your suggestions are welcome. A dozen or so of our tractor drivers participated in a tractor parade to the small arena near the back gate. Those drivers were in support of a young tractor drivers contest put on by Bob Wolin and Dave Kestler. Bob Currie welcomed new members and assisted returning members in keeping their membership up to date. Lee & Charla Hardesty along with John Paur and his son paid us a visit. Special thanks to Larry Thompson with his 7HP Foos and Turbo Tractor Indecision is the key to flexibility. Gene Stewart and his four cylinder mystery marine engine, Greg Johnson and his 8 hp Daniel Best, Robert Critz and the 15 hp Western, Jon Feicht with his 3 hp Union, and Greg Wakeman and his Fairbanks Morse, for not only bringing those great engines but also driving hundreds of miles from southern California to be part of this show. Thanks also to the following exhibitors; Mike Mutzig with a trailer of nine engines, Ray Albiani displaying two tractors and one engine, Wilbur and Janice Reil with five engines and the teddy bear ferris wheel, Lou Montero with his 1937 Allis Chalmers "M", Kim Kestler and his Fairbanks Morse model H and model T, Albert, Clarence and Ron Berg and their Waterloo and Raleigh engines, Frank and Sondra Fuson and their 10 hp Fairbanks Morse and water pump, Bob Lobdill with his 3 hp Sattley, 1 1/2 hp IHC and 1 1/2 hp Fairbanks Morse, Huston Percival and his 1921 Taylor Vacum engine, Floyd Percival and the fluted hopper Aermotor, Mike Hilton with his Root & Vandervoort and water pump, Gary Upton with his 1923 Fordson, August Rademacher and his 3 engines, Robert Deutsch and his Farmall Super A, Norm & Jane Taunton and their Sampson, Wes & Birdie Barquist and their 15p Fairbanks belted up to a large fan, Jerry Virtue and his 12 hp Root & Vandervoort, Ed Beoshanz with his Ford 4000 complete with a 3 point "rumbleseat", Rex Wright and his 1948 Farmall Cub and the 1934 O-12 McCormick Deering work in progress, Roger Turner with two engines and a drag saw, Alan Langmuir with his Gibson tractor and ship's capstan John Tower with his Novo engine and small tractor buggy, Dave Kestler with his Avery and Standard Mfg. tractors. Sheryl and I displayed our 1902, 7 hp Foos on a reproduction cart. Additional thanks to Lou Montero for his assistance in helping me plot out and paint the boundaries of the show area. Rendy Waller who delivered and operated the store trailer along with Nancy Pearson. I understand that $350.00 in sales took place. Show button sales totaled $64.00. My apologies if I ommited your name and display. The Pokerville Mine and Sawmill crews also provided the spectators with an excellent show. Amador County Fair in 2008 will be July 24 - 27, mark your calendar and I hope to see you there. I am planning on another cool year to maintain our comfort level. 2007 McFarland Ranch Jim Blodgett, Show Director Seventy-nine old engines, fifty-two tractors, sled to pull by seventeen tractors, an old kitchen to cook in, rope making machine, a complete lathe and drill press display, pumps, and many other additions to the old engine displays, a Model T and at least 20 campers and trailers on the manicured lawn area, and bus loads of Galt school children made for a truly great weekend. Show directors Jim and Dorothy Blodgett did a great job of hosting the show, and want to thank each and every member that stepped forward and volunteered to helping them make this a good time for all. The Galt Lions club did an admirable job serving up a pancake breakfast both Saturday and Sunday, and their hotdogs and sandwiches for lunch staved off hunger for both the exhibitors and visitors who came to see our show. Friday night potluck was delicious as usual and a great addition to just sitting and visiting with our fellow members on a purely social note. The BBQ, raffle and a small portion of business meeting Saturday night topped off another great day, and the drawing of a number assigned to our show buttons, was a big hit. I heard people already planning to attend next years Mc Farland Ranch Gas Up. Again, thanks to all who made this show a complete success. CHUGGER - Page 8 THE CHUGGER ON LINE I am pleased to announce the addition of a monthly, usually one page, Chugger on Line posted on John Boehm’s website. For those of you who want more up to the minute information on Branch 13’s doings, simply go to: vintagetractors. com, click on The Chugger On Line, and scroll down to where John has inserted the flashing “New” Click on that line and you will see the latest information ranging from the last board meeting notes, coming events, news flashes and if space permits, some classified ads. If you have any information that you would like to get out sooner than the next full Chugger, call or e-mail me with what you want known. I hope you like this new service, and you will all participate in it’s content. Lee Hardesty, Editor We are introducing a new column this issue tentatively called Combs Tool Corner or This Old Tool. Darrell Combs has agreed to author information on some of his tool collection that he shares with us at many of our shows. Thank you Darrell for taking this on for our Chugger readers. His first follows. BRANCH 13 AND IT’S FUTURE >>>VOLUNTEER<<< On February 23,, 2008, Branch 13 will hold it’s annual meeting at the Heidrick Museum in Woodland, Ca. The election of officers and board members will be held that evening. In order to provide our membership with a full ballot the nominating committee requests that you consider running for an office or board position. Now is the time for all interested Branch 13 members to volunteer their time and efforts in support of our association. You are invited to become actively involved in the decisions, activities and growth of Branch 13. while some officers and board ,members are willing to continue their service in 2008, others are retiring from their positions. If you are interested in running for any office or board member position please contact Gene Borsoff, (916) 451-0893, or email [email protected]. The more members that are on the ballot will mean more choices, new voices and ideas for our association. Thank you, Gene Borsoff NEW CLUB WINDBREAKER JACKETS John Paur Just in case you missed this in the board meeting notes, I am interested in finding other club members wanting to get a new Branch 13 Club Windbreaker. The price would be just slightly less than $25 if we get enough people wanting them. Please call, e/mail or let me know and I will take orders for them so hopefully we’ll have them available at the McFarland Gas Up. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS COMB’S TOOL CORNER Darrell Combs Most old timers (Of course this does not include me) will recognize the old saw setting tool for hand saws. The example above is “Positive #7’ was made by the Taintor Manufacturing Company of New York. They were used to give a slight bend to each saw tooth in an alternating pattern to produce a kerf wide enough that the saw body did not bind in the cut and came in many sizes designed for the type of saw it was to be used on, hand saws up to large two-man crosscut saws. Rare indeed it was, to not find it in every carpenters tool box as they would do most of their own sharpening and tooth setting, often right on the job. To take the saw to a shop and have this service done was expensive and it left them with an out of service saw. A good saw was a sizeable investment back then as were all tools and needed to be cared for. Don’t throw your old tools away as they are a time warp to our past. Until next time “don’t let the pliers pinch!” Darrell Bill & Joyce Heath Bill Peardon Debra Limacher Austin Hughes Toby Son Roger McCardle David Kilpatrick Joe Kimbriel Ken Condor Jr. Rod Silva Randy Ebbers Robert & Rosalind Deutsch Rob & Washawn Bobrow Robert Bishofberge Mike Mutzig Greg Wakeman & Janet Andrews Frank Tower Alex Armstrong Steve Berg CA Paul Larson Norm Strait CA Clark & Mary Lampe Richard & Royce Sumner Dudley Newton John Blodger Bob Berg Sanger, CA Yuba City, CA Santa Rosa, CA Vacaville, CA Folsom, CA Sacramento, CA Sacramento, CA Granite Bay, CA Rio Linda, CA Sacramento, CA Freemont, CA El Dorado, CA Stockton, CA Lodi, CA Shingle Springs, CA Ramona, CA Copperopolis, CA Sutter Creek, CA Stockton, Linden, CA Clements, West Point, CA West Point, CA El Dorado, CA Meadow Vista, CA Cave Creek, AZ Classified - Page 9 APPLICATION FOR NEW OR RENEWAL MEMBERSHIP EARLY DAY GAS ENGINE AND TRACTOR ASSOCIATION BRANCH 13 NAME___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY_____________________________________________________________STATE__________ZIP____________________ PHONE__________________________________E/MAIL_________________________________________________________ ASSOCIATE or JUNIOR NAME(S)___________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PRINCIPAL_________DUAL_________NEW__________RENEWAL_________ I can volunteer for__________________________________________________________________________________________ Annual membership runs from April to April and is not prorated. Please include $20 for each principal member, $12 for each associate, Junior , dual (include copy of your memberrship card) or subscription only member. Make checks payable to EDGE&TA Branch 13 and mail all to Membership Director Bob Currie, PO Box 45, Greenwood, CA 95635-0045. FOR SALE: Economy 2 1/2 hp hit and miss, runs, $800; Case DO, runs, $1400; JD GP, $1500; JD 40S, running, $1900; JD 40U, running, $2400; IHC W4, $750; Case VAO, rebuilt, $2750. John Boehm, 530-668-9410, [email protected]. Western Antique Iron Trader A monthly publication for tractor and engine collectors in the western states. Show dates & locations Swap meet dates & locations For sale & wanted ads for tractors, engines & misc. Unlimited free ads for subscribers 12 issues: $18 year US or $22Canadian send $1. 00 for recent issues Send check or money order payable to: Western Antique Iron Trader 24696 SW Daniel Rd Beaverton OR 97007-5491 e-mail:[email protected] Visit our website at: www.irontrader.com (503)649-3576; Fax (503)848-8828 BUY AND SELL For Sale: John Deere Model E 1 1/2 hp, McCormick Deering Model LB, Cushman Model R20, 3hp, LeRoi 10hp, needs mag, Wisconsin VH Utility, 6volt, Wisconsin 2 cyl, Briggs Stratton 7hp, Homelite 24 volt generator and motor, 2 David Bradley 6” feed grinders, McCormick Deering corn sheller. John Deere 2 hole corn sheller. Corn Cob elevator. Fairbanks Morse Model Z Style D. Call Harlin Maier 209478-7328 For Sale: ’27 Worthington Lawn tractor, blt on Model T frame & running gear, ser #806, Call John Blodger, Meadow Vista, CA (530) 878-2539 For Sale: McCormick Deering Farmall F30 Hand crank, unstyled, 1950 (?) Case electric start wide front ser#5001635dc, Minneapolis Moline, elect. Start, narrow front Model ZTV ser#580267U, 1923 Graham truck, call Jack Massey 530-3007863, [email protected] For Sale: 52 Minneapolis Moline BF, very complete, good tires. Does not run, Call Bob Currie 530-333-1028 Wanted: Mag & Igniter for 1 1/2 hp Flying Dutchman/Alamo engine. Call Bob Berg at 480 -595-9433, [email protected] For Sale: 1944 John Deere B, mechanically good, needs paint. New tires, hand start, $2750 OBO. Call Tom Halsey 530 -344-8185. For Sale: Engines, Fairbanks Morse, Dishpan Flywheels, magneto, $400, Stover, CT3, Wico Magneto, $400, International 1 1/2-2 1/2 LB, $300, Fairbanks Morse ZD, $300, All look complete, located in Sacramento, Ca, Contact Aaron Luther, (916) 342-5051, e/m [email protected]. For Sale: 2 3/4hp Field Brundage on wagon, 1 3/4 Associated on wagon, Atkinson cycle engine. Twin cyl. Model w/ 5” model buzz saw. New old stock Fairbanks Morse shop sign, 24”x18”. Old Paul G Niegoff, Co. magnet charger. Large collection of things related to engine restoring and model building. Pictures sent by e/mail or snail mail to serious prospects. For more information, call Claude Andersen, 1148 La Casa Ave, Yuba City, Ca 95991, (530) 6737951 or [email protected]. Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association, Inc. THE CHUGGER 7112 IDLE WAY FAIR OAKS, CA 95628-4540 FIRST CLASS MAIL Volume 3 President John Paur 530-677-3997 [email protected] Vice President Frank Vantacich [email protected] 916-652-9397 Secretary-Treasurer LeRoy Deide [email protected] 916-802-1248 Editor Lee Hardesty [email protected] 916-961-6316 Membership Director Bob Currie [email protected] Bob Hinds [email protected] 530-333-1028 Rendy Waller 916-961-5443 916-996-8378 916-995-4589 [email protected] Gene Borsoff [email protected] 916-451-0893 Elia Kilpatrick 916-344-7742 Branch 13, the largest branch in EDGE&TA, was founded in 1971 in Sacramento, CA. We pride ourselves on being among the best, with an annual show schedule that offers many activities, various locations, and opportunities for our active members. Our branch newsletter, "The Chugger," published three times annually, is very informative, highly regarded, and is also available to non-members. rusty- Board of Directors Jim Blodgett [email protected] OCTOBER 2007 2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CLUB OFFICERS tractor- An application for membership must be completed and may be obtained at any of our events, or by contacting our Membership Director, Bob Currie. Annual membership is good through April 15th of each year. Individual dues for principal members are $20.00 per year which includes National membership and insurance. Dues for auxiliary (family) members or dual membership with another branch are $12.00 each, per year. For newsletter-only subscriptions, please send a check or money order for $12.00 to the Membership Secretary and indicate your purpose.
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