DAYS TO JOL DAY: 5
DAYS TO FALL PRESEASON: 6
DAYS TO THE BERS: 37
DAYS TO SPOOKY SEASON: 58
DAYS TO OCTOBER: 67
DAYS TO HALLOWEEN: 97
Good Morning Halloween Friends! The tractor show weekend is over and I'm exhausted. It was well worth the work and preparation I did over the past couple of weeks. I'm excited to go back, and in many ways, counting back down to the show in 2027 is almost like counting down to Christmas!
As promised, here are a couple of pics that we took:
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That's my Dad's 3 HP 1935 Morse-Fairbanks engine!
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My 1969 IH Cub 100, I did new wheels and tires, and also put on new grill decals, painted the grill, put on new hood decals, and wet sanded the hood and clear coated it. My plan is to keep this tractor mostly "patina" looking, it was in good company down here.
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This is a 1969/1970? John Deere 112 that I bought at the show for a winter project. We remembered the owner from last year and he had it for sale this year, and I couldn't help myself. It has been completely restored and the paint and body is near immaculate for the year, but the engine does need some attention over the winter. It still runs and drives but is probably a good candidate for a rebuild / replacement. I have 364 days to get that done before next year and I'm sure I will have it done before Spring 27'. Also need new front tires.
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And there's all of our stuff set up. Dad bought down a few antique motors. There's a 2 stroke Maytag washing machine motor on the table, as well as some ancient 2 and 3 HP motors.
Back on the Halloween front, THIS is the week. Fall Pre-Season is a stone's throw away at this point. And we've got JOL Day coming on Friday. I've thought for a long time about my "ritual" for that night, I already have a movie picked out but I want to do something special, maybe I try to stay up until midnight to be able to be present for when the clock strikes
Augtober August. I get the jitters just thinking about it!
Pumpkin friends I hope you are well, and I hope you are all ready to conquer this final week of July with me!
I have to take some time and put on HP later this evening, since It's Dark Arts Sunday, and the next time we have one of these, we will be getting ready to welcome in THE BERS!
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