The 37th Annual Southeast Old Threshers Reunion-2007

The Southeast Old Threshers Reunion, one of my favorite places to be on July 4th! It was about 90 deegrees that day as I recall and the dust was sent into your nose with every step you took. The noise was music to my ears, the whiiinnnneeeee of the sawmill, the putt-putt of the John Deeres, the roars of all the other tractors, the chug-chug-chug of the steam engines and the Handy Dandy Railroad, the chuka-chuka-chuka-chuka-pow of the hit and miss engines, and the announcer yelling out about the demonstrations, vendors and the all-so-common "please come to the announcers stand to get your child". We were there all day (probably 9 am to 6pm or so) and I loved every minute of it. They had hundreds of tractors, steam engines, and hit and miss engines; hundreds of vendors, several field demonstrations; the sawmill, rock crusher, veneer mill, shingle mill, the music hall, antique buildings, crafts, tractors pulls, horse pulls and lawnmower pulls; and the Handy Dandy Railroad. The Denton FarmPark now has 140 acres, hundreds of campsites and acres of free parking. In 2008, they will be hosting the 17th national Ford-Fordson Collectors Association Show, so that will probably bring many more tractors this year. Please Comment! Tell Me If You Were There Last Year Or Will Be There This Year.

The Greatest Christmas Ever!

I never thought I'd see the day! Christmas Day I woke up early and looked under the Christmas tree and saw nothing new so I went back to bed. Later I awoke to my Dad turning on the light and telling me to get up and get my clothes on. I was held downstairs for a while until Dad led me upstairs and put me in their bedroom with Mom. He fed the horses and then left in the our 1988 Ford F-350 pickup truck to go somewhere. I still had no clue about anything that was about to happen. After a good 30 or 45 minutes I heard a loud noise coming down the hill on the road. I thought it was the 1963 Ford 2000 tractor we had of my grandad's. But, when I looked at what it was when it came into view on the road I saw it was a tricycle tractor, one like I'd always wanted. Then it came up the driveway with Dad at the wheel and for one of the first times in my life I was actually speechless. I had to drive it right away before my grandparents got here for breakfast of course and I had to take it out on the road to show the neighbors ([the late] Carson Davis, Jerry Boyles, Ruffin Spencer, and my Grandmother). Within 10 minutes after breakfast I had the serial number and I had found out by the computer that I had a 1941 Farmall M on my hands. At lunch time I drove it up to my grandmother's for the Hunt Christmas dinner and gave all my cousins and aunts a ride on it. It has several leaks and other problems and actually will not run right now, but I still like it alot. It will be my Junior/Senior project in school and for my 16th birthday this year my dad bought me a muffler for it. Please Comment! Thx Mom and Dad!

My First Post

Howdy Yall-This is my first blog post since I lost track of my last blog and had to start a new one. Im 16 and play the 5 string banjo, I love tractors and hanging out with friends.