I attended the Riverbend Steam and Gas Assn tractor show this last weekend in Allendale Michigan and captured some video. The weather was beautiful and as you can see there was plenty to do. Thank you to the club for being great hosts, and Ryan for inviting us to the show.
Buckeye Classic Power of the Paint
Click on the video below to get details on the upcoming Buckeye Classic Power of the Paint tractor show in Marion Ohio.
CowTales are coming!
Have you purchased from Steiner Tractor Parts in the last year and received a sweet treat with your order? If you have, then you know how delicious CowTales from Goetze’s candy are. Steiner Tractor Parts includes a few pieces of the candy in our outbound packages as a sweet thank you to our customers. This year, Goetze’s Candy has generously offered to send 75 count tubs of CowTales in our tractor club outreach bundles. CowTales are nut free and proudly made in the USA. Goetze’s candy is a 5th generation family owned, Baltimore based candy company in operation since 1895.
Goetze’s Candy and Steiner Tractor Parts are supporting nearly 300 tractor clubs across the US and Canada by sending out giveaways, raffle prizes and now sweet treats to enhance the show experience. Look for a tub of CowTales at a tractor show near you this summer. Then, find out where you can Goetze some for your family!
Thank you to our friends at Goetze’s candy for supporting the tractor club outreach program.
Red Power Round Up Highlights
I spent this past week at the Red Power Round-up. Wow! What a great show – it is consistently one of my favorites. Here are some of the highlights from the show:
Farmall F-12 Restoration Blitz. A group of mechanics completely resorted a F-12 Farmall tractor in three days. They started with a non-running tractor, disassembled and rebuilt the engine and mechanical features and even painted it! The tractor started on Friday with a crowd gathered around. The completed tractor was presented to Case IH for the Innovation Gallery at Burr Ridge.
Farmall legs. This man had heart surgery and during the surgery lost circulation so both of his legs had to be amputated. He’s made the best of a tragic situation – check out the unique prosthesis! He now has Farmall legs!
My favorite Scout was this turquoise and white one with a meticulous restoration. It makes me want to run home and paint my old International truck this color!
A guest from New Zealand showed me these IH New Zealand cuff links with the Kiwi bird on them.
Here’s a custom built 1066 tractor. Another spectator informed me that the builder used nine tractors to build this one, but I wasn’t able to confirm with the builder.
The Red Power people are extremely brand loyal…but one green and yellow tractor was on the grounds! Here’s a John Deere re-powered by an International engine.
The following pictures are some random tractors that caught my attention at the show.
Tractor shows are great but it was even better to see so many friends and meet fans!
The next show I will attend will be the Orange Spectacular in Hutchinson, Minnesota next month. I hope to see some of you there!