Salina Area Vo Tech Vehicle Extravaganza in April V O L U M E 1, I S S U E 1 A Note From the Vice President N E W S L E T T E R D A T E Issue No. 12 3rd - Quarter 2015 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 Rockies and the sea level city of Mobile, Alabama. In June we traveled to Pennsylvania for a family reunion that I have not attended for many years. Every place I visit, I would look around and think to myself, this would be a great place for a tractor drive. We have driven to all of the states and although driving can be tiring and sometimes boring, we would do our best to drive during the day to take in the sites. But there is nothing more beautiful than that of the Flint Hills over near Manhattan or Cheyenne Bottoms near Great Bend. Our great state of Kansas has some of the best sites in the country. Take a drive and look around. Tri Rivers Parade Tractors Needed 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. This parade is one of the highlights many of us look forward to each year. The sidewalks along the route, Elm to 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 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 machines and wave at a lot of people. Even some friends and family. 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 P A G E 2 tractor this fall Kansas State Fair Sept 19th and 20th Smoky Hill Street Fair and Parade 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. 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. Kids and grown ups can enjoy other events such as riding the old steam locomotive or riding the 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 can walk away with a slab of lumber that you have to roll 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!
Central Kansas Central Flywheels Steam Engine Show P A G E 3 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. 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 Tractor Trader on line If you have not visited the Tractor 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 Trader on our Kansas Tractor Web site, please stop by. You may find the tractor or part you may have been looking for. We have several items currently listed. Go to www.kansastractorclub.com and click on the Tractor Trader tab. We have some members looking for some 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 items. If you are a current paid member, you can list your item for sale or list an item you are looking for. Just send your information to dhelm537@gmail.com with pictures and information on what you have for sale or want 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 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. 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. 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 P A G E 4 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, 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 kansastractorclub@gmail.com or mail you check to Amy Helm 1547 North Burma Road, Salina, KS 67401 with your request.
3 month Calendar of Events P A G E 5 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
Kansas Tractor Club Newsletter Kansas Tractor Club 1547 N. Burma Road Salina, KS 67401 To: Organization List of Officers President Cain Hiner Vice President Dan Helm Treasurer Chris Helm Secretary Amy Helm Board of Directors Jim Becker Dennis Stolzenburg Be sure to check out kansastractorclub.com regularly for news and upcoming events. Next newsletter publication will be mailed December 1st 2015. If you would like to submit a story and/ or pictures for the KTC newsletter, please send it to dhelm537@gmail.com