Demos: One of the best things about a show is you can see the equipment being used the way it was meant to be used.

As the sawmill was what really got this club off the ground we'll start with the mill. No show is complete without at least one steam engine and this fine example, a J. I. Case 60hp engine made its first appearance at the 2000 show.

This photo shows the Reeves Husk and a part of the Phoenix carriage which was built in Eau Claire, WI, by Phoenix Manufacturing, the same company that built the Steam Haulers.

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Engine and Tractors

The first Antique Tractor pull was held at the second show in 1991. Planned from the beginning by the Johnson brothers: Kenneth, Daniel and Jeff, it has proved to be a great attraction. The track is first class having been excavated and filled with a minimum of 12 inches of red clay.

The Antique Tractor Pull is an enormous attraction.

As long time tractor pullers themselves they knew what they would like to see in a tractor pull and apparently plenty of other pullers are in agreement!

Haypress: This Robinson Haypress built in Richmond, Indiana, is earlier than 1909. The Richmond County Historical Society provided information about the Robinson Company but that was as far back as they had information. I am of the opinion that this is the only one left of this type. Purchased by the club as almost a total wreck, it was totally rebuilt, including the bandwheel (pulley) at the left, and can really bale up a storm. The only limitation being how quickly the bales can be wire-tied.