They think their tractors sexy
May 11, 2015 18:29:14 #
Sorry couldn't resist:) and according to who you are....could be :) I went with my sister this past week end to a town in Tennessee called Dayton...which is 45 minutes north of Chattanooga. In May every year they have what is called a Strawberry Festival. It started in 1947 as a one day festival to celebrate the strawberry harvest and over the years turned into a 10 event...with 50,000 visitors.
A few of the things they have are beauty pageants for babies up to teenage girls, bands, crafters, local dance teams, a parade and of course LOTS of strawberries.
These are some of the photos I took during the parade. I thought some of the folks might enjoy them. Its a fun time with a lot of home town charm. Some of the guys(especially the older ones) are very proud of their tractors. And rightly so because I am sure they worked hard for them.
A few of the things they have are beauty pageants for babies up to teenage girls, bands, crafters, local dance teams, a parade and of course LOTS of strawberries.
These are some of the photos I took during the parade. I thought some of the folks might enjoy them. Its a fun time with a lot of home town charm. Some of the guys(especially the older ones) are very proud of their tractors. And rightly so because I am sure they worked hard for them.
May 11, 2015 18:32:56 #
Very nice Paula, but I resemble that remark bout some of the older ones .
Pete
Pete
May 11, 2015 18:34:14 #
Paula,
Is that green tractor wearing a bikini :?: :?:
Enjoyed your shots. Just had a strawberry festival in my area a couple of weeks ago.
Don
Is that green tractor wearing a bikini :?: :?:
Enjoyed your shots. Just had a strawberry festival in my area a couple of weeks ago.
Don
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May 11, 2015 19:01:52 #
PAR4DCR wrote:
Paula,
Is that green tractor wearing a bikini :?: :?:
Enjoyed your shots. Just had a strawberry festival in my area a couple of weeks ago.
Don
Is that green tractor wearing a bikini :?: :?:
Enjoyed your shots. Just had a strawberry festival in my area a couple of weeks ago.
Don
Could be Don :) Thanks for looking. It was a lot of fun.
May 11, 2015 19:03:39 #
When I was a kid my grandfather's neighbor had a big old John Deere single cylinder model with a fly wheel that was a couple of feet across and weighed hundreds of pounds. The engine got the flywheel up to speed and then kept it spinning. When it idled that single cylinder was going so slow you could hear each and every stroke. For a couple of miles around you knew when it was running, this great, deep CHUFF at each stroke. You could walk faster than it, but when that fly wheel was up to speed it just didn't know how to stop pulling, no matter how heavy the load.
May 11, 2015 19:03:51 #
Thanks rlaugh. They were quite impressive all lined up. I had never seen that many at one time.
rlaugh wrote:
Some classy old tractors..good set!
May 11, 2015 19:05:29 #
From the looks of them. They probably were Robert.
Robert Graybeal wrote:
Some of the tractors were there in 1947 for the first festival.
May 11, 2015 19:11:11 #
Jerry I wonder how the tractors of today compare to the older ones?
robertjerl wrote:
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May 11, 2015 19:12:32 #
May 11, 2015 19:44:17 #
Enjoyable set Paula and that must have been fun to be there!!
Very stylish tractors in a nice assortment of colors!!
:)
Very stylish tractors in a nice assortment of colors!!
:)
May 11, 2015 19:56:15 #
May 11, 2015 19:56:20 #
Ptw wrote:
Jerry I wonder how the tractors of today compare to the older ones?
Well, I know for a fact the old ones didn't have enclosed cabs with A/C, heat, stereo and two way radio like the top of the line new ones. Some didn't even have lights.
But they got the job done, and you didn't need a computer tech to work on one. My Grandfather did a lot of his own work with hand tools. He had trained as an aircraft mechanic for WW I, then the war ended before he shipped out so he did all his own hand tool work. The garage in town got to do the machine shop stuff.
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