At our 2002 fall membership meeting, we drew the winning tickets for our raffle. Here are the results!
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Congratulations, Gene Lambert of Batesville, Indiana - you are the winner of the Farmall AI! |
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The winner of the pedal tractor is Randy Hampton of Hope, Indiana. |
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And the winner of the afghan handcrafted and donated by Donna Hood of Rushville Indiana is Pat Schrank of Batesville, Indiana. |
Many thanks to all who participated in our raffle - whether by buying chances or helping to sell them, helping with restoring or hauling the tractor, or assisting us in setting up or tearing down our booth. We appreciate you and couldn't have done it without you!
The Pioneer Engineer Club has a new fundraising project! A little 1942 Farmall AI was recently purchased through the scouting efforts of our "Tractor Man", Dick Martin. It is pictured below as director Dale Sorber and son Justin finished installing a hot mag on it and got it running. The engine has a really smooth sound, purring along nicely! Our intention is to restore this little guy and take him to various tractor shows, selling tickets for a chance to win him. The profits will go towards buying our own grounds. Since we are featuring International and hosting the Chapter 7 IHC Collectors, we think this tractor is an excellent choice for this raffle.
Below are some shots of the resurfaced flywheel and pressure plate, which is on the lathe.
After many hours of dismantling and degreasing, vulnerable holes were plugged and the little Farmall was ready to be sandblasted to remove all the old paint, a service generously donated to the club by Mr. Sonny Cupp of C & C Sandblasting in New Point, IN. Thanks, Sonny! Here is the main frame of the AI on its return. Looks a little naked, but soon it will have a brand new red coat!
The engine is shown here on the stand where it was cleaned and sprayed with primer. Also shown below is the radiator after having been serviced by Batesville Farm & Tractor Supply Company of Morris, Indiana. Thank-you, Rick and Gary, for supporting the Pioneer Engineers Club by donating your skills!
Here is the AI in various stages of reassembly. It was spot-painted to ensure that areas that would be difficult to paint when it was fully assembled got a coat of enamel. Soon it will be ready for a trip to our body work and paint expert. Thanks go out to Jim Pulskamp of Pulskamp's Auto Body and Restoration Service in Newpoint, Indiana for supplying the Dupont Centari paint.
Ah...the satisfaction of a job well done. Here it is, the former, homely neglected little tractor proudly wearing its shiny, new red paint as well as new decals, courtesy of Maple-Hunter Decals. (Thanks, John & Jack!) After we got him reassembled, we didn't have to ask twice if he felt like running again - he just popped right off, and you'd never have guessed he'd been in a hundred pieces just a few days before! This project has been a study in teamwork, and we thank all who contributed to its success.
Thank-you, Foremost Signs of Greensburg, IN for donating the lettering for our signs! This is a picture from the Brown County, Indiana show in May - the first trip we took with the AI. You can also see the pedal tractor in this picture - thanks, Bane's Equipment of Rushville, IN for your generous donation!
We also would like to thank Joe Fey of Rush County for making sure the alternator was wired up properly and in good working order.
The Pioneer Engineers Club thanks:
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C & C Sandblasting and Painting...Newpoint, IN...812-663-5842 |
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Pulskamp's Auto Body & Restoration...Newpoint, IN. 812-663-7769 |
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Batesville Farm & Tractor Supply...Batesville, IN... 812-934-5572 |
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Maple-Hunter Decals...812-894-9759 or 765-932-2027 |
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Foremost Signs...Greensburg, IN...812-662-3070 |
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Bane Equipment Sales...Rushville, IN...1-800-922-7344 |
Where has our tractor traveled?
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Brown County, Indiana Show |
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Shelbyville, Indiana Show |
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Johnson County, Indiana Show |
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Waldron, Indiana 4th of July Festival |
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Penfield, Illinois Show |
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Oldenburg, Indiana Freudenfest |
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Rushville, Indiana Show |
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Tipton, Indiana Show |
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Greensburg, Indiana Show |
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Perfect North Slopes, Indiana (FARM) Show |
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Newpoint, Indiana Crackaway Daze |
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Brookville, Indiana Show |
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Metamora, Indiana Canal Days |