GOTO Rochester, Indiana

The Gathering Of The Orange this weekend June 17-19 2016 Rochester, Indiana. Anybody planning on attending?

I am going Friday , weather permitting. Not taking a tractor this year. Rochester's grounds are not very large and they are expecting a big turnout. Email open joe

Heading up that way myself tomorrow!

I am still debating on if I will go . I could only be there for Friday because I have a pull to go to Sat. morning. Rochester is about 65 miles from me and is long way to drag tractor for one day. If I do go I will bring this 1954 WD45.

Just come to the show without the WD. If you have been to a gathering of the orange you know how many rare tractors will be there. I went to the gathering in Laporte a few years ago, wow what a great show! Several tractors that I had never heard about. joe
snow tractor WW II

Joe, would not mind going but one long distance trip (Winamac) is the limit of what I can do.

I can see that, the older I get the less I want to drive. Hope to see you in Winamac in July. How did you local show go this year? joe

What kind of parking space do they have for parking the truck and trailer?

I think it turned out good in spite of having to moove at last minute to a different county fairgrounds. On sat we had a by the bucket downpoor that shut things down for a while. The consignment auction was way-way down and a few normal venders were not there but others that I have never seen were. Neighbor from accross the road that sells honey said his sales were down by a fourth but it so happens that the building we used yo have was a nice building with plenty of room, where things were in this year poor building with not enough room. Smaller grounds and was packed. The parking everybody had to be hauled in but used the multi seat limo golf carts and it worked out OK and they did not have to hit the streets with them at all as the parking was at the school but the lot was too far away to walk. But transportation was all on the school grounds. Have not yet found out how the gate reciepts were but I think they were good for first time in new place, And I hear some venders cannot read that had been there others and had signed contracts with them stating the move and location drove right past to old location only to find they had to turn around and go back to where they had went past. One thing that was better was the parking is all blacktop so with that rain there was no mud in parking lot area. What is feature at Winamac? Going to have your tent?

Joe, you do realize that I will be by myself this year as Char passed away 15 months ago.

Feature this year is Cockshutt & Hoosier Co=op Jabboree, Also IH Collectors Club 25th + one. Also hit and miss engines. later joe
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