| Pete spent much of his summer on the phone with various sawmill operators |
One of the mobile operators invited him to visit his demonstration... |
...at the Sky Valley Stock and Antique Tractor Club's "Tractor Show and Threshing Bee" |
It doesn't get much more antique than this old steam-powered tractor |
We arrived just in time for their tractor parade |
This was one of the oldest models there... |
| ...no doubt more modern tractors are more capable, but this one ran beautifully and was surprisingly quiet |
Ford was well-represented...along with John Deere, they dominated the collection |
Each manufacturer has a readily-recognized color scheme...white on a red chassis was the norm for Fords |
A classic antique look |
Even with all the tractors busy with the parade, there were a lot left on display |
A whole row of John Deeres...haven't seen this many since Tom's birthday trip to the dealer |
| This is what we actually came for |
This is one of the larger mobile saws we've seen |
The operator (blue-shirt) built his own extension, to allow it to handle up to 50' logs |
The log lies on the platform, while the chain-drive saw carriage rolls down, cutting the log as it goes |
While Pete was talking to the sawmill operator, Debra and the kids enjoy a hay ride |
There were some really nice tractors here |
