other dog Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I was passing through Illinois,minding my own business,when I saw a sign at a farm equipment dealer about an antique farm equipment show this weekend. It was at exit 197 on I-74, between Champaign/Urbana and Danville. Just wondering if anyone knew anything about it because after I saw the sign I met some great looking tractors -not even sure if that's the show they were headed too,but I saw one in particular parked in a rest area that I was trying to find a picture of. Looked like the Minneapolis Moline model with the full cab on it, but this one was red and looked like a '50 something Ford pickup truck. Same grill and front end, cab sitting back over the rear wheels.Really neat looking! I don't know if it was a Minneapolis Moline somebody put the Ford truck cab on, or something someone built in the barn one winter.Wish I could have gotten a closer look at it. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20342-illinois-antique-farm-equipment-show/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambi80 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 The 'Half Century of Progress' show is going on, preceeding the Farm Progress show which is this week-tuesday, wednesday and thursday. Happens every other year when the Farm Progress show is in IL. I believe the Half Century show is in Rantoul, IL, north of Champaign about 15 miles on I-57.If you go on youtube there are a ton of videos of it. I'd like to go sometime, but work never permits. But this year I plan on going to the Farm Progress show. Quote Ever wonder how a blind person knows when to stop wiping? Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20342-illinois-antique-farm-equipment-show/#findComment-84487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 The 'Half Century of Progress' show is going on, preceeding the Farm Progress show which is this week-tuesday, wednesday and thursday. Happens every other year when the Farm Progress show is in IL. I believe the Half Century show is in Rantoul, IL, north of Champaign about 15 miles on I-57.If you go on youtube there are a ton of videos of it. I'd like to go sometime, but work never permits. But this year I plan on going to the Farm Progress show.Thanks for the clue- I sniffed out their website and looked at some pictures, but they were mostly working equipment demonstrations. Didn't see any of strictly show tractors, which is probably what I saw was. I met a four wheel drive John Deere with chrome all over it, and a 1468 IH V8 with 2 chrome stacks too. I was even gonna stop Friday where I first saw the sign because I thought that's where the show was, but there was nothing going on there-except the sign! I loaded at Independence Tube in Marseilles Thursday night. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20342-illinois-antique-farm-equipment-show/#findComment-84499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 I believe i've found it. Not a good picture of it by itself, but I think this is the one I saw.This is from the '09 show.Larger view from the same picture- Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/20342-illinois-antique-farm-equipment-show/#findComment-84638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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