Pickett GT Only Show 2021

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This was the first year for this show from https://www.facebook.com/pixkett/ 

Now sure how it was gonna turn out being the first year but Dan @Achto was loaded for bear and I only had three tractors there. 

Small turnout from a spectator standpoint but a good number of GT's there.

A few of what I got sure Dan has got more.

CC was the feature.

 

Our  line up.... Dan's got way better pics.... check out his new to him canopy that we took down BEFORE the storm Tom @Shynon 

Thing is real heavy but real easy to set up. Cindy liked it so pulled the trigger on one ...Thanks alot Dan! 

 

Same club is mixed up with a puller club ( they have a nice track there) so some pullers. 

Edited August 30, 2021 by WHX??

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We got there Friday around three and had just got set up when we got some rain which created some ponds but dried up somewhat  quickly so nice day on Saturday. Hot and humid tho. 

Saturday nite just when we was starting to feel no pain the real storms set in. Blew so hard it pushed in Dan's bump out in in his pop up. Next day we woke to this! 

 

We had a fire pit.... for some reason it went out ! 

 

The pool got filled again and Dan suggested boat races! 

 

Note the Makita jack drill floating away! Never got wet inside tho! 

 

That was actually about five inches of water around the campers! Night crawlers popped to the surface by the thousands. We sloshed thru it and carried on tho. Nice thing we didn't have to pull campers out as they are staying there for another show in two weeks 

Edited August 30, 2021 by WHX??

[squonk 41,151]

Looks like you were campin in some rice paddies! 

 

Seemed to be a nice tidy show! 

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Now I could be wrong but it seemed like the guy who was running the show (Jeff the guy in the red & white shirts shaking hands) was doing it more for the exhibitors than spectators. We all got door prizes for showing and the guy had trophies to hand out both Sat. and Sun. 

Cindy got best Rat Rod on Sat??? The flame a rat rod? We suggested customs and other categories for next year. I guess it's the thought that counts. 

Dan got best Rat Rod on Sunday of course! 

 

 

Our Bro Simplecity Joel's Wife Mara got best resto on Sunday. Funny enough Dan did the paint on both her's and the flame! 

Now you know why we keep him around for other than his cooking! 

They also had categories for best original & best display. 

Edited August 30, 2021 by WHX??

[Achto 27,601]

Jim pretty much covered the high lights. 

 

This first picture was taken Sun. morning when I stepped out the door of my camper. Later on I asked one of the club members if we had to pay extra to camp lake side.

 

 

Our friend Mara getting a "Best Restored" award with her Simplicity 727.

 

Not too often that I have my whole heard out together so I figured I best get a family pic.

  

Edited September 1, 2021 by Achto

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Dan got lots of complements on his tractor signage. 

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On a sad note we got home and started unpacking and when I opened the door of the truck Cindy's first major award fell out and broke. I of course got the blame when I told her to leave it in the camper for next and have our friend Connie make a protective tote sack for it. She even made me turn around and go back to the camper where she could get it and show it off at work. 

I told her to go bury it in the yard next to the leg lamp. Yes they are real glass Dan and fragilllley!!

That didn't go over well so now I have to try and get her a replacement. 

 

 

The really odd thing is about the storms is when they let up the skies went clear and the stars came out so we sloshed around the grounds with flashlights checking for damage. 

Got back to the campers and it came down in buckets again! Almost like the eye of a hurricane and no we were not naked Squonky! 

Had a heck of a light show. Another odd thing we were what like 20 miles from home and we had got less than an inch there! 

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[squonk 41,151]

You keep this up and everyone will start avoiding you like the plaque! 

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1 hour ago, squonk said:

everyone will start avoiding you

Thats the whole Idea... got enough  like you pestering me! 

Some more pullers.... 

 

One of Cindy's Panoramic with Dan bombing! 

 

This guy got best original 

 

I got some lovin! 

 

I know some of you guys know what this is for .... donated to the club for a display. 

 

Cute little guy.... start em young! 

Edited August 30, 2021 by WHX??

[squonk 41,151]

Yer goin to the dogs! 

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1 minute ago, squonk said:

Yer goin to the dogs! 

Yep much rather be with them than some people! 

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

Great pics and looks like it will be the start of a great show!  A good variety of garden tractors.

 

At least you and Dan learned where not to park and set up camp next time!  
 

 

[Achto 27,601]

57 minutes ago, Lane Ranger said:

At least you and Dan learned where not to park and set up camp next time!

 

This is true!! We left our campers there as we are returning to this grounds in 2 weeks for their regular tractor show. If the weather man predicts rain we will have to move for sure.

[ACman 7,618]

Thanks for the  boys .  

 

‘’seems like I haven’t had “normal” storm yet this year . All come through with 50/60mph winds with inches of rain coming in sideways and can’t see more then 20’ out the window . Yesterday we had one of those double whammies come through . Wife got some pictures between storms but she had to be quick with these tiger mosquitoes big as birds sucking the life out of you . Can’t keep up with the lawn or bug control . 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 30, 2021 by ACman

[Handy Don 12,235]

Just now, ACman said:

Nice shot of the double rainbow!

[953 nut 55,310]

8 hours ago, WHX?? said:

I know some of you guys know what this is for

Being an Idaho resident I bet @Aldon could tell you all about that potato harvester.

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14 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

8 hours ago, WHX?? said:

 

Being an Idaho resident I bet @Aldon  that potato harvester

Good call Richard ... we had abit of camp talk about them and how many ther were once around here that sadly went to scrap. 

Those would make the coolest of all lawn ornaments. 

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

Somewhere on this Red Square 🟥 Wheel Horse Forum or on YouTube there is a video and several photos of a potato picking attachment a Wheel Horse owner made for his tractor.   It was mounted so the picker scooped up the potatoes and they road on steel rods that sifted out the soil and moved the potatoes to a bin in back.   All homemade ingenuity! 
 

Chris Sutton posted this one in 2017. But I am sure there was another more elaborate one that had more moving parts to it.  

 

Found it:   
 

Gordo built this potato digger back in 2012 !  

 

 

Edited August 31, 2021 by Lane Ranger

[Achto 27,601]

On 8/30/2021 at 7:07 PM, WHX?? said:

we had abit of camp talk about them and how many ther were once around here that sadly went to scrap. 

Those would make the coolest of all lawn ornaments. 

 

Kind of like this Jim? My brother set my Dad's old "tater digger" out on his front lawn this summer.

 

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46 minutes ago, Achto said:

My brother set my Dad's old "tater digger" out on his front lawn this summer.

Wow even did a nice job of landscaping it! Not like Tim to do a nice job ...musta had help from junior....