* ci » «ji » ‘ A34-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 8,1986 Tractor pullers sponsor Toy Show and Auction in Carlisle BY MONTIE TAK Special Correspondent NEWVILLE - Sleek and shining, the tractors stood in rows, rows. John Peeres, Whites, New Hollands and Olivers by the hundreds. New tractors, old tractors and some vintage makes long forgotten. A veritable army of fanning equipment. But don’t try to do the spring plowing with them. These tractors are all miniatures. An Oliver 88 closed grill pedal tractor, from about 1952 PERM A < W BUILDINGS A size to suit your needs with or without Self-supporting Lean to. Bolt frame Bolt frame together together at ridge at eave _ . -, 8-10-12- M 14-16 or 1811. 1 jl 24'-32 , -40'-So'-60'-70'-6i FARM • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL 3"-12" Roof Pitch for more over head space. For extra floor space at a low cost add a Half Truss ~d door Half Truss on one skfe^gsf 14' to 30' -OPEN CEILING-25% MORE USABLE SPACE. -NO ROT-ONLY STEEL TOUCHING CONCRETE. -EXPANOABLE-ADD ON LATER BY SIMPLY REMOVING ENDWALL SHEETING. Get Your FREE Perma book Lio perma building systems pi^HA Box 166, RD #2 I New Holland, PA 17557 iSrsi»«o I Name | Address I Town/City County Telephone No Postal Code I am interested in the following type of building | Width Length Size of Door or Call Now I Implement Shed Dairy Hog Other t-m *yi I Workshop Loose Housing Stable ' ' 1 ' / I Industrial Commercial Riding Arena 354-4740 > Date of Planning To Build wy “The problem is nowadays a 101 of farming is big business,” says Harry Barrick. “With the economics of it, farming is hard to get into but people have farming in their blood.” “So now they’re farming the kitchen table instead of in the fields.” Barrick should know. He is vice president of the Cumberland Valley Tractor Pullers Association. He and his wife Revena run a dairy operation at their R.D. #4, Newville farm. And or both 20' to 80' 20' to 140' 14' to 30' -EASY TO INSULATE. -40 YEAR WARRANTY ON STEEL COLUMN S TRUSS. -20 YEAR WARRANTY ON STEEL CLADDING. -8 MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM CUSTOM DESIGN AVAILABLE. -DO IT YOURSELF OR HAVE US ERECT IT F.OR YOU. On x one side Overhang ■ Overh ■ Sliding doors they have a collection of toy tractors numbering in the hudreds. They and their neighbor and fellow toy tractor collector Brandon Weary have been in strumental in organizing the First Annual Toy Tractor Show and Auction, to be held Saturday, March 15 at the Holiday Inn in Carlisle. The show will run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the auction scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m., auctioneer Mark K. Keller presiding. The organizers also plan an in-room toy swap for Friday evening, for both vendors and the public. “This is something for the community to come and see,” says Brandon. “Especially since this is a farming area.” The show and sale are sponsored by the Cumberland Valley Tractor Pullers Association. “Harry has wanted to do a show for about two years,” recalls Revenna. “This is something that really interested us and the Tractor Pullers are using it as a fundraiser.” Harry had first introduced the idea to the other Association members at the annual banquet January 4. He says interest was strong by the February meeting but adds, “Their interest is really going to come at the auction, as they see the miniatures of their favorite tractors.” Response to the sale has been excellent. Brandon says venaoia A fleet of toy tractors stands ready to roll. And that's just a part of the Oliver tractor collection at the home of Harry and Revenna Barrick, Newville RD 4. OLOMBARWM f. »«.r. The Powerhouse SHOPS And EQUIPMENT IT Model 5LD825-3L^M|^^^ Is your old engine giving you a headache? Try a LOMBARDINI...WorId’s Largest Manufacturer of Small Air-Cooled Diesel Engines. DIESELS OUR SPECIALTY Service After The Sale... That's Us! HOOVER DIESEL SERVICE 2998 W. Newport Rd Ronks, PA 17572 (717) 656-3322 (717) 295-1729 Brandon Weary, one of the show organizers, admires a Sheppard diesel model, one of only 1,500 made. will be traveling to Carlisle trom Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and other areas of Pennsylvania. One lowa vendor contacted him about the possiblity of shipping in some of his models for the auction. Sale tables are sold out but anyone can consign toy tractors to the auction. “We didn’t really get serious We have the right size, weight, shape, price and engine available. LOMBARDINI DIESEL USES V? OR LESS UEL THAN GAS ENGINES LESS DOWNTIME THAN GAS ENGINES 4 to 80 HP TAKE ADVANTAGE OF: 1 12 month warranty or 4 Price per horsepower 2,000 hours 5. Easy starting 2 Low fuel consumption 6.100% back-up with 3 Low maintenance parts and service DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED about collecting until two years ago,” says Revenna. “We collected Olivers previously because we liked big Olivers.” Their collection of several hundred tractors » includes over 100 miniature Olivers. Two years ago they started to go (Turn to Page A 37) U»U»XiM«rY