Cedar
Valley Memories 2008Steam power tractor and antique engine shows that I regularly attend.
This page is being updated. Latest update September 03, 2008.
Central Hawkeye Antique Gas Engine and Tractor show 2008.
Hawkeye Antique Acres, Waukee, Iowa, West of Des Moines Iowa. Located along I-80 at exit 117. See their website at http://www.centralhawkeye.org/ for more information.
Swap meet May 23-25, 2008. Small flea market
with antique one-lung engines and antique tractor parts to antique tools.
A source of some antique blacksmiths tooling such as anvils, forges,
hammers, leg vises, post drills, used taper shank drill bits, used drill
parts, and other antiques and collectables. Over the last 5 years I have
found this swap meet to have become very disappointing. Years ago there
were many vendors with lots of good tools to sell, but something changed 5
years ago that resulted in fewer vendors and a lot fewer good tools to
sell. Not only were there fewer good tools to buy, but more vendors were
selling junk and broken tools for very high prices. This year I will look
elsewhere for a source of tools, beginning with the Greater Iowa Swap Meet
held during the same days, at the Old Thresher's Reunion site in Mt.
Pleasant (See Old Thresher's Reunion farther down this page).
Antique Tractor show July 18-20, 2008. The main
engine show with working displays and exhibits of antique gasoline and oil
engines and tractors and some steam engines and tractors, a large working
steam sawmill. A small flea market similar to the May swap meet takes
place at each show also which is a source of some antique blacksmiths
tooling such as anvils, forges, hammers, leg vises, post drills, used
taper shank drill bits, used drill parts, and other antiques and
collectables.
Cedar
Valley Memories 2008
Second weekend in August?. There appears to be no website for this engine show. 2 miles west of Osage, Iowa, on Highway 9. Steam power & threshing show. I cannot verify these dates.
Steam Traction website article here: http://www.steamtraction.com/archive/5288/
Steam tractor demonstrations include plowing, threshing, sawmilling. Draft horses plowing plowing demonstration and wagon rides. Their collection of steam tractors includes 5 very rare finds. A small craft village including an Amish wagon wheel maker, blacksmith, wood carvers, Antique sock knitting machines, and antique farming tools. A Reeves 40-140 Hp cross compound steam tractor, a 1922 32 Hp Advance-Rumley steam engine, a 1913 110 Hp case steam tractor, A 1910 Phoenix used in Canada as a logging tractor -this engine looks like a steam locomotive on caterpillar tracks, and a rare1878 Blumentritt two cylinder self propelled steam engine. I will reinstall the MPEG movie soon.
Iowa State Fair 2008
August 7-17, 2008. Des Moines Iowa.
http://www.iowastatefair.com/.
A small collection of antique gasoline and oil engines and tractors is
featured at the Iowa State Fair each year. Normally they are found in
front of the Pioneer Hall.
Old Time Power Show 2008
Weekend before Labor Day. August 22-24, 2008.
Antique Acres, 7610 Waverly Road, Cedar Falls, IA. Tel.
319-987-2380 Tel. 319-268-4266 No website for this
event.
Steam power tractor show. Lots of steam tractors parading around the grounds. This is where the mechanics who restore these machines come to show them off. It is also a place where they come to meet others and discuss their projects. Visitors are just as likely to see these guys helping each other fix or fine-tune their machines as they are to see one driving around the grounds on parade all day long. Lots of steam power. Last time I was there 2 years ago they were setting up their own sawmill. A draft horse shoeing job was being done all day long so people could watch the big horses getting shod the same way they did years ago. A small flea market with old tools is part of this event as well.
Old threshers' reunion 2008
McMillan Park, Mount Pleasant, Iowa. This group maintains a nice website at http://www.oldthreshers.org/. For a large and updated calendar of events, see their website.
Greater Iowa Swap Meet, May 23-24, 2008.
McMillan Park. Old tools, tractor parts, machinery.
58th Old Thresher's Reunion. August 28th - September 1st,
2008. One of the largest steam power shows in Iowa. Includes
one of the largest displays of restored steam tractors as well as restored
steam locomotives and antique electric trains and railroad rolling stock.
Good place to buy steam power and antique engine stuff as well as some
blacksmith tools. These folks also offer classes on steam power and
traction engines. A small flea market here offers antique tools and steam
and antique engine parts. A minor source of blacksmith's tools but only a
few.
Lots of things going on all year round at McMillan Park. See their website above for more calendar of events. See also the railroad website at www.mcrr.org
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