Up Coming IHCC Chapter 8 Events

Our next meeting
Thursday December 12 2013
At Rough & Tumble
At 7:30 PM

               At this years elections we will be looking to fill a Directors spot, Vice President, and
                       President. If there is any interest among the members please speak up.
                                                     

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Tour of Hershey's tractor collection.
See more pictures in our Photo section.
                    
Antique Tractor Show/Tour a big success.
June 13, 2013 found Chapter 8 at Don Hershey’s tractor barn (old Habecker farm) near Rohrerstown, Pa.
The weather looked threatening like it could start raining any minute. However, inside the barn, no one was even thinking about rain. There were to many other things to think about. Is that the correct color for Allis Chalmers tractors? Where did you find those big IH model  W-40’s. What year is that tractor? How many tractors do you really have? I never saw so many tractors in one barn. How many different brands do you have? These were the questions Don Hershey had to answer as the group milled through tire to fender, radiator to hitch, row after row of tractors. Did Don mind answering all these questions? Heck no. He enjoyed every minute of it. That’s part of being a tractor collector. That’s what its all about. Not enough to have all those tractors in one building,
Don also had a “man cave” built in a corner on the second floor. He had to have a place for his “Shiny Pants” club.
What’s that you ask? Not hard to figure out, says Don. See all those leather couches? We sit there and bull**** till our pants get shiny. Well Don, the one question you haven’t answered yet. How many tractors do you have? Well, said Don, if you count the 4 over in the mechanical shop, I have 114. I have many different brands including;
International Harvester-McCormick Deering, Allis Chalmers, John Deere, Ford, Oliver, Massy Harris,
Silver King, Plymouth, Case, and a few odd balls like Leader, Brockway and Empire. They range from 1926 to 1961. 
Mechanical work is done over in a shop at his business (Hershey Ag) and the painting is done in a room at the back of the barn.
We can truthfully say, we all were very impressed by his collection and had a wonderful time touring it.
Thank you Don for being a great host.