AJ’s 16th Jamboree

Another garden tractor jamboree has passed. Like the 15 predecessors, a great time was had by one, and all Andy Hinrichs hosts a great show.

There are plenty of activities to participate in. The day begins patriotic by presenting the colors. There is a tractor parade immediately following. Throughout the day, there is an opportunity to plow. In the afternoon, there is a cruise to an old wooden railroad bridge. The annual 4H auction starts around noon. Andy emcees the slow race in the early afternoon.

I enjoy seeing tractors simply just driving around. That’s a great way to view machinery, running, and in action. For the past two years, I have recruited Leigha and Laci Kersten to exercise a couple of mine during the show. Evan Speicher and Danny Davis took a spin.

The show is well documented with pictures on Facebook. There is a group AJ’s Garden Tractor Jamboree where people have posted many great pictures. I enjoy viewing every perspective. There are so many unique insights on what to see

So what’s my insight?

I like the unique, obviously. Considering I collect Shaw Du-all and Gibson, that would be well evident. I carried six of my collections to Oregon. Other than Leigha and Laci”s pictures, I didn’t deem the necessity to take pictures of my stuff. The readership of this blog has seen them.

I’m happy to report there were five Du-alls at the show. Another collector from Champaign brought his R12T to display

Jeff Klewer brought this early model Economy from Wisconsin. It almost could be mistaken for a Gibson D with a steering wheel

I never had the opportunity to visit with the owner of this Bush Hog Javelin.. I’ll be watching and hoping to get an interview sometime.

Dave Carlson, from.Terre Haute, IN, had some really interesting David Bradley items. This little “pedal” tractor would have been a fun toy in the early sixties.