OH, Plain City - Who's going ,GOTO Ohio

I was hoping to pull my 210 if I take it.

Is there a schedule posted somewhere? Wondering if there was a slow race and when? Also is there a charge to bring in a tractor to show? Definitely going, just don't know about bringing a tractor, would be a first for me.

Dale-OH wrote: You only have to belong to the local club. Being miami valley steam threshers for around $20-$25, the $90 is for a vendors booth.

Darrell, this has been there club policy for years, main reason being insurance. This is a common rule in our area. Once again the only club you have to join is the Miami valley steam threshers for $15, not buckeye allis club. Membership includes 2 weekend passes as well. Hope this clears everything up

Edited by Dale-OH - 27 May 2012 at 8:52am

http://www.miamivalleysteamshow.org/Schedule.htm

While I agree that taking a tractor to a show should not require a PHD to figure it all out most of the concerns here are unfounded.  Plain City is a very relaxed and enjoyable place to attend and show.As Dale said it is common practice in this part of the world that IF  anyone is charged to get in everyone is including the exhibitors.They can call it joining the club, insurance fee or hostage money it realy makes no differance as the bottom line is if you want inside the fence you have to hand over some FRNs which in my world is called price of admission. I do understand "what!!?? I am the show why do I pay??!! as this was my attitude first time I had to do it but the big picture is that at most tractor shows if a person had a way to make all the exhibitors and their families invisable there would be a damn slim crowd left,, and somebody has to pay the bills.

Off my box,,,, For now

This show grounds is in a city park so there will be no real field demonstrations.  They do have a saw mill and i believe they also thresh but that is the extent of demonstrations.

GBACBFan wrote:   I think the point is that if it costs entry money to bring a tractor, what's the incentive to bring one? I have no problem paying the cost to enter the show, and spend the day, whatever the entry fee. But I'd be hard pressed to to spend extra time and money to contribute to the show if there's no recognition of my effort.

I dont have an answer for that outside of find the free shows and attend them I guess?  Believe me it was a hard pill for me to swallow first time I had to pay to provide the show but once I got parked it was my wife who brought the whole deal into focas when she said, " you just drove a $35,000.00 truck you had to have just for pulling a $6000.00 trailer to haul  a $15,000.00 tractor, We just drove 500 miles and burned 50 gallons of fuel in the process plus we are going to spend $150 for two nights in the motel AND I am now sitting hear drowning in your tears over paying $3 to get past the gate? Skip the french fry stand and call it even for the day!  gimmie a break!" I hate it when she is right, LOL.

GBACBFan wrote: That's a lot like going to an auction and paying a buyer's fee. I don't do that either.

GB, we have met a point of agreement on that one! LOL

Here is another way to look at it, for the $15 membership to belong to the local club you get 2 weekend passes.  Gate fee is $5 per day for a 4 day show making this membership worth $40 in gate admission.  Basically what Im saying is that if you where planning on being there for at least 3 days of the show or bringing a second person with you for 2 days of the show you are at worst even money wise.  I do understand that the local club does not have the easiest website to navigate or understand and we have let them know.  But with most shows all involved are volunteers and do the best that they can.

i would like to go if the time permits  

will probably go down on saturday. someone else going down with a load of orange may haul or d-19 i'd love to pull it for the helk of it in the "fun pull" pete

Thank you Don.  I know the club I am VP of this is the problem we are into is that insurance is mandating what we do.

will be there friday afternoon and sat.Dale, Will the forum members be getting together at anytime during the show?  Scott