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1 International Harvester Collectors Club New England Chapter 18 Spring Edition Volume 28 My trip to Florida Mark Wells In February of this year, we made a trip to Florida. While this is a normal thing to do, it was somewhat spontaneous for us. We went to see friends and the plan was to go to Orlando, but in looking at my Red Power magazine, I noticed that Stewart Paquette s winter show was happening while we would be in Orlando. Stew s place is in Leesburg, FL which is near Orlando. I was able to talk Cheryl and our friends into going. So, my outlook on the trip was improved considerably as I would be able to see some really good IH stuff while enjoying the sunshine. Our trip was great, we got lucky with the weather, it was 80 degrees and sunny the whole time. We drove up to Leesburg, and found Stew s place (the IH combines by the road were a tipoff) and it was as good as advertised.

2 I am sure that most of you have seen a picture similar to the one on the left as it is used in Stew s advertising. It is my picture of his IH dealership building. It is a replica of course and not an actual former IH dealership, but it is very good. Especially the inside, it almost looks like the real thing. Inside this building, I saw this case and noticed the sticker on the glass. I have drawn a square around the Chapter # 18 sticker. Once a New Englander, always a New Englander. Stew has a very nice collection of course and he displays most of it in one building on the grounds. He has a good blend of tractors from the F-series to the end of IH tractors. I found a W-9 and noticed that it looks a lot like Kim Spaulding s tractor. As you can see, it is a very nice W-9 and the weights on the rear wheels are very similar to Kim s tractor. Stew has a tractor pulling track on his place and pulls were scheduled for two days of the show, but not the day we were there. I noticed some serious looking tractors parked near the track so I am sure there was some serious noise during those pulls. Must have been fun! There is also a large shop on the grounds and a Super WD6TA was sitting in the work area. I assume that was the next project in the works. Stew has two gold demonstrator tractors which are rare and I assume that he looks for some of the rarer tractors as he adds to his collection. A Super WD6TA is somewhat rare in its own right. I can see why he wanted that one. I did find something else I thought was unique. It was a gear drive Farmall 656. While not a rare tractor (a 656 Hydro is probably rarer) I noticed a strange feature, there was no TA lever on the tractor. I know that farmers had a reputation of being cheap and wanting to save a penny or two and therefore buy a gear drive and not a Hydro, but why would anyone want a 656 with only 5 speeds. It was a diesel model too. See for yourself:

3 You will notice that Stew has a reproduction IH dealer label on this tractor. They were on most of the tractors I saw. A very nice touch in my opinion. I was able to meet Stew and talk to him briefly, (he was very busy as it was his show) but not able to talk as long as I wanted. He did say that he wanted to come to the Power of the Red this year. I told him that we would look forward to that. Spring Membership Meeting We look forward to seeing you at our Spring Membership meeting and cookout on Sunday, April 8th at noon at Foskett Equipment 187 Peake Brook Road Woodstock, CT We will need two gas grills. If you can bring one, please call Jim Wheeler to let him know. We will have hamburgers and hot dogs, please bring something to share with the group. Thank you! Member events Charley Pidacks asked us to let the members know that The Village Power Equipment Open House and Pancake Breakfast will be on Saturday April 7, If you have any questions you can call the store at Other events Last fall we were approached by a young man working on his Eagle Scout project. He is putting together a fund raiser where all proceeds will be used for a granite monument to be placed at the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery. American Steel Car Show for the Veterans, Saturday May 5 th, :30pm-7:00pm Oak Harbor Mall 567 South County Trail Exeter, RI Hot Rods, Cool Cars, Trucks and Antique Tractors $20.00 per vehicle for more info contact Roy or Randy Rusk

4 Officers: James Wheeler, President (603) Donnie Callahan, Vice-President (508) Kim Spaulding, Secretary (978) Donna Callahan, Treasurer (508) Directors: Steve Lingley (860) Mark Walker (603) Chuck Moore (603) David Knowles (603) Advisors: Tony Amato, Robert Blood, Mark Wells, Russell Glidden, Dennis Prefontaine, Nick Brett, Will Anderson Membership Secretary: Michelle Wheeler (603) Newsletter/Website Editor: Michelle Wheeler Please send articles, information, and stories about International Harvester Products to the following address: Michelle L. Wheeler 238 Whitten Road Milford, NH See us on the Web/Internet at

5 Meeting Minutes Director s Meeting at the Wheeler s January 14, 2018 The meeting was called to order by Jim Wheeler, President at 10:11am. All of the Directors were present except Dave Knowles. There were three advisors present. Kim read the minutes of the last Director s meeting held on November 12, They were approved with one correction. It was reported that the 2018 raffle Cub had been paid which was incorrect. It has been paid before this meeting which appears on Donna s financial report. Donna gave her detailed report of income and expenditures of Chapter 18 with a current balance of $10, Michelle reported the current members of Chapter 18 is 284 as of today. Donna s and Michelle s reports were accepted by a voice vote. The winter newsletter just went out and in it are details of the proposed changes to the by-laws. A motion to buy 10 benches at $10.00 per bench from Lamson Farm was approved by a voice vote. Michelle has ordered pencils, posters, IH Stickers, raffle tickets, show signs and this year s Chapter tee shirts. She will order the show schedule cards soon. Michelle will get prices on metal plaques to be given out at the Power of the Red Show. A discussion on anyone that takes the Chapter trailer to Chapter events to be reimbursed, it was tabled. Jim Wheeler and Chuck Moore are up for election this year. Both men said they would run again and will be on the ballot at the fall membership banquet. Anyone interested to be a candidate can contact one of the Director s. The next Director s meeting will be April 8, 2018 at 12 noon just prior to the membership meeting. The meeting adjourned at 11:39am followed by our noon meal enjoyed by all. Respectfully Submitted, Kim C. Spaulding, Secretary of Chapter 18 N.E. Treasurer s Report 1/14/18 Beginning Balance $15, DEBITS CREDITS $4, Raffle Tractor $30.00 Renewals $ Print Shop $18.00 Sold 2 books $30.00 Nationals $90.00 Renewals $ IHC Donation $60.00 Renewals $30.00 Nationals $21.93 Purchase Checks $ Farm & Forest Ending Balance $10,593.43

6 Chapter 18 -Ed Darowski Family Fund Earlier this year Ed Darowski and his family lost their 200 year old home, barn and belongings to a fire. Thankfully no one was hurt in this terrible fire! Ed has been a member of Chapter 18 since In order to help Ed and his family, Chapter 18 has established a fund to assist them. If you can help, please send your donations payable to Chapter 18 (in the memo section write Ed Darowski family fund). Mail your checks to: Donna Callahan 201 Oak St Franklin MA Thank you in advance for your generosity! Chapter 18 Condolences On behalf of the Chapter 18 members, we offer our condolences to the McPhetres family after the passing of Floyd McPhetres. Floyd had been a member of Chapter 18 since Please keep the McPhetres family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. For Sale and Wanted Items see the website for a full listing of previously posted items as well! There were no items submitted for this newsletter!

7 International Harvester Collectors New England Chapter 18 Membership REMINDER Membership Dues are due prior to June 1 st of each year! New England IH Collectors Chapter # 18 Membership Renewal form Dues are $30 ($15 for the National, $15 for Chapter #18) The renewal date each year is June 1st. Donna Callahan 201 Oak Street Franklin, MA (Checks made out to New England IH Collectors Chapter # 18) Name: Date: Street/PO Box: Amount Enclosed: City/Town: Check Number: State: Zip: Let s keep our numbers strong and our club growing! Feel free to share this application with friends or family as well!

8 IHC NE Chapter Show Schedule February 1 st -3rd NH Farm and Forestry Expo Radisson Hotel Elm Street Manchester,NH April 8 th at noon Chapter 18 Spring Membership Meeting Foskett Equipment Peake Brook Road Woodstock, CT April 21st Northfield Plow Day Five Point Farms 76 Upper Farms Road Northfield, MA May 5 th Orange Plow Day Hunt Farm 702 South Main St Orange, MA May 19 th Litchfield Plow Day J&F Farms Field is on Route 3A Litchfield, NH May 20th Bristol s Round Up Bristol s Witches Spring Road Hollis, NH June 3rd Diebold Spring Open House Topsland Farm Painter Hill Road Roxbury, CT June 23 & 24 th 42ndYankee Engine-uity Show Orange Airport Airport St Orange, MA July 8 th Pepperell Crank Up Pepperell MA Town Field 10 Hollis Street Pepperell, MA July 27 th -July29th 22nd Eliot Antique Tractor & Engine Show Raitt Farm State Road Eliot, ME Aug 11 th & 12 th 10 th Annual Power of the Red Route Dublin, NH Aug 19th Barrington Truck Show Feather Airport Deering NH Aug 26 th Coventry Truck & Tractor Show 2111 Plainfield Pike Johnston, RI 02919

9 Sept 7 th -9th 47 th Annual Dublin Engine Meet Route Dublin, NH Sept 15 th & 16th Antique Engine Tractor Show Tobacco Flywheelers Route 154 Haddam, CT Sept 22 nd and 23 rd Autumn Round Up Barker Farm Barker Rd Ludlow Vermont Sept 29th Franklin Farm Fall Festival Metcalf-Franklin Farm Abbott Run Valley Road Cumberland, RI Oct 13th & 14th Waters Farm Fall Farm Days & Festival Waters Farm 27 Waters Road Sutton, MA Oct 21 st at noon Chapter 18 Fall membership meeting VFW Post 3291 & Banquet 55 Leighton St (Route 113) Pepperell, MA President s Message Happy Spring Chapter 18 members! The Chapter 18 season is well under way! We attended our first event of the year at the beginning of February. Many members stopped by our booth at the 35 th Annual NH Farm and Forest Expo, held in Manchester New Hampshire. A big thank you to the members who worked hard to make the first stop on our schedule a success! Our Spring Membership meeting and Barbeque will be held on April 8th at Foskett Equipment in Woodstock CT. That is always a great day to catch up with tractor friends that we haven t seen since the fall. If you can help by cooking or bringing a grill please give me a call. We will need two gas grills if we plan on having burgers and dogs. This year our feature show will be held on August 11 th and 12 th in Dublin NH. This will be our 10 th Annual Power of the Red. We are working hard to make this the best yet! We need more participants to get involved with the planning and preparation for the show. If you have ideas that you would like to share and are willing to help please contact one of the directors. Also, if you have a friend or neighbor with anything IH talk with them about coming to the show! Jim Wheeler, President IHC NE Chapter 18

10 Michelle L. Wheeler 238 Whitten Road Milford, NH PLOW DAYS ARE COMING! This was Dave Eklund at Northfield Plow day last year.