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It’s always a gathering of friends from years past. “There is a reason we call this a reunion. Thousands of people were expected at this year’s show, something that Klein said is not surprising. Those engines could also explode if not vented properly.” Plus, you were working with hot steam and exposed moving parts. Part of it was weight where they could collapse a bridge. “If you didn’t know what you were doing, they could be absolutely deadly. He said when they were in use, they could be very dangerous. Klein said that one big attraction at the OVAM show is always the steam traction engines, which are about 100 years old and look like train engines.

I would say it’s worth six figures easily.” It is the experimental International Harvester Motor Cultivator. There is a tractor here right now that belongs to Wendell Kelch out of Bethel. “A lot of it depends on how many are still left in existence. Sometimes people have to get parts made again from a pattern.”Īnother factor is how rare the machine is. The older and more rare the tractor, the harder the parts are to get. Some parts are easily available and others are much more rare. Klein also talked about how valuable some of these antique machines can be. Every ten years or so you see the timeline of what is considered an antique moves forward.” “You are starting to see a lot more of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s tractors show up here because this what grandpa used and it’s considered antique to them. Klein said that the definition of “what used to be” is changing as time goes by. We want them to see history and we want them to see how things used to be.” From the time they are little, when the tractors start, they want to get on them. When asked what draws the younger members of the family to the show, Lung said “They love the tractors. This is our family vacation every year,” Lung said. I restored my dad’s tractor and we started to come up here. It started out my dad brought me to the show when it was at the fairgrounds. “We’ve been coming to this show for 33 years.

Jerry Lung and his family from the Wellston, Ohio area know all about the tradition of coming to the OVAM show. My sister and I make a point of coming every year and my nephew is now a third generation collector,” he said. I know it was like that for my family when my father started coming here in the 1970’s. “For a lot of people, coming here is a family tradition. Klein also talked about what draws people to the OVAM show every year. They are going to but heads a little, but they always respect each other.”

When asked to explain the rivalry between tractor owners, Klein said “It’s no different than listening to the guy with the 71 camaro sitting next to the guy with the 72 mustang. That rivalry still exists among the tractor guys today.” If you think about a tractor, it’s either an International Harvester or a John Deere, red or green. That’s why we chose John Deere,” Klein said. “For the 50th show, we wanted to do one of the most popular brands out there and one of the highest response from the public. OVAM Secretary Brian Klein said that the show directors wanted to choose a special brand for a special anniversary. People have been coming to the Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Show for fifty years now.