Leduc West Antique Society
2003 Country Harvest
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The Country Harvest seemed to be about kids and tractor pulling this year.
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The two themes came together in the pedal tractor pull.
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Behind the tractor you can see the sled. As the tractor pulls it along a weight on the sled gradually moves forward, making the sled more difficult to pull.
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Some children made it look easy; others threw everything they had into the effort.
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I'm guessing the gentleman lying on the grass with the camera is Dad.
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And that's probably mum helping steer the tractor back to the starting line.
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Other attractions included working displays, like Andrew Scott's antique engines, right, and the Sawyer Massey steam engine, below.
Photo by Jay Widdifield
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Two men ride the platform to work the levers that lift and lower the plows.
Photo by Jay Widdifield
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In venues such as the Blacksmith Shop, skills of an earlier era were practiced.
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Mechanical and driving skills got a workout in the Slow Race. There seems to be a lot of green in this particular heat.
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The winner of the Slow Race - Sandra Rennie on her 1957 International Wheatland tractor. Second place went to Ellis Kumpula on his John Deere 530 (the middle tractor above, I believe) and Don Lund and his Oliver 550 were third.
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Ray Cordell (left) brought one of his beautifully detailed working model tractors and delighted the children by letting them drive it around the lawn.
Ray makes sure everyone gets a turn, even the shy ones.
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Future antique tractor fans and club members grow out of experiences such as these ... |
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... and graduate, with experience, to the real thing. Here's Kyle Widdifield, a lad who's been involved with old iron for years, despite his young age.
Photo by Jay Widdifield
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