August 2011 Photo of the Month

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One of the antique pullers at our 2011 Gera Old Tractor Days event.

Is your tractor rusty? Not to worry, we love seeing ALL old tractors at the

Gera Old Tractor Days. Come & Join us June 16th & June 17th of 2012.

July 2011 Photo of the Month

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Parade of Tractors At the 2011 Gera Old Tractor Days. Led by Keith Pahl.

 

Don’t forget to come and see us again June 16th & June 17th of 2012!

Hope to see you there!

Thank You!

 

All of us at the Gera Old Tractor Club would like to take a moment to thank everyone that helped with our show.

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Thank you to our 2011 Tractor Pull Sponsors

Thank you to Reinbold’s Service Center for use of the show grounds

Thanks to Jerry Hecht for his work at the auction on Friday night 

 

Thank you to the countless volunteers, donors, and participants  Without you, the show wouldn’t go on.

Most of all, Thanks to YOU, our visitors, our friends, our community 045members. We put the show on every year to help preserve our agricultural heritage and have a little fun with our tractors.  Thanks for coming out to enjoy the day with us.

We want to see you next year!

Meeting at the Gera Tavern Tonight

Reminder to all members, tonight is the last meeting before the show this weekend.  Please come to the Gera Tavern tonight around 7pm for our meeting.  We’ll have last minute business and duty assignments for volunteers.

Looking forward to seeing everyone this evening.  Hope everyone is getting excited about the show!

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June Photo of the Month

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We are only a couple weeks now from seeing all the sights and hearing all the sounds of the Gera Old Tractor Days. There will be old tractors, modified tractors, mini tractors, tractor pulls, smoke, revving engines and much more to enjoy at the Gera Old Tractor Days.

 

We can’t wait to see you there!

April 2011 Meeting

This meeting is crucial to the planning for the 2011 Gera Old Tractor Days.

Please feel free to join us at the Gera Tavern on Tuesday April 19th around 7pm.

On the agenda will be final preparations for the Pig Roast that takes place on May 15th and also distribution of raffle tickets.

We hope to see you there!

Gera Tavern – April 19th, 2011 @ 7pm

2011 Gera Old Tractor Club Pig Roast & Collector Calendar Sale

It’s that time of year again!  Time for a delicious pig roast at the Gera Tavern.  This is also the first opportunity for the public to get their hands on the Gera Old Tractor Calendar.

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Location:  Gera Tavern – M-83 North of Frankenmuth

When:  May 15th, 2011

 

We serve a great meal consisting of pulled pork and sides and dessert.  The price is $8.00 per plate.

There will also be a raffle drawing.  Tickets are available from club members or at the Gera Tavern. 

Collectors Calendars will be available for $4.00 at the pig roast and aftewards from club members. Don’t miss your chance to get one for your shed!

April 2011 Photo of the Month

Here is a nice photo of a couple of Farmalls at the 2010 Gera Old Tractor Days.  These are owned by club members and long time friends, Bud Davidson & Jack Wiehl.  The corn husker in the background is owned by the club and demonstrated each year at the show.  IMG_1873 (640x480)

3rd Annual Consignment Auction–Consignments wanted

The consignment auction will be held on Friday June 17th at 6pm sharp at Reinbold’s Service Center at the corner of M-46 and M-83 north of Frankenmuth.

We are now looking for donations or consignments.  Items that are wanted are: old tractors, antique farm equipment, horse drawn equipment, shop and woodworking tools, lawn tractors, utility trailers and other related items.  Please, no household items.  Call Gerald from Hecht Auctions for details at 989-652-2242.  Call before June 7th to get your item advertised. 

This is a donation and consignment auction. Items can be donated with 100% of the proceeds of the sale going to the Gera Old Tractor Club to support their activities of preserving our agricultural heritage.  Sellers can also choose to consign their items with 25% of the proceeds going to the Gera Old Tractor Club and 75% of the proceeds going to the seller.  Sellers choosing to consign their items will pay a 10% buyback fee for any unsold items. 

Please visit our auction page after June 7th for a listing of items for sale. 

Many thanks to Gerald Hecht of Hecht Auctions for his generous donation of his auction services. 

March 2011 Photo of the Month

Here is a shot of a trailer sponsored by the Gera Old Tractor Club on display at  Nexteer Family Days in September 2011.

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