Made the show Sunday before the rain, finally got to meet the 8N guru Marvin Bauman and admire his handiwork close up. Let me tell you, this guy is good; he raises the bar so high you'll need oxygen. His collection of 8N's stole the show in my opinion.Also, he's a heck of a nice guy. Spent all the time you wanted talking and answering questions, did demo's of "Four-Trans" (loved that part when he wraps a tape measure around the front wheel to prove it really IS moving), fired up the V8 tractors (no mufflers; that made heads snap around), and discussing the finer points of 8N restoration. I learned more in 15 minutes of intellegent conversation with this gentleman than I had in the last year. He had snappy Ford Tractor flags for sale too, had to get one of those. He had a complete and correct tool kit on display, nice little rubber restoration goodies for sale, heck, the guy had pop and peanuts for visitors! A genuine pleasure to meet him. Hope Will from Sandusky can get those pics of Marvin's switch-plow posted. THAT was cool...
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