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International Harvester
Collectors Club
New England Chapter 18
Summer Edition 2020- Volume 37
This photo is of the First IH Chapter 18 Power of the Red
show in August 2009. Gary Munsey Photo
In this issue!!
Litchfield Plow Day Report
Message from Village Power
Presidents Message
Will Anderson plowing the field in Litchfield NH
at the Chapter 18 Plow Day on May 23rd.
Mark Wells Photo
Visit us on the web at www.IHCNE18.com
Chapter 18 New England Officers, Directors and Advisors
Officers: Mark Wells, President and Director 508-523-6835
Expiration of term – 2021 mfarmall1950@gmail.com
Donnie Callahan, Vice-President & Director (508) 989-5504
Expiration of term -2020 djc170201@gmail.com
Kim Spaulding, Secretary & Director (978) 433-5540
Expiration of term -2022 spaulding29@charter.net
Donna Callahan, Treasurer (508) 989-5507
djc170201@gmail.com
Directors: Mark Walker (603) 673-1581
Expiration of term -2022 jmwcub@gmail.com
Dennis Prefontaine (508)308-3916
Expiration of term -2020
Will Anderson (603) 887-4562
Expiration of term -2020 xravsn@gsinet.net
Chuck Moore (603)313-7147
Expiration of term -2022 chuckmoore159@yahoo.com
Advisors: Tony Amato (413) 225-3050 Russell Glidden
Robert Blood (978) 448-3638 Steve Poole (603) 831-0262
Gary Munsey (508) 243-7001) Nick Brett (603) 895-4187
Herb Batchelder Jr. Donna Callahan (508) 989-5507
Membership Secretary: Mark Wells (508-523-6835
mfarmall1950@gmail.com
Website Editor: Lynda Ellis (774)260-1117
ihchapter18@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor: Gary Munsey (508) 243-7001
gdmsr@charter.net
Please send articles, information, and stories about International Harvester
Products to the following email address: ihchapter18@gmail.com
See us on the Web/Internet at www.ihcne18.com
Chapter 18 Membership Report for Summer Newsletter 2020
Chapter # 18 thanks all of the members who have sent in their renewals recently. With the
lack of shows this year, we are behind in our renewals. As you know, the membership year
ends on July 1st each year. As of now, we have 263 members. Of the 263, 76 have an
expiration date of 2020 and will be dropped on August 1st, 2020. Please send your renewal to
Donna Callahan 201 Oak Street, Franklin, MA 02038-1868
Annual Dues are $30 ($15 for the National, $15 for Chapter #18)
Membership Dues Renewal Form
Please mail your check and application to:
Donna Callahan, Chapter 18 Treasurer
201 Oak Street
Franklin, MA 02038
(Checks made out to New England IH Collectors Chapter # 18)
Date: ___________________
Name: ______________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________
City/Town: ___________________________________
State: __________________Zip: _______________
Phone #_________________________ Email Address:_____________________________
Check Number ______________
Please renew your membership before the listed date.
Keep Our Membership Numbers Strong!
The membership numbers are increasing; don’t miss out on the fun!
2020 Chapter18 Show Schedule
As of this printing of the newsletter, the Granite State Antique Truck
Show and the Greenfield Drawbar and Harness show are still going
to be held as planned but subject to change at the last minute.
Check the Chapter 18 website for updates often!
July 12th Pepperell Crank Up Pepperell MA, Cancelled
https://www.facebook.com/pepperellcrankup/ 10 Hollis Street (Rte 111)
Pepperell, MA
July 19th Chapter 18 Picnic Lamson Farm Cancelled
40-54 Cross Rd,
Mont Vernon, NH 03057
July 24th-July26th 25th Eliot Antique Tractor & Engine Show Raitt Farm
http://www.raittfarmmuseum.org/events/tractor--engine-show/ 2077 State Road
Eliot, ME Cancelled
Aug 8th & 9th 12th Annual Power of the Red Cricket Hill Farm
http://ihcne18.com/ 1716 Main St. Route 101
Dublin, NH Cancelled
Aug 22nd & 23rd Granite State Antique Truck Show Old Concord Rd. Feather Airport
West Deering NH
Sept 11th 12th 13th 49th Annual Dublin Engine Meet Cricket Hill Farm
http://dublinnhgasenginemeet.com/ 1716 Main St. Route 101
Dublin, NH
Sept 19th & 20th Greenfield Drawbar & Harness Show 971 Forest Road
Greenfield NH
Sept 26th Franklin Farm Fall Festival Metcalf-Franklin Farm
http://www.franklinfarmri.org/home 142 Abbott Run Valley Road
Cumberland, RI
Oct 10th Gorham Maine Plow Day Parsons Farm
322 Buck St.
Gorham ME
Oct 17th & 18th Waters Farm Fall Farm Days & Festival Waters Farm
http://watersfarm.com/index.htm 27 Waters Road
Sutton, MA
Oct 25th at noon Chapter 18 Fall membership meeting VFW Post 3291
& Banquet 55 Leighton St (Route 113)
Pepperell, MA
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Blast from the past photos
From the collection of Gary Munsey
Mark Wells, Kim Spaulding and one other Here’s one for the IH Construction Equipment
that I do not remember. This will be a good folks! IH T-340 Bulldozer at Woodstock CT.
guessing game for you! Danne Moores farm, show in 2004.
Ludlow VT, September 2004!
For Sale and Wanted Items – see the website for a full listing of previously
posted items as well
FOR SALE
Double Disk harrow, rear cultivator, two-way plow, snow plow. The harrow, cultivator and plow are small points
for two-point hitch. The snow plow is for an IH Loader that you remove the bucket and bolt the snow plow on.
All implements still have paint on them and in very good condition.
Contact Daniel Lewis. Chelmsford MA. Phone: 978-660-2728.
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Dear Friends of the IH Collectors Club. I will be retiring at the end of August this year
and need to clear out all my vintage IH Parts. The Prices will be right!
We have about 100 Ertl and Diecast Farm toys, most of which are IH Tractors. There are
some one-lunger engines and some IH and Case trucks.
I have 2 single point platform carriers, one is missing one rail. There are lots of Cub 22
Sickle Bar mowers for parts, snow/grader blades and various other parts.
I also have a Number 3 Cultivator, a Number 6 universal frame and a Cub 52 Disc Plow.
We mare open Monday through Friday. 8 am to 5 pm and on Saturday, 8 am to noon.
“Come on down”
Regards, Charley Pidacks.
From the collection of Kim Spaulding
Plow Day in Litchfield, NH held on May 23rd, 2020 I had checked with Brian Matarozzo about this plow day as it was not held last year due to the field being too wet and in bad shape. I was not sure if it would happen or not. Brian and I settled on a date and then we waited to see if we could hold the event. Finally, it was decided that we could have the event due to the nature of plowing. Being out in the field, social distancing was feasible and the rest of the time we could just stand further apart than normal. This event is attended by the East Coast Antique Tractor club as well as Chapter #18, so there were 10-12 tractors there as well as 3 horse teams and a mule team. The largest plow there was a 4 bottom so there was plenty of plowing for everyone. I plowed until 6:00pm so I got my fill. There are three fields in Litchfield and we did not get all of them done, but we came close. Due to the pandemic we could not provide lunch as has been done in past years, but no one seemed to mind. It was a good day for all. I love the way my 200 runs after it has been worked. It seems to just purr after a few hours of hard work. Here is my 200 during a break in the action. Someday, I will get it painted. It was good to see John & Dave Eklund, Will and Sue Anderson, Charlie and Kenny Zaher as well as some members of East Coast. There is even a video that was posted to Facebook. All in all, it was a good day.
Litchfield Plow Day Photos!
Photos by Mark Wells
The Zahers at work plowing the field! Charley Zaher doing some plowing!
Plowing the big field. Finishing up!
Jim, John, Brian and Dave! Plow horses and mules!
President’s Message Everything planned this year for Chapter #18 has changed since my last message. I wrote in that message that the membership meeting was to be our kickoff to the 2020 season. As you know, due to the pandemic, the meeting had to be postponed. It has been a very different year for all of us. As you most likely know, most of the shows we had planned to attend this year have been cancelled. This has put me in an uncertain place; not knowing quite what to do. I keep having a desire to get out and do something, but I just don’t know what or where to go. Our own Power of the Red show has also been cancelled due to the field not being available. It is just as well as we would not be able to do things as we normally do. I also wonder what the attendance might be; most likely less than normal. The Plow Day in Litchfield, NH did happen as planned. I thought long and hard about cancelling the event, but in the end decided that the attendees could “social distance” out in the field. It turned out to be a good day. The weather was warm enough to be enjoyable and it did not rain. When I arrived and was unloading my tractor, a local resident walked up to me and said that he was happy that the plow day was happening. He added that he had missed the event last year (it had been cancelled because the field was too wet), but as soon as he saw the porta potty out in the field, he knew that it was happening this year! As I thought about what he said, it occurred to me that while we as participants enjoy chapter events, the spectators also enjoy them. Just something to remember. To me, we provide a service! After all the doom and gloom, I want to share with the members what the plan is for 2020. We will hold this year’s raffle Cub and pedal tractor over until 2021. We have reduced expenses and have sufficient cash reserves to be able to survive until next year. It is our hope that we can have our annual banquet in October but we will have to see how it goes. Remember that your membership expires on June 1st. Renewal cards have been sent out and we ask that you send your dues in to Donna as soon as possible. I hope all of the members of Chapter #18 are doing well and are safe. See you sometime along the way! Mark
Gary D. Munsey
PO Box 801
Pepperell, MA. 01463
Found this photo on the internet. Lots of
Red Tractors waiting to be shipped
at the IH Plant in Louisville KY.You can also read
