Antique tractors on display this weekend
Pat Hausser drives a vintage McCormick Farmall tractor pulling a trailer with bench seats on it shuttling visitors from the parking lot to the show area during last year’s antique tractor show at Anderson County High School. (photo:G. Chambers Williams III )
The tractors will be the highlight of the event, which will run from 8 a.m. until dusk on Friday and from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Among tractors on display will be various models from manufacturers such as Case, Allis-Chalmers, John Deere, Farmall, Ford and Oliver.
Admission and parking for the event are free.
Held the second weekend in June every year, the show is the biggest event of the year for the Clinton-based Smoky Mountain Antique Engine and Tractor Association.
Besides the tractors, the show also will feature old engines, classic cars and semi-trucks.
Among the activities at the show this weekend will be the Parade of Power, a raffle and auction, the Semi-Country Light Show on Friday night, and craft vendor booths.
Food trucks and trailers will also be on hand to feed the participants and spectators.
The event coordinator again this year is Carl Chesney, who keeps six old tractors of his own at his home in Maynardville.
Mira Hausser of Halls, who produces the club’s newsletter, said the Smoky Mountain Tractor group also participates in other events throughout each year, including “tractor drives, the TVA Fair and the Dandridge Hot Air Balloon Festival.”
Besides the tractor group, the Smoky Mountain Model A Ford Club also participates in the annual Clinton event, and club members will have cars on display.
There will be a parking lot shuttle both days of the show, using a vintage tractor to pull a wagon with three bench seats.
