RPRU

[Anonymous-0]

Maybe a dumb question, but here goes.Just wondering if RPRU in different parts of the country are better than other areas. For example,last years in Lima Ohio, was it bigger and or better than others in the past, because of location. By all means, I mean no disrepect to any persons or organizations. Thanks for your time and input. I might add, I've never been to any, so thinking a trip to Mt. Rushmore,the end of June would be a great idea. I could stop and check one out.

 

[Farmallhal]

Scott, I've attended the past 10 years or so RPRU's (except last year's) and most have been within a couple hundred miles of the Mississippi or north or south of the Ohio River a few hundred miles. Yes, there are different types of tractors for the various regions where they are held and that is why I am looking forward to the one this year. I expect to see tractors suited for farming the crops of the grain country more so then those which are used in the row crop and vegetable areas. Of course there will be some overflow with the usual traditional models but I would expect to see some Wheatland models and special implements which aren't commonly seen elsewhere. I also expect to see a lot of vendors which I've never seen before as well. I've been through South Dakota many times and I certainly enjoy the sights to see and Mount Rushmore is very special and the Badlands is another area to drive through which isn't too far off I-90. I believe I read somewhere that sunflower seeds is a big crop in SD as well. I've found several places I like to visit between Sioux Falls and the Wyoming border in my travels. Hope this is of some value in your planning for the show, Hal.

 

[Nebraska Cowman]

I can tell you there are going to be some cool things to see at Huron! Yes indeed. Some things that have never been done before at a Roundup so you don't want to miss it.

 

[Dave H (MI)]

Scott, I have been to two only. I think it is understandable that maybe some hosts have more resources than others. I am not going to name both places I attended. I will tell you that the one in Indiana a couple years back was, or at least seemed to be, a much bigger show with more diversity of displayed equipment than the other one I attended. It was also half underwater from the sever weather of the week prior. I saw a lot of cool stuff there. I was disappointed in the other one as it was smaller than our annual Oakley show in mid Michigan. Just two different places with different resources. Both shows made for a very enjoyable day.

 

[Farmallhal]

Cowman, I'm sure the Cowboard is going to have a very unique intriguing and beneficial display or special activity as always at the RPRU. Are you at liberty to share what the Cowboard will be doing for this year or is it a wait and see thing for the show, Hal?

 

[T in NE]

I never did figure out if I saw all there was to see in Mansfield. First one I went to and not sure but it seemed like a big circle.
Bloomsburg felt crowded.
Columbia was wet wasn't it? I didn't see much of it, it was the first time I had seen really hot weather that year and I got sick for a day.
Madison wasn't a bad show, other than the prices of food and drink and having to buy it from their vendors. The parts people found a way around that, buy a sticker, get a free bottle of water!

Plans are to go to Huron this summer, but if it stays as warm as it has been and they are calling for, it may fall in the middle of wheat harvest again this year.

 

[The Dukester]

Best one I ever went to was the first one I went to at Penfield, IL. They had the best variety of models of tractors and the most tractor and tractor and implement activities. The more recent ones at Mansfield, La Porte, and Lima were okay, but quite as good as Penfield.

 

[55 50 Ron]

Anyone have a "plan" to seek out other YTer's at Huron??