Tractors Across Nebraska showcased on Valentine’s Main

Richard and Faye Bachelor came down from South Dakota to look at the antique tractors. Richard remembers working with his father’s tractors which had metal wheels. Photos by Laura Vroman

This group was busy playing Double Deck Sheep Head inside the Vets Club...to make a little money and have some fun. They are pictured from left around to right: Bill Klassen, Kent Preister, Marvin Weeder, Tim Preister, Doug Kuester, Terry Oberhauser, and Richard Bender. Most of them have semi retired from farming.

Headed down Highway 20 was the Tractors Across Nebraska caravan. Photo by Dana Anderson

Virgil Reichmuth has been a for over 50 years. When asked if he’d do it all over again, he sighed deeply, saying that it was a lot of work, but he loved it.

Covered cabs were coveted back in the day! Their ingenuity at providing shade while doing their work was evident with this fabric canopy held down with rope - compared to the air conditioned cabs of today! Long live farmers and ranchers!

The 13th annual Tractors Across Nebraska thought of everything when visiting Valentine. Photo by Laura Vroman