Mission Statement:

The 1st Ontario Two-Cylinder Club founded in 1990 , is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of antique John Deere 2-cylinder tractors and farm equipment, their accessories, lore and literature, and the special place John Deere holds in Ontario agricultural heritage.

Interested In Joining Us ?

We welcome new members. Membership provides you with a newsletter and access to all our events, including the Annual Meeting & Banquet, Bus Trip, Fun Day, Tractor Ride, John Deere Heritage Days Show and Plow Day. It provides you with an oppurtunity to meet with fellow John Deere enthusiasts to share knowledge and information about John Deere.

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President's Message:

Hello Fellow John Deere Fans,

Spring is now just around the corner so it’s time to fire up our tractors.

During the winter around here things get dragged home and “put” where ever they will fit, so every spring it’s a day long job moving things around, wondering why I bought that or dragged home this and trying to find a permanent home for it out of the path of the tractor(s).

This year’s additions have been a 10 speed bike and a mounted sprayer for the lawn tractor. I haven’t ridden a bike in over 30 years and probably won’t start again soon and thanks to some government officials I can’t spray my lawn for weeds. Why did I acquire these items ? Because they have John Deere written on them.

I’m sure that I’m not the only club member that does this because I’ve had the pleasure of visiting some other people’s collections.

Is it some kind of “disease” that causes us to feel it’s our duty to give every John Deere item a safe home away from the scrapmen ? Whatever it is that drives us to collect , restore and enjoy John Deere items I guess we’ll never know but it is a great deal of fun.

I would like to thank Ken and Barb Minler for their help in organizing our Annual Meeting and Banquet, Ron Neeb for sharing his story on the tractor ride he went on in Austria and all the directors and members for their hard work this past year to make our club great.

Up next is the bus trip , April 21st, details included with this newsletter , please order your tickets early to reserve your seat on the bus.


Sincerely

Greg Miskow

2012 Club Executive President Greg Miskow Vice President Bob Walker Past President John Aarts Treasurer Frank Gollinger Secretary Ken Nicklas Membership Frank Gollinger Historian Wayne Hern Director Tom Bestard Director Bob DeBrabandere Director Bob Duncan Director Darlene Finch Director Alex MacKellar Director Fred Mardlin Director Wayne Matheson Director Bill McAlpine Director Allen Stuart Director Harvey Wise

	Past Show Locations & Toys

1990	Buddhaven Farms , Ingersoll	No Toy
1991	Drayton Fairgrounds	Waterloo Boy
1992	Aylmer Fairgrounds	Ford Model A Truck
1993	Stratford Fairgrounds	A
1994	Buddhaven Farms , Ingersoll	Styled D
1995	Mortier Farms , Thamesville	GP , Wide Front
1996	DeBrabandere Farms , Rannoch	MT
1997	Princeton Park	Styled AR
1998	Aylmer Fairgronds	GP , Narrow Front
1999	Norwich Museum	BI Industrial
2000	Tavistock Fairgrounds	BN
2001	Drumbo Fairgrounds	40C
2002	Hutchison Farm , Thamesford	Styled AR
2003	Llolyn Farms , Princeton	H
2004	Granton Fairgrounds	LA
2005	Glencoe Fairgrounds	830
2006	Deter Family , Guelph	440I
2007	Chesney Farms , Innerkip	730
2008	Laidlaw Farms , Belmont	420
2009	Chappel Farms , Staffa	50
2010	Deter Family , Guelph	530
2011	Llolyn Farms , Princeton	430LP
2012	Sun Shadow Farms , Beachville	40