[SEL] Findlay Show

[Mark Shulaw]

Hi Doug,
  Great numbers !!!  So close to 1000. Did you count the engine area? 
We had a number of pieces there too. 20-30 pieces I would estimate 
based on just three displays I can think of.
I feel the count is fairly close. Besides the engine area we went 
through all the machines in the garden tractor and scooter area and 
the rows in the infield and the tent as well  looking under the 
hoods. But I will admit that on the brands that did not normally 
factory install Briggs we did not look close at them so if there was 
a Briggs rigged into it we could have missed that. We even walked 
through the camping area east of the infield and the camping area to 
the north side to make sure to catch anything setting in camping. 
Even looked in the vending areas along the creek in case some were 
being displayed there along with a venders spot.  That was a hoof 
covering the whole grounds. Only area we did not cover was the flea 
market on the north side. Did you get through there and see anything?
    Mark




At 11:50 AM 8/9/2010, you wrote:
>Mark, our count consists of all motorized lawn and garden equipment. 
>Our official count was 961 pieces of equipment on display. I would 
>be willing to bet you missed quite a few Briggs because it seems to 
>me the ratio of Briggs powered equipment would have been off?? It 
>really doesn't make a difference, no matter how you slice the musk 
>melon it was still a fantastic show!! I sure didn't hear any 
>negatives on the displays!! Can't wait to get to Portland and rest 
>up. ha-ha   Doug T
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>Mark Shulaw wrote:
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>>Holy Moly, Another Findlay show has come and gone already!! We did 
>>it safely and with only two rain events that came at the right time 
>>of day in both
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>>cases and did a great job of killing the dust. It was muggy through 
>>most of it but there seemed to be a good breeze all the time. 
>>Arnie, How many fish did
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>>you catch in lake Rotigel ?
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>>   Once again the exhibitors came together to fill an empty 
>> fairgrounds and put on one of the  biggest shows of its type in 
>> Ohio. We had it all!!  Doug
>>
>>Tallman got the  Vintage Garden Tractor Collectors of America 
>>motivated into action and got the largest number of Vintage 
>>machines together I know of
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>>anywhere. I have heard some figures but I have not heard directly 
>>from him yet.
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>>   The Briggs collectors went out of their way to bring in a line 
>> up of Briggs to boggle the mind. The official Briggs count is 
>> 386  This included the Briggs
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>>engines also in equipment on display. We probably missed one or two 
>>here or there but its believed this is a pretty close number.  Sam 
>>even brought the
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>>infamous S Stationary. I am not sure if there was any Briggs 
>>engines missing. If there was a letter Briggs missing I would not 
>>know what it was.
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