IH Day in Leesburg, FL

We had a great time touring the grounds of Buffalo Nickel Ranch in Leesburg, FL. The show building had 66 immaculately restored IH tractors lined up on both sides and down the middle. A model 1206 Diesel just came out of the shop that morning and it really caught our eye. The buildings had many interesting exhibits from the time Stewart Paquette was a young man and through his career in construction. His dream is to save as many IH tractors as he can to keep them from being parted out or lost forever. We enjoyed visiting with him and seeing what he is accomplishing. Vendors served BBQ and homemade ice cream. Others had tractor parts and memorabilia for sale. You can see other tractors waiting their time to get in the shop for a make over. There will soon be another show building for the construction equipment that Stewart is restoring. Will be fun to see that next year. The three day show had several other colors of tractors on display as well. There was a tractor ride to The Villages and around the town square. We look forward to spending more time at this museum as it is a first class display of IH tractors and equipment.