Fall, Welcome to Northern Indiana International Harvester Collectors' Club Chapter #33. Greetings from all of us here at IHCC33!

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1 Fall, 2018 Welcome to Northern Indiana International Harvester Collectors' Club Chapter #33 Greetings from all of us here at IHCC33!

2 A word from our President, Carl Overmyer.. Carl s Comments To begin with, I m happy to announce that our harvest is complete. It seems to have been a little wetter than in previous years, which forced us to miss our goal of being done by Halloween, but that is farming! We had fairly average yields this year so we re hoping for a rally in grain markets to help make ends meet. Currently we are still cleaning up all of our harvest equipment, but have several jobs for our excavator and dump truck to keep busy. There never seems to be an end to cleaning old fence rows and hauling dirt and stone. Coming soon on December 2 nd is our annual Christmas meeting and party at Christo s Banquet Hall in Plymouth, Indiana. We will be starting the meeting at 11 with a meal at noon and the benefit auction to follow. We still want IH items to be donated for you to receive credit towards your meal. It would be wonderful for everyone to make it to the meeting as we will be electing three directors for the upcoming term. I would like everyone to keep in mind the National Winter Convention in Kalamazoo, Michigan from February 28 th March 2 nd. It is not very far from northern Indiana and should be a nice place to visit with plenty of things to see and do. I plan on attending with my wife and another couple so I would like to see you all there! In addition to those shows and events, I m also thinking of my winter shop restoration projects. I hopefully have enough time for another complete tractor restoration. Also, I plan to get a few items ready for the national IH auction at Polk s auction company in New Paris, Indiana. The auction is September 27 th and 28 th and will surely be here before we know it, so I hope you all are thinking ahead for it as well. I know there will be a good turnout of items to buy and sell. Happy Thanksgiving! Runnin Red Carl Overmyer As of November 1, Active Members!!!

3 Club Officers: Club Directors: Carl Overmyer, President (2020) Wayne Seymour (2020) W 475 N 99 S. Forester Rd. Rochester, IN LaPorte, IN Tom McCormick, Vice President (2019) Lee Howell (2018) Tom@MEservesU.com suelee@csinet.net Sycamore Rd S US 35 North Liberty, IN LaPorte, IN Lowell Lindzy, Secretary (2019) Brian Hoover, Membership Co-Chairperson (2018) slindzy_42@live.com n9lhm@yahoo.com N. 400 W 1714 Belmont Drive Silver Lake, IN South Bend, IN (260) Douglas Seymour, Treasurer (2020) Karen Matthys (2018) cseymour@csinet.net Crumstown Hwy S 400 E South Bend, IN LaPorte, IN (574) Russell Bahr (2019) russlbahr@gmail.com 8082 W. 350 S. LaPorte, IN (219) Club Advisors: Al Barrett, Website Sue Howell, Membership Co-Chairperson ajbarrett660@gmail.com suelee@csinet.net 8975 W. 400 N S US 35 Rochester, IN LaPorte, IN Brian Kitch Gene Skip Lee bkitch@batescorp.com glee@csinet.net Elm Rd. 517 W. Jefferson Bourbon, IN Monticello, IN (574) Sharon Lindzy, Photographer Donna Hoover, Newsletter Editor slindzy_42@live.com donnabunny1@yahoo.com N. 400 W Belmont Drive Silver Lake, IN South Bend, IN or cell:

4 Club Advisors (cont.): Carl Albertson Cathy Seymour-Chapter Table Sales 414 E. Dominic St S 400 E LaCrosse, IN LaPorte, IN Jerry Smoker Rob Meyers smoker@csinet.net legonutt@yahoo.com S 900 W 205 Clark St. Wanatah, IN Nappanee, IN Fremont Hoover riverrun@pwrtc.com 7132 W 850 S Winimac, IN Year in parentheses after director s names indicate term expiration date. Directors meet six times annually or when needed. ********** UPCOMING EVENTS ********** Saturday, November 24, 2018, 9A. Jerry and Kelly Smoker Retirement Auction S. 900 W, Wanatah, IN Sunday, December 2, 2018, 11A. Chapter #33 Christmas Party. Christo s Banquet Center, Plymouth, IN. Bring an I-H item for the auction and get $5 off the cost of your dinner. September 27-28, I-H Collector s National Auction. Polk s Auction, New Paris, IN. Start thinking about what you might like to sell! New 2018 Members: Phil Shank -- New Paris, IN Mark Garber New Paris, IN Jack Hiler Elkhart, IN Alvin Morris -- Argos, IN Carl Middaugh -- Bourdon, IN Eli Murphy Wabash, IN L. Suzanne Zell Kokomo, IN Kenneth Purky -- Akron, IN Judy Simpson Three Oaks, MI Keith Bohle Churubusco, IN Donald Matthys of Westville, IN

5 Chapter # Calendars Available Chapter #33 member and advisor Rob Meyers has done another version of his I-H Cub calendar with new pictures. They are available for sale now and will be on sale at the Chapter #33 Christmas party. Cost is $ Membership News If you have not renewed your membership for 2019, both the National club and Chapter #33 will discontinue your membership on December 1, Two rounds of postcards have gone out announcing dues are due if you didn t get yours in yet, send it to Sue Howell, 2611 S US 35, LaPorte, IN Chapter #33 Election Of Directors Chapter #33 Directors Brian Hoover, Lee Howell, and Karen Matthys have terms expiring at the end of Elections for new directors will be held at the Chapter #33 Christmas Party. Nominations can be made from the floor at the Christmas Party. If you would like to serve your club as a director, please let Sharon Lindzy know at slindzy_42@live.com or (260) and she will put you on the ballot. CLASSIFIED ADS All Chapter #33 members are entitled to one free classified ad per issue. Ads will not automatically repeat, if you want them in a second time you must resubmit them. WANTED: Tool box for an International 350 Utility. Jack Hiler FOR SALE: Two Farmall H and M seats. Lane Ehninger Recipe of the Month: Zucchini Bread (Sharon Lindzy) 3 eggs, beaten 2 cups zucchini, peeled and finely grated 1 tsp. baking powder 1 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp. salt 2 ½ cups sugar 3 cups flour 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. backing soda 1 cup walnuts Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat eggs, oil, and sugar together. Add zucchini and vanilla and mix together. Add dry ingredients and nuts and mix together. Grease and flour two loaf pans. Pour bread mixture into pans. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until done.

6 Around The Corner By Rob Meyers To begin, I must say that I work for the greatest men in the world! As a part of my job, I often do demolition. Recently I did a demo job in Michigan and there were several buildings on this project, including a collapsing boat house. As usual, I always search for good things left behind. And as fate would have it, around the corner under the steps in this boat house sat a 1926 McCormick Deering engine. My boss, being generous and knowing my affinity for International Harvester, gave it to me. This will be my barn find story of the year. Amazingly, it looked complete and in fairly good condition. I assumed after setting so long it would be stuck, but it wasn t. What a plus! That evening I knocked down a wall, hooked a chain on, and pulled the engine out into the sunlight after a long nap. Also among the rubble of the dilapidated building was the original muffler, crank handle, and two belt pulleys. The next step was to take the pressure washer to it, then I oiled it down. And WOW what a transformation! After looking the 6 HP over, the decision was made to leave it in its original condition. For good measure I decided to go through the engine so it would run well. Here s a list of repairs made: hone cylinder, lap valves, replaced fuel tank, rebuilt mixer, rebuilt magneto, cleaned and lubed governor and valve linkage. Two things we found in the refreshing process was the cylinder had very little ridge and minimal wear. Secondly, the shims on the crankshaft still have paint on them, which leads me to conclude that none have been removed. After careful assessment, the only logical conclusion is that this McCormick has seen very little use. The McCormick Deering type M engine was prolific and the one I found is by no means rare, but you will be hard pressed to find one in this nice of condition with such little use. At this point, I must give special thanks for my friend Jerry LeCount for all his knowledge and help. I can t imagine my life without him in it. Thanks Jerry! If you're interested, there's a video of the first time we started the engine on Youtube at the Plowed Under Productions channel. In conclusion, what s to be learned from this story is that when you peak around the corner you never know what you ll find.

7 Red Power Review, Hesston Steam Museum, September 1-3, 2018

8 Chapter #33 Plow Day, October, 2018 The annual Chapter #33 Plow Day was held on October 20th this year, after being postponed a week. The weather didn t cooperate on Friday night. We had light rain which forced the cancellation of the hot dog roast, and put plowing in jeopardy for the next day. The rain was very light, so because of the sandy soil we were able to pull it off. The forecast for Saturday was windy and rain beginning at noon, so all these factors contributed to a low turnout. But that's enough negative, because everybody who showed up had fun. This year, mostly large tractors showed up which enabled us to plow almost the same acreage as last year. We also had a young man named Jeremiah who showed up with a Cub Cadet and he had never plowed before. So I gave him a few pointers and told him to keep adjusting and soon he was doing a great job. He had a wonderful time and was appreciative. The smile on his face could not have been any wider. In my book, that s why this club exists...to pass on knowledge and preserve agricultural history. Another positive was that we had four first timers show up. It's always good to have new people and make new friends. Overall the Plow Day, despite Mother Nature's curve balls, was a success. A big thanks goes to Mahlon Martin and Loren Shaum; without their help this day would not have been possible.

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