Mid Michigan Old Gas Tractor Show

Mid Aug - Oakley

Welcome to the Mid-Michigan Old Gas Tractor Association's 50th annual show, August 16-18, 2024.

We are so excited to share this milestone with you. When our Founders started the club in 1974, they never could have imagined that it would expand to the venue it is today. While our grounds have expanded and changed over the years, our mission has not: "To restore and preserve old time farming and old industrial equipment, methods, and traditions".

This year (2024) being a bit different here are a few highlights to look forward to.

*"Battle of the Colors" - each registered tractor will get 1 point.
*The club compiled a display of equipment from the original show! (Includes - tractors, balers, and even threshers-little over a dozen)
*Eagle Reunion - Eagle Collectors - One Eagle model ever made coming to the show, that is over 30 pieces!
*Graham-Bradley and Sears Sold Farm Tractors Club will be holding their 18th annual gathering with us as well. This is only their 2nd time being in Michigan and we're proud they are joining us.

We couldn't have made it 50 years without you!

Mid-Michigan Old Gas Tractor Association
17180 West Ferden Road
Oakley MI 48649
(517) 625-3263

HISTORY:
Each year, the MMOGTA selects a specific name brand, model, or style of vintage farm machinery to be the centerpiece of the attention during our annual show. We set aside a defined area of our display field to hold just those units that match up with our seasonal choice. The Cockshutt brand (named for the original founder, James Cockshutt) began in Brantford Ontario in 1872 as the Cockshutt Plow Company. They continued into the 20th Century building farm implements and eventually realized the need to add their own entry to the farm tractor world. They designed and began to build the Model 30 in the late 1930’s, but much of their attention got diverted to military hardware during WWII. They are recognized as the first Canadian company to manufacture a “modern” farm tractor. Post-war, they were able to expand their lineup to include models both smaller and larger than the original “30”, giving them an improved market position for the booming business.