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12 CapitalPress.com November 2, 2018 For old time’s sake: Antiques share center stage By GEOFF PARKS For the Capital Press Wayne Grant and his family will add their vin- tage John Deere tractors to the Willamette Valley Ag Expo’s collection of antique farm equipment that will be on display this year. Each year the Expo in- vites some of the top collec- tors and restorers of antique equipment to show their tractors and implements. Grant, 72, his wife Kar- en, 64, and their son Willy Tenbusch, 45; and Dalton Tenbusch, 18; and twins Weston and Grayson Ten- busch, 10, have shiny, re- stored 1948 John Deere “D” and 1954 “R” tractors wait- ing inside pole buildings on their property ready for the show. Grant and his family grow hazelnuts, grass seed WVAG18-3/109 Tangent, Oregon • Complete Design and Installation of Drainage Systems • Specializing in Agricultural Excavations • Using the Latest Laser, GPS, and GIS Technology • Free Estimates Dealer for CALL: BILL NEAL 541-928-1079 IRRIGATION DAVID NEAL, JOHN NEAL CEB# 97752 WVAG18-1/100 See Us In Booth 149 and other crops in addition to managing a lambing op- eration in the Brownsville, Ore., area. The two show tractors will join about five dozen other tractors, implements and other farm equipment at the Expo’s popular display. Dalton also fixed up a pretty little 1946 John Deere “A” machine as an FFA project this year that was to be their third Expo display machine but fate intervened to keep it out of this year’s showcase. “I finished it and wanted to drive it over to a friend’s wedding in mid-August but the tire came off and I rolled it completely over into a ditch,” Dalton said. Though Dalton was uninjured, the still-shiny tractor was in no shape for the Expo, suffer- ing dents and other damage. It rests in the barn on the family property, awaiting another round of tender lov- ing care. But the two other ma- chines will represent the family’s dedication to John Deere tractor restoration projects, and along with the several other collections represented during the Nov. 13-15 Expo, the show prom- ises to be a big hit — as al- ways. Geoff Parks/For the Capital Press Left to right, Wayne Grant, Grayson Tenbusch, Weston Tenbusch, Willy Tenbusch, Karen Grant and Dalton Tenbusch (on tractor) with the John Deere tractors they will show at this year’s Willa- mette Ag Expo. Reserve Your Space For Upcoming VIS BOOTH IT #3 (W Innovations & Technology illamett Let’s ta e Bldg) sprayers lk & tanks , , too! By Friday, JANUARY 19 TH ASK ABOUT OUR FREE • Ace Pumps • Plumbing for Septics • Midland Metal Distribution • PVC Fittings • Spray Hose • Smucker Manufacturing 31989 Cinema Way, Tangent, OR From Hwy 34, go north on HWY 99E for a half mile. Turn west on Cinema Way 541-928-2937 • 1-800-982-1099 See our full inventory at www.jtisupply.com WVAG18-3/100 • Banjo Poly Fittings • PBM Sprayers • Spray Booms • Custom Water Trailers • TeeJet Technologies Spray Parts • SHURflo pumps • Hypro Pumps PROMO SPACE WVAG18-3/HOU Call 800-882-6789 To Reserve Your Space