Trucks and More
As many of you know, Minter’s Farm is a home for all things rusty. Some things run and some things sit. But all things here have a sentimental value that makes them irreplaceable. Each one of us have adapted some sort of love for an old, loud 4-speed flatbed here at the farm, but it’s not always about the trucks. There are many toys here at the farm… from tractors to engines, and cars to trucks; nothing goes unloved here at the farm! And in his love of all things rusty, Rick has decided to do a periodic blog to keep everyone up to date on his progress. Check out the posts that will tell you what is going on here at the farm and what is happening with these old relics too.
New additions to the show
Not often do people understand how difficult it is to find or think of new exhibits for our shows. So much time, critiquing, arguing... er discussing, frustration and especially labor goes into each thing we have on our showgrounds. And volunteers... LOTS of...
Postcards from the Po Farm – On the Horizon
What. A. Year. 2020 has brought so many serious moments and some that have also brought us smiles. The most important thing I have taken from this year thus far is to give one another grace and love. Things on the farm have been quite eventful, without the 2020...
Rusty Relics: If these old trucks could talk…
If you never got to know the late Clarence Betsill, the man who created the popular liquor still exhibit at Inman Farm Heritage Days, you missed a real treasure. He was a simple man – a mechanic, farmer and yes, a moonshiner. And he was one of smartest,...
Rick’s Rusty Relics: Another Lesson Learned (the hard way)
One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned over the years is to never leave an engine sitting without an air cleaner over the carburetor. Even with the hood closed on a vehicle that sits outside – or maybe even inside – water will get into an engine and...
Rusty Relics: Pipe – 1; Pop-0
The first time I saw this old 1978 Ford F250 a friend of mine came by as we were preparing for Inman Farm Heritage Days a couple of years ago and offered to sell it to me. I was stretched pretty thin at that point and passed on buying it even though the price was...