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Article: Preserving pieces of the past
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- Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
- Article date:
- June 22, 2009
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NEW SHARON - A row of 12 restored Oliver tractors line the
driveway of Mike and Kim Fairbanks.
The row represents 10 years of collecting tractors, hours spent
working together and numerous trips out West to attend auctions and
make purchases.
They bring the machines out of the barn at least once a year, and
two or three will go to this weekend's 14th annual Antique Tractor
Festival being held June 26, 27 and 28 at the Farmington
Fairgrounds.
There they'll join others displayed by members of Maine Antique
Tractor Club, who are dedicated to preserving the history of farm
tractors and equipment.
"It's the enjoyment and self-satisfaction of bringing a tractor
back to as good as when it left the ...