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The HCAT&EC 2011 Annual Show is over, but the description is retained below to provide viewers with an idea of what the 2012 show might be like. A slide show of the 2011 show may be viewed at HCAT&EC 2011 Annual Show There are 112 pictures in the slide show, so it will take some time for them to load. Also, a count of the exhibitors at the 2011 HCAT&EC show may be viewed at EXHIBITORS

Planning is underway for the 2012 Annual Show. Hercules Engines and Massey-Harris Tractors will be featured.

Please note that the Tractor Pull at the HCAT&EC 2012 Annual Show will be conducted by HWH Pulling Sled Inc./Tractor Pulling Texas, which has a self-propelled sled and the personnel to conduct a much larger pull than has been possible when it was conducted by club members. Additional information about this firm and the 2012 pull is available at hwhpulling.tripod.com or by contacting Gary Henderson at 254-965-8843, Jeff Holveck at 817-401-0486, or Roxanne Seacrest at 254-485-2331 or secrest@htcomp.net The firm also has a page on Facebook; search under "hwh pulling."

The 26th annual Hill Country Antique Tractor & Engine Show will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 10th and 11, 2011. This will be the seventh year for the show at the Gillespie Country Fairgrounds, two miles south of Fredericksburg on State Highway 16.

Activities will include exhibits of antique tractors and antique engines, antique tractor parades, tractor-pulls, lawn mower/garden tractor pulls, kiddy tractor-pulls, farm machinery demonstrations, featured operations of large engines, a blacksmith shop, vendors of agriculture-related items, food and drink concessions, etc.

Witte Engines and Farmall "Letter-Series" Tractors (Models A through H) will be featured at the show.

Exhibitor Registration is scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to sundown. The Show will be open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to sundown on both Friday and Saturday. Admission to the show will be $6.00 (children 12 years old and younger are free). Admission will be charged from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday and from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. A pass for both days will cost $10.00.

A limited number of RV spaces are available at the Fairgrounds.  For information about the RV spaces or to reserve a space during the 2011 show, please contact Becky Smith at 830-997-3012 (evenings) or dbs@fbg.net 

Click on www.VisitFredericksburgTX.com for information about restaurants, hotels/motels, and other activities in and around Fredericksburg during the weekend of the show. A Night in Old Fredericksburg is scheduled for the same weekend as the tractor show, so it would be wise to reserve accomodations early.

Loading docks of varying heights are available at the Fairgrounds and there is abundant space available for parking trucks and trailers.

The Board of Directors recently adopted new Safety Rules for the Annual Show in June.   Individuals who plan to attend the show are encouraged to review these at Safety Rules (WORD) or Safety Rules (PDF) The PDF file requires a special reader; this may be downloaded free at  Adobe Reader.

Tractor Pulls in 2011 will be based on weight, following rules of the Texas Antique Tractor Pullers Association (TATPA). These rules may be viewed at TATPA Pulling Rules  For information about the tractor pulls, please contact Tractor Pull Chairperson Kyle Burrow at 830-889-2103 or shereeb@fisd.org   Kyle is interested in receiving recommendations regarding additions or changes to the tractor pulls.

Lawn Mower/Garden Tractor Pulls  in 2011 will also be based on weight.  These rules may be viewed at  Rules for Sled Pulling  For information about the lawn mower/garden tractor pulls, please contact Kenneth Treibs at (830) 997-5522 and kjtreibs@ctesc.net or Kyle Treibs at (830) 990-5090 or kctmusic@yahoo.com

Vendors interested in having concessions at the 2011 show are asked to read the Letter to Vendors, which includes general information and a link to a registration form.  For additional information about renting spaces at the 2011 show, please contact Cliff Ingold at (830) 864-5754 or cliffrof@ktc.com

Exhibitors who plan to bring engines and tractors to the 2011 show may register in advance by completing and submitting the Exhibitor Registration (WORD) or the Exhibitor Registration (PDF)  The PDF file requires a special reader; this may be downloaded free from Adobe Reader. The completed form may be mailed to HCAT&EC, Box 851, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. For additional information, please contact Show Chairperson Jason Jenschke at 830-685-3344 (voice) , 830-899-2001 (cellphone), or 3404 Wahrumund-Ahrens, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, or President Brian Roeder at 830-997-5962 (voice) , 830-889-5810 (cellphone), or 6918 White Oak Road, Fredericksburg, Tx 78624.

A procedure is now in place to test and certify youth between 12 and 16 years of age to operate tractors and other motorized vehicles at events such as HCAT&EC's annual show.  Information about this procedure is available at Youth Certification (Word) or Youth Certification (PDF). The PDF file requires a special reader; this may be downloaded free from Adobe Reader.  For additional information, please contact HCAT&EC's Safety Officer Troy Rhodes at fbgzoo@ktc.com, 830-997-0750 or 830-889-0344 (cellphone).

A sponsorship for the Antique Tractor & Engine Show and the Heritage Show during the Gillespie County Fair is available for a $100 donation. In recognition of this contribution, a banner will be hung in a prominant place at the show. For more information, please click on Sponsorships