Timber 2003 Anyone going???

smwwoody · November 02, 2002, 02:23:29 PM

June 13-14 Pennsylvania farm show complex anyone going?
www.hlma.org/timber2003

Corley5 · November 02, 2002, 02:38:45 PM

JUNE!! Never hurts to plan ahead ;D :D 8)

Ron Wenrich · November 02, 2002, 05:01:13 PM

I went to the one the had a few years ago, and I was disappointed. Wasn't too much for us commercial guys, but those who wanted small band mills had a nice selection. Some of those operators are now out of business.

More than likely I'll show up on Friday afternoon.

smwwoody · November 02, 2002, 06:55:45 PM

maby we can meet up there

Dugsaws · November 02, 2002, 07:35:10 PM

I would like to go to that show,I will see in June.

Ron Wenrich · November 03, 2002, 02:51:50 PM

Maybe we should have our Atlantic regional meeting of forestryforum.com. :D We could even get Jeff to do a guest appearance.

Tom · November 03, 2002, 03:11:35 PM

HA HA, that's rich......Jeff.......a guest appearance. :D

That means that he would be lurking behind the tent and watching everything you do but you wouldn't know who he was, eh?

You gotta get him to register if he attends. :D :D

smwwoody · November 03, 2002, 04:25:23 PM

jeff you can make it right??? 8) 8) ;D ;D :D :D 8)

Jeff · November 03, 2002, 04:45:24 PM

Will they have sheep?

Tom · November 03, 2002, 05:17:55 PM

Hmmmmmmmmmm! :-/

Jeff · November 03, 2002, 06:18:46 PM

FARM SHOW.....GET IT?

Anyway I heard Wenrich aint going unless they got goats.

Tom · November 03, 2002, 07:03:22 PM

Oh-h-h--h---h ......ahem I get it. :-/ :P :-/ :D

Ron Wenrich · November 04, 2002, 02:15:08 PM

Actually, if you want to see the hommies and the wutzs, you have to go in January. If the avian flu ain't too bad, they even have a few hinkels. There are always sheep, goats and horses there as well.

They have a sheep to shawl contest where they bring out sheep, shear them, spin yarn and make a shawl. I've never seen it, but it draws the crowds.

They also have horse pulls. And they have a ton of food. Everything in this area revolves around food.

(For those not refined in PA Dutch a hommie is a calf, a wutz is a young pig, and a hinkel is a chicken. And you just thought I was full of winternaus.)

Jeff · November 04, 2002, 02:46:09 PM

You didn't mention goats.

WV_hillbilly · May 19, 2003, 08:33:19 PM

Roll Call

Who is planning on attending since we are now closer to the event ? I will probably be in the area attending a scrollsaw competition at the Lebanon Expo Center on Sat and Sun but Fri is open. If anyone likes to watch sprintcars race they should stop at Williams Grove Speedway on Fri . night . We went last year and they put on one heck of a show for like $12 a person.

Mark M · May 19, 2003, 09:55:31 PM

I tink you have to go to Montana to see da sheep.

johnjbc · May 20, 2003, 11:05:43 AM

I'm planning on going. Hope to see youall there! :D :D

Ron Wenrich · May 20, 2003, 06:29:40 PM

I'll be there on Friday afternoon. For a list of exhibitors, try this:

http://www.hlma.org/timber2003/exhibitors/exhibitors.asp

Weekend_Sawyer · May 21, 2003, 09:14:06 AM

I'm going to try and make it up on Saturday.

Frickman · May 23, 2003, 05:46:21 PM

The HLMA show has moved around the state over the years. Before it was in Harrisburg they held it at the fairgrounds in York. Ten or twelve years ago it was at the fairgrounds in Bloomsburg., the one where they have the monster truck races. The farm show complex is the best venue so far simply because of its size and facilities. I agree with Ron, in that over the years the focus of the exhibitors have shifted from full-time, commercial mills to small commercial, part-time and hobby mills. This just mirrors what is happening in the industry as a whole, as the membership ranks of this forum can attest.
About the only thing shown that interests me anymore is rolling stock, and I don't need to drive three or four hours to look at trucks and skidders. Still, I always try to attend just so I don't miss something. They moved the dates of the show this year, however. It used to be in mid-May, now it is in mid-June. In our parts that is the middle of first-cutting hay. If it rains I may drive out with a friend who runs a mill, but if it is nice I'll bale hay and go to Richmond next year.

Frickman

hiya · May 24, 2003, 08:19:31 PM

I hope to go on Saturday.
Richard

shopteacher · May 28, 2003, 06:44:08 PM

Is there a web site for the show listing vendors, events, etc? School out on the 12 and I'm itching for a road trip.

Dugsaws · May 28, 2003, 08:54:44 PM

Shopteacher,
try this site www.hlma.org/timber2003/index.asp hope this helps

Doug

shopteacher · May 29, 2003, 09:09:41 AM

Thanks Doug,
Brought up the site and looks like everything I need to know is there.

johnjbc · May 29, 2003, 01:15:02 PM

I have to work Friday so looks like Saturday is my only option. ??? Not sure if it will take all day to see everything, but I will probably try to be there when it opens at 9:00.
I just checked the WEB site again and they still haven't posted the schedule of seminars.
Hope to meet some of you there.

John

hiya · May 31, 2003, 09:04:00 AM

We should set a time and place to meet.

johnjbc · May 31, 2003, 06:34:44 PM

How about 10:00 AM AT THE Wood-Miser display

hiya · May 31, 2003, 07:50:25 PM

Sounds good to me.

WV_hillbilly · June 09, 2003, 10:01:10 PM

Is everyone still going on Sat going to meet at the Woodmizer display?

johnjbc · June 10, 2003, 10:35:46 AM

YES :D ;D
10:00 AM at the Wood-Miser display and will try to check back at 11:00 in case someone is running late.
Would be nice if one of the Friday attendees could post an update on parking or what to see. ??? ???
John

Dugsaws · June 10, 2003, 08:15:53 PM

So who all is planning to go on Friday,I am planning to go then, and wondering where and when everyone is meeting?

Doug

Ron Wenrich · June 11, 2003, 05:19:01 AM

I'm about 1/2 hr from the show. I was planning on going Friday to beat the crowd. I usually go in the afternoon. Weather is supposed to suck both days.

Parking shouldn't be any problem either day. I haven't seen too much advertising by the sponsors, other than mailings from old lists. The parking should be free. Overflow is usually directed to the HACC parking lot.

WV_hillbilly · June 11, 2003, 08:13:26 PM

Dugsaws and Ron how about 12 noon at the Woodmizer booth on Fri. ? That is the day I will go as Sat is taken up for me. Hope to see you both there .

Jeff · June 12, 2003, 09:26:12 PM

Pictures guys...

Ron Wenrich · June 13, 2003, 02:01:33 PM

Parking is $5. Woodmizer, Baker and Timber Harvester have running mills. Cord King is making firewood, as well as some Hakki Pilke. Some nice add ons for those 4x4 tractors.

Ron Wenrich · June 16, 2003, 06:36:01 PM

So, I went up again on Saturday and was at the Woodmizer exhibit at 10 AM. Where was everyone?

johnjbc · June 17, 2003, 09:22:53 AM

Ron
Sorry we missed you. :

I was at the Woodmizer station from 10:00 to about 10:45. About 10:15 hiya and his son came over and introduced them self's.

:D WV_hillbilly was coming but he changed from to Saturday to Friday at the last minuet, so we weren't expecting anyone else. ??? Next time we need to all wear pink shirts or something so we stand out. Well maybe not pink, but you get the idea.

Spent a couple hours walking around with hiya, checking out all the neat equipment. Was nice to talk to someone with an interest in milling. Most of my friends give me that (you must be nuts to do all that work) ??? ??? LOOK when I talk about sawing. :P
John

Ron Wenrich · June 17, 2003, 02:49:35 PM

Well, I was standing there until about 11:00. The problem was I didn't know who I was looking for or at. :D I couldn't read everyone's name tag, and even if I could, you didn't have your forum name on it. I had a Timber Buyer Network hat on. I figured that would help set me apart from the crowd.

Hillbilly didn't make it Friday, but Dugsaws did and we chatted for about an hour or so.

Shirts would be the next step or a hat with a propellor on top. :D Better luck next time, I guess.

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