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October 2, 2000
Visit by the Historical Stationary Engine and
Tractor Club (HMT) of Holland
September 17, 2002
On September 17, 2002, Rough and Tumble was delighted to host a group of visitors from the Netherlands. The visitors were members of HMT, which in Dutch represents "Historische Motoren en Traktoren Vereniging", or in English, "The Historical Stationary Engine And Tractor Club" (HMT) of Holland.
Fifty-three HMT members and guests participated in the tour under the guidance of Peter Rooyackers. HMT was formed in 1978 and now numbers 3,800 members who, like R&T members, span a wide range of antique machinery interests. For example, we met Jan Molenaar and his wife. Jan owns 63 Farmall tractors. We also met Jan de Wit who builds beautiful working 1:16 scale model steam traction engines.The group arrived in Toronto September 9 for a two week activity packed tour of Canadian and US private and public museums, many of them agricultural and farm machinery oriented. They were very enthusiastic about Rough and Tumble and those of us who hosted their visit only wish they could come again during our Reunion or another of our "live" events.
The HMT group was guided by R&T President Louie Frantz, Roy Herr, Clyde Burkholder, Paul Stolsfus and others to almost every exhibit on the Rough and Tumble grounds, even though very few engines and tractors were running for them. Paul Stolsfus started up one of his Rumelys for the group and received a round of applause for doing so. Joy Frantz opened the gift shop and many of our guests purchased souvenirs. The R&T hosts seemed to be having as much fun as did our Dutch visitors.For tips on viewing the following photos, click here. To view the HMT web site, click here.Photos- HMT visitors pose with Rough and Tumble Hosts for a group photo
- A close-up view of some of the HMT visitors
with the R&T hosts on the left - A close-up view of the other HMT visitors
- The group enjoys the new R&T Rumely Building
- Paul Stolsfus started his smallest Rumely to show the group
- A member of HMT poses with Roy Herr,
a founder of R&T and subject of the cover story
of the Sept-Oct 2002 Iron Men Album Magazine - Part of the group visits the R&T Auto Haus
with R&T President Louie Frantz at the far right - Another view of the group in the R&T Auto Haus
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