About the Show

When: June 20, 21, 22
Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Where: Dan Best Ranch
Yolo County Rd 14 x 101
Woodland, CA 95776

Why?: Because We Can!

What Will You See?:
All this and more...

• 27 mules pulling a 1905 Holt Harvester

• Harvesting and threshing grain demonstrations

• Over 100 Best and Holt Crawlers

• 200 large items already coming, most restored to running order

• Many unique machines

• Best 110 Steamer pulling the only operational Best Harvester in the world

• Activities for the whole family

• Largest gathering of Best, Holt and Caterpillar equipment
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Dan Best, grandson of Caterpillar co-founder C.L. Best, is hosting the show at his family ranch north of Woodland. The Caterpillar Corporation came about in 1925 with the combining of two California tractor companies : C. L. Best Gas Traction Company of San Leandro, and Holt Manufacturing Company of Stockton, and Peoria. This show will celebrate over a century of tractor history and innovation, much of which took place in the Central Valley of California. In the early days, creative modifications were made on a farm by farm basis, as well as testing and development at the UC Davis Ag school. Avid collectors and innovative farmers such as Fred and Joe Heidrick Senior, Earl Wallace, amassed collections of unique machines, many of which will be available to view at the show or in the Heidrick Ag History Center.

The current generation of collectors such as Don Hunter, Doug Veerkamp, Tom Madden, Jess Gilbertson, George (Willie) Dulinsky, George Rankin, and Allan Harris will be bringing their fine machines. Of particular note, will be the first showing of a full scale reproduction of a 1906 Holt Steam Crawler, produced by Don Hunter. Tom Madden will be bringing his prototype number one Best 60, built in 1919. We are expecting a fine showing of John Deere, Ford, Farmall, Rumley, Avery, Case, and Allis Chalmers tractors from all decades, and there will even be an Australian Chamberlain to add an international flavour.