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March 7th, 2015, 06:32 AM

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REO nationals

Pictures are from last summer.

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March 7th, 2015, 06:37 AM

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Yes....
go on....
when, where, etc.

March 7th, 2015, 06:43 AM

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March 7th, 2015, 06:57 AM

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Sorry, had the whole story typed in and pictures to boot and my phone decided to dump every thing twice so i just dumped it in quickly

Late August 2014 at the Crowne plaza west Lansing. Found out about it at the gym watching tv. Of course had to make dash over there about 7:30 pm.

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March 7th, 2015, 07:32 AM

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Same here, was in line at Halo Burger, couple ahead had a really cool set of REO shirts, I had to ask where they came from, Canada was their reply. Asked where they got the shirts...when they said at the REO show in town....NOW, I ran out the door and hauled butt over. Was awesome, got a few pics...then my iPhony puked. What a total waste of electronics. But here are the pics I did get. And this was all I got, saw REO roto-tillers, snow blowers, F-27(IIRC) fire trucks, and so much awesome machinery.

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March 7th, 2015, 07:42 AM

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Yep Brett, I was blindsided by it too! They were just here for their nationals, seems like only three years ago. I guess I need to hit their website every year to see what they are doing? It would be cool to have a working mower.

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March 7th, 2015, 07:44 AM

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It would be cool to NEED a working mower right now!

March 7th, 2015, 07:45 AM

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I found a 1959 REO riding mower on Craigslist a few months ago. I had never heard such a thing and did not have the funds to get it but was dying to.

March 7th, 2015, 07:49 AM

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Mowed

That would really tip us over the edge into the oblivion of auto-insanity.

March 7th, 2015, 07:57 AM

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Quote:

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It would be cool to NEED a working mower right now!

Ok, so maybe the sno-blower! so you can use it now!

Either would be cool. But I agree with Scott that REO rider would be neat also. I have not seen one myself.

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March 7th, 2015, 07:59 AM

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That would really tip us over the edge into the oblivion of auto-insanity.

No just an OCD!

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March 7th, 2015, 08:07 AM

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I found a 1959 REO riding mower on Craigslist a few months ago. I had never heard such a thing and did not have the funds to get it but was dying to.

I have a big artical about these. I will see if i can find it.

March 7th, 2015, 08:23 AM

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My wife said I have OCD. I told here I checked 3 or 4 hundred times & I definitely don't have it.

Here are pix from that ad.
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March 7th, 2015, 07:29 PM

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The tow truck and the mower are very neat indeed! I've been looking for a '39 or '40 Model 19-20 for a while for a future project. They just don't come up too often!