2023 Historical Construction Equipment Show National Convention. HCEA Bowling Green Ohio

Some footage from this years show. Weather was excellent and there was a great Turnout with around 10,000 attendees!
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[@HistoricMachines]

Great work on the video. With 10,000 people that would average out to be just over 3,000 attendees per day that show must have been awesome, the last time I attended one of their shows at Bowling Green there was probably a total of 1,000 attendees for both the Friday and Saturday event. Hope they continue to grow again because it would be great to have another operating equipment show to attend!

[@73DiamondReo]

2500 Friday and 7500 Saturday not sure about Sunday

[@hurricanedaniel]

looks like a good show frank. it would be great is when had something larger like that in Australia

[@RomeKG471]

Jim Gangle has some really nice old machines!

[@73DiamondReo]

Yes they do

[@HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE]

I'm glad there was a good turnout Frank! 😁👍 Always enjoy seeing that iron in action, thanks for sharing. Have fun and happy wrenching on your projects 🔧🔩

[@73DiamondReo]

thanks zane. i had a blast at the show. you'll have to take a drive sometime to one of them

[@isaachobbs4206]

Spent all day Saturday at the show, gonna be volunteering in the restoration shop now

[@73DiamondReo]

Excellent to hear! If I was closer I would help out more. I do what I can during the show

[@mischef18]

Enjoyed this bro so thanks for letting us tag along. Good to see a young one giving it a go too. Safe travels. Ken.

[@73DiamondReo]

that young man is pretty skilled!

[@Sojourning_]

Being a retired HDR/W Union Cat Mechanic, worked the dealers, from the early 60's up until 20 years ago, I worked on A models, 2U, all that old iron, not so much with the shovels. especially the really old stuff. need to acquire a 666 push pull scraper, I made my living maintaining a fleet of the 666's in CA. My first in counter with the 666 was ion 75, in Texas, SJ Groves had several of them, I inherited the scrapers. McCoy and Sons out of CA owned them, although I don't see where anyone is using them any longer.

[@73DiamondReo]

we still see them around here occasionally in eastern PA

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I used to run the old pony start 31's, 222G's, TS-14 and 24's and a 613 and an S-7 some but liked the 6, 7 and 8H a lot better. Thanks Frank and God Bless

[@73DiamondReo]

you've got quite the Resume!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I did this plus chauffur/CDL driving for a dab over 50 years and ran/drove everything I could run off with and worked a zillion jobs. Had 3 or 4 W-2's in one year. All I've ever done!@@73DiamondReo

[@dennisryan7487]

I am a LIFE Member!

[@73DiamondReo]

Good to hear. We need to get more people involved with it

[@neilmcintosh1200]

Wonderful.

[@oldamericaniron5767]

With good operator I think the cycle time on the old shovels is just as fast as a modern hydraulic excavator.

[@73DiamondReo]

ive thought this could be the case depending on the machine

[@oldamericaniron5767]

@@73DiamondReo The Lima.might have been moving faster than a hydraulic machine!

[@halfinchholes88]

Love your videos and content. I would love to hear just a little narration during your show videos. So much of the equipment is hard to tell the make model. When I was 3 years old, they installed new storm drains and pipe, and I will never forget watching a cable shovel work next to our house. My mother could barely keep me out of the way! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills with us.

[@73DiamondReo]

ive heard many stories like this that got people hooked on a certain brand. ill try to narrate more and i appreciate the comment as well as kind words.

[@SteamCrane]

Really nice to see some wheeled scraper pushloading action! That's a spiify 3500, is it the museum's?

[@73DiamondReo]

yup its a museum piece

[@malcolmmckinlay2143]

New ingectors needed

[@hurricanedaniel]

interesting controls on the Marion 21..... i didnt see any brake pedals?

[@73DiamondReo]

It has a hoist brake, crowd is held automatically when control is centered

[@RomeKG471]

They should park that 631, what a smoke show! just burning the pistons, not impressive at all! That 9 sure isn't any better!

[@73DiamondReo]

For the couple hours it will run every year or two it will be fine. Can only do so much with the limited volunteers and I think people would rather see the equipment moving than static.