The Buckeye Iron Will Club, Inc. was founded in 1995 when a group of friends and fellow antique collectors gathered in southern Richland County to discuss the inception of a tractor and gas engine club.
After a few years of gathering information and much preparation, the Buckeye Iron Will Club hosted its very first show in May 1997 at the Richland County Fairgrounds, Mansfield, Ohio. Since the clubs inception, the membership has grown to over 500 individuals and families.
Each year the club holds its annual tractor and gas engine show at the Richland County Fairgrounds in June. Buckeye Oliver Collectors and Oliver tractors & equipment will be featured at the 2012 show scheduled for June 2 - 3.
Many events and activities take place the weekend of the show. Live entertainment, arts & crafts, kiddy pedal pull & games, pie & goodie auction as well as an antique tractor pull accompanies the tractors and gas engines on display all weekend long. The Central Ohio Draft Horse Associations - American Cancer Society Relay for Life Horse and Pony Fun Show will once again be held on Saturday. New in 2012, the Tri-County Garden Tractor Pullers will be pulling on Sunday. There is something for everyone at the Buckeye Iron Will Club Tractor and Gas Engine Show.
Club dues are $5 per member or $10 per family and are due annually in January. Lifetime memberships are also available. For more information about joining the club or for more information about the 2012 show, please contact Bill Gardner at 419-347-3981 or check out the clubs Show Information page.
President - Bill Gardner
Vice President - Harmon Sloan
Secretary - Fran Hartz
Treasurer - Phaenon Sloan
Term Expires 2013 - Dave Barnhart, Howard Cuppy, Harold Dailey and Wilber Brumenshenkel
Term Expires 2014 - Dale Jenney, Diana Kelley, Barry Naugle and Matt Wallace
Term Expires 2015 - Bob Eyerly, Ray Hartz, Dick Shellhouse and Leroy Steiner,