Our club started out as the Central Iowa Two Cylinder Club. The first organizational meeting was held on January 15, 1990, in Dallas Center, IA. Tom Manning was elected president. Other members that were elected are as follows: Vice President Roger Rowe, Secretary/Treasurer Art Hitz, and Historian Andy Coulter. A unanimous vote of the membership ensued. After this, a request was made for 6 volunteers to serve as directors, namely Paul Lehman, Richard Harrison, Bob Webster, Harold Schearer, Dick Carlson, and Chuck McCain. Chuck Noland represented Two Cylinder Worldwide and was instrumental in forming the club and getting it chartered. The charter to Two Cylinder Worldwide was signed on March 12, 1990. The charter agreement for the club was signed later at the Woodchuck Restaurant in Woodward, IA, on November 12, 1991. Dues were ten dollars, plus you had to be a member of Two Cylinder Worldwide.
The club's first Iowa State Fair showing was in 1991. It was an all-green show, and there were 63 tractors lined up on Grand Avenue. We have been at the fair every year except in 2020, when there was no Fair due to COVID-19 concerns. Several years after our first showing, the Fair Board suggested we allow other tractor brands to show with us. We had almost ninety tractors one year.
In addition to the fair being a very important event, the club has participated in the Iowa State Fair Parade since 1991. In keeping with our heritage, John Deere tractors take the lead at this parade with other brands following. After the first parade, a couple of our members decided we needed a float to pull through the parade that would represent our two-cylinder heritage. They worked on it and had it ready for the July 4th parade in Sheldahl. It was a flywheel, crankshaft, connecting rods, and two pistons from a John Deere Tractor. Since then, the club has changed to a more generic parade cart to represent us as the "Central Iowa Tractor Club".
The members of the club have always been willing participants in parades and celebrations. There have also been bus rides, walk-a-bouts, fun days and an annual Holiday party.
As the years progressed, our membership continued to increase. We had to raise dues to $20, which recently increased to $25. We are a growing club that now includes a variety of tractor brands. As a result, we were required to change our name to the Central Iowa Tractor Club in 2011.
Our club has monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of the month. The meetings are held at Tri-County Ag near Perry in even months and at Huxley Middle School in odd months.
The club's first Iowa State Fair showing was in 1991. It was an all-green show, and there were 63 tractors lined up on Grand Avenue. We have been at the fair every year except in 2020, when there was no Fair due to COVID-19 concerns. Several years after our first showing, the Fair Board suggested we allow other tractor brands to show with us. We had almost ninety tractors one year.
In addition to the fair being a very important event, the club has participated in the Iowa State Fair Parade since 1991. In keeping with our heritage, John Deere tractors take the lead at this parade with other brands following. After the first parade, a couple of our members decided we needed a float to pull through the parade that would represent our two-cylinder heritage. They worked on it and had it ready for the July 4th parade in Sheldahl. It was a flywheel, crankshaft, connecting rods, and two pistons from a John Deere Tractor. Since then, the club has changed to a more generic parade cart to represent us as the "Central Iowa Tractor Club".
The members of the club have always been willing participants in parades and celebrations. There have also been bus rides, walk-a-bouts, fun days and an annual Holiday party.
As the years progressed, our membership continued to increase. We had to raise dues to $20, which recently increased to $25. We are a growing club that now includes a variety of tractor brands. As a result, we were required to change our name to the Central Iowa Tractor Club in 2011.
Our club has monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of the month. The meetings are held at Tri-County Ag near Perry in even months and at Huxley Middle School in odd months.
