The Erixtons usually exhibit their tractors at shows and events within a 150-mile radius of their homes. They've shown their tractors as far north as DeSoto and Thomasville, Ga., and several places in Florida. The Erixtons, who have been to shows in Belgium, France, England and Holland, said tractor collecting is popular in other parts of the world like England. There, a 500-acre exhibit show was held and Bill said it took them three days to see all of the exhibits. A lot of them have over 100 tractors and some of them have close to 300 tractors.
Tractor collecting is probably bigger in Europe than it is here.
The Erixtons say they plan to continue collecting the tractors, but at a slower pace. With more than 10 years of tractor collecting experience under their belts, they've learned to search for the older and rarer tractors the ones that other collectors won't sell and only trade for specific tractors and parts they want. I've got two grandsons that seem interested in collecting tractors. The Erixton's tractors and various other farm equipment will be on exhibit from April 6-8 at the 13th annual Stephen Foster Antique Tractor and Gas Engine Show.