PRESIDENT JAY HANKE
VICE PRESIDENT DAN KLINKNER
TREASURER ARNIE KLINKNER
SECRETARY JILL LAWSON
BOARD MEMBERS
DAVID LAWSON SR.
ED CRICK
JAY COX
JOHN WANGEN
KYLE SEMKE
The Western Wisconson Agricultural Museum is a club dedicated to the preservation and display of antique agricultural equipment, including, but not limited to, tractors, plows, gas and steam engines, garden equipment, and much more.
Each member of the club are collectors of some sort of old iron, all of which they wish to preserve for future generations. Those who grew up with the equipment hold it even closer to their hearts.
If you have an interest in preserving the past, please stop in to see our annual show or become a member!
HISTORY
The Western Wisconsin Agricultural Museum, Inc. started as a small group of people getting together in the Dahl Pharmacy parking lot in Viroqua, WI to show their love of old engines and machinery...
This group soon grew into the Coulee Antique Engine Club, and held their first meeting in 1971. Over the years, membership continued to grow and in 2003, was incorporated as the Western Wisconsin Agricultural Museum, Inc.
Membership now stands at approximately 220 members with new members being added every year.
Safety Rules
- All engines & equipment operated with an engine shall be behind the safety barrier.
- All display areas should be kept neat & clean.
- Shut down engines & tractors while refueling & keep flammables at a safe distance.
- Fuels should be transported in containers designed for that purpose.
- Please make sure engine exhausts are muffled & pointed away from spectators.
- All stationary engines are to be shut down during the parade.
- All machinery is to be shut down at 5:00PM each day.
- Do not drive tractors through the engine display area.
- On-ground speed limit is 5 MPH. Speeding will not be tolerated. Tractors are to be operated in a
safe, slow manor. - Tractors in the belt will have an operator on the tractor at all times.
- A responsible, qualified person must be in charge of all equipment while in operation. This means that adults MUST accompany underage drivers.
- DO NOT leave equipment running unattended.
- No equipment with steel lugs will be operated on paved areas.
- Large equipment must be roped off while running. Small displays should be kept in marked areas.
- All steam engines are subject to Wisconsin rules & must have a current Wisconsin State Inspection Tag & Certificate for operation.
- NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES are to be consumed by exhibitors while operating equipment.
- Please report any accident or safety violation to a club officer or member at once.
Crew Chiefs
| Show Tractor Pull | Anthony Wangen |
| Gas Engines | John Wangen |
| Swap Meet | Ed Crick, Jay & Jean Cox |
| Grounds | Wilbur Schwartzel |
| Office | Jay Hankee, Arnie Klinkner, Jill Lawson |
| Tractorcade | Jason Berklund |
| Buttons/Plaques | Dave Lawson |
| Tractor Games | Roger Delchler |
| Food Stand | Dan & Karen Klinkner |
| Show Book | Karen Klinkner |
| Tractor Line-up | Charlie Ziegler |
| Antique Vehicles | Jerry Hohlfield |
| Venders/Displays | Jay Hankee |
| Waste Management | Keith Yahnke |
| Saw Mill | Richard Johnson |
| Advertising | Dan Eumurlan, Allen Hehn |
| Posters/Newsletters | Jill Lawson, Dave Lawson |
| Tractor Parade | looking for volunteer! |
| Parade Announcer | Mike Kvale |
| Camping | looking for volunteer! |
| Sound | Steve Brueggen |
| Website | Cortney Cox |
| Mass Service | Arnie Klinkner |
| Sign/Benches | John Wangen |
| People Hauling | looking for volunteer! |
| Gate | looking for volunteer! |
| Corn Shredding | Mike Clark |
| Feed Grinding | looking for volunteer! |
| Silo Filler | looking for volunteer! |
| Threshing | Kyle Sempke Family |
| Rock Crushing | Don Pieper |
| Dynometer | Bill Kern |