Pandosy Mission at 3685 Benvoulin Road- Vintage Farm Equipment on display at the Pandosy Mission South Kelowna - June 5, 2010.

Hunter (8) drives his McCormick Farmall "Little Big Red" (Mighty Man - garden tractor) tractor toward the the tractor parade at the Pandosy Mission today. In the background is a 1918 Bull Mac Truck owned by Hugh Leir and used at the Penticton Sawmill..

Farmall was a model name and later a brand name for tractors manufactured by International Harvester. The original Farmall was the first general-purpose tractor with narrowly spaced front wheels. The 'tricycle' front wheel design combined with good ground clearance allowed for more nimble maneuvering and accurate field cultivation than many other tractors of the day, yet the Farmall could perform all the other duties a farmer would have previously achieved using a team of horses. This horse-replacing appeal contributed to the mechanization of agriculture.

With the success of the Farmall line, other manufacturers soon introduced similar general-purpose tractors with varying success. As a class, these are generally referred to as 'row crop' tractors.

In 1947, the smallest tractor in the Farmall line was introduced, the Cub. With a 60 cu. in. four-cylinder engine and a 69-inch wheelbase, the Cub was aimed at small farms such as truck farms, horse farms, and other small acreages that had previously continued to rely on horse-drawn equipment. But the Cub also sold to owners of larger farms who required a second tractor. Production of the Cub commenced at the newly-acquired Farmall Works-Louisville plant (formerly the wartime Curtiss-Wright Aircraft factory in Louisville, Kentucky) which was expanded, remodeled and re-equipped. Selling for $545.00 in 1947, the Cub proved extremely popular, and the original design continued in production without significant alteration until 1979.

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The Pandosy Mission is host to a Parade of tractors driving through the Antique Tractor Show Saturday and Sunday. Collector enthusiasts gathered from all over BC to enjoy two days of Antique Tractor and Farm Equipment demonstrations and parades. In the morning there was a Pancake Breakfast put on by the Okanagan Historical Society.