Yeah, if you ain't got prostate problems now, you will after that ride :teehee:


Good luck with the trip!

 

Are you trying to raise $ ??

 

Yes and No !!!!

Any $ we raise we are donating to MIU Men’s Health Foundation :woot:

http://www.miumenshealthfoundation.org/


we are just in it for a good time and to help spread word about early detection :thumb: it saved my Dad's life :beerbang:

 

Well if you really wanted to raise $, you should probably tell people how to donate or its just a really long tractor ride.

 

We are working on rolling out a GoFundMe and a web page! Right now we're just trying to get the word out about the ride.

 

It was a quick little text from my mom I received sometime after lunch on a Thursday. I will never forget that message, "On your way home stop at our house we need to talk." Of course, I thought nothing of this request. That was until I saw the look in my Dad's eyes. Prior to that conversation a prostate exam was just a joke and PSA was just three letters that meant nothing at all to me. As I sat in their living room on the couch and the conversation progressed, I could not help but feel a ton of different emotions running through my head, helplessness being one of the largest. So many questions, so many fears, it felt as if I was being convicted and sentenced for something I had in my own DNA!!!

My dad was always there for me no matter how many different creative ways I could find to mess things up or how many obstacles were tossed in my way. He would always say, "You can do anything you put your mind to. If you can't go over it, go around it." I wanted to be there for him and help in any way possible. My helplessness quickly evolved into curiosity and my Google searches revealed more and more information regarding the importance of early detection. I could not help but think about Breast Cancer and how pink is everywhere, but what about Prostate Cancer???

As we approach his second year anniversary of being cancer free, The Historic Preservation of Antique Tractors and Equipment of Eastern Michigan, H.P.A.T.E.E.M. is proud to be announcing "Puttering 4 Prostate.” This will be an epic tractor ride that will be leaving Marine City on Tuesday, September 6th with one Big Goal in mind; trying to raise awareness of Prostate Cancer by driving 65+ year old tractors 350+ miles from Marine City, MI up and over the Mackinac Bridge and into downtown St. Ignace. We are planning on 10 to 12 hours of seat time on tractors that top out at around 15MPH. On Thursday, September 8th we will be joining roughly 1,000 other tractors in Mackinac City preparing for the 9th annual Mackinac Bridge Crossing. We have received inquiries regarding donations and have decided to donate any profits generated from this ride to the Michigan Institute of Urology Men’s Health Foundation.

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, MIU Men’s Health Foundation is dedicated to men’s health advocacy and the awareness, education, research and treatment of prostate cancer and men’s health related issues. Since its formation in 2009, MIU Men’s Health Foundation has become a leader in men’s health advocacy both locally and nationally. The Foundation’s local work is collecting data about men’s health and has attracted national attention to propel investment in healthcare strategies for men across the country.

Our lineup looks like; H.P.A.T.E.E.M.’s President, Garry Spencer on a Minneapolis Moline, Bill Blanchard (My Dad) on a 1947 Ford 2N, Rob Gardiner puttering in on a 1948 Ford 8n, and I will be bring up the rear on a 1951 Ford 8n.



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Everyone freaks about the prostate exam.
I just had it, Its nothing.
Took literally 3 to 5 seconds.
Waiting on results of my blood work now.

GO GET CHECKED OUT!

If caught early, its very treatable.

I got a prostate exam, blood draw, and a vasectomy, out the door in about 30 mins.

On a side note, 10 mg of vallium gets u really stoned!

 

I have had it done, once you hit 50 its almost mandatory. Not a big deal.

 

Fucking old people. This site use to be soooo young.

 

Geriatric Lakes 4x4

 

I had my prostate checked last year . No big issue doc had his latex gloves on and said to lay on my side. He then said your gonna feel some pressure. It was about the same as when your wiping your butt and a finger tears thru the tissue. Ever man needs to have it done once you hit 50. Don't be scared,stubborn,homophobic, or any other excuse just do it.

 

I have it done everytime I go to the dentist. Doesn't bother me. Well, except the waking up from the anesthetic.

 

The real fun is an endscopy.

They knock you out, fill your gut with air and stick a camera in both ends.

When you wake up, you are encouraged to fart.

 

Had that done also. And at the same time had a upper and lower GI. Dr. Didn't seem amused when I asked if he was going to use separate scopes

 

 

There is no effing way I would cross the bridge on a tractor.

 

WOW !!! almost 10 years ago !! I dug up this post as a reminder to stay vigilant on this topic. The old Man is 11 years cancer free right now

Between radio station interviews, local TV stations and our on line campaign we did everything we could to get the word out and raise money for the cause. In total we collected a little over $35k in donations

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I had to have a crack-head sale to come up with the money for the down payment on the farm, so My beloved 8n needed to be sold. With the 10 year anniversary of P4P coming up it was time to get the guys back together for another ride.

First step, replace my 8n with another tractor. I have been looking at the Silver Kings as they were built for road commissions as a ditch tractor with a highway gear that would allow a top end speed of 45 MPH. But, this little guy just popped up on FB Friday night and I called My Old Man and told him, get to bed early as, I was coming over tomorrow morning at 5:30 to steal his truck and trailer for a road trip.

It is a 1953 Ford jubilee High Crop with a additional Sherman 3 speed Transmission, with those huge back tires and the Sherman in High this thing will do 35 MPH. Per my speedo app on my phone, it had more in it but after I hit 35, I backed out of it as it was a handful, and I had NO time on this guy's machine. He restored it in 2013 and it has 17 hours on it since the restoration, the front tires need to be replaced and, I will switch it over to a 12V system with some upgraded lights. I will need a few shakedown runs to work out some of the bugs and better compile my to do list. But, it is looking like next September we are doing a anniversary P4P Run.

There is the Old Man posing with Slim

I am still searching for a steal of a deal on a Silver King as Shea wants to drive a tractor also.


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Did some FB stalking and found some photos of Slim's trip in 2013 over the Mackinaw Bridge

The kids and I have put around 20 miles of running around on him, they love the buddy seat we stole from the Old Man's tractor. I have been picking Shea up from VB practice the last few nights, we get a ton of funny looks as we go zooming down the road.

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Hahaha! That's awesome!

 

Thought this might have been you guys this morning. Turns out the local High School is having a Tractor Day today.