[AJD] Our 115 mile Tractor Ride is done!

[Karl Olmstead]

What tractor did you drive, John?  Hopefully something with a comfortable 
seat!

-Karl
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> Our local club completed a 115 mile, two day tractor
> ride on Thursday and Friday. We dubbed it the "Red
> Bluff Endurance Run" as the route was from the towns
> of Yolo to Red Bluff in the northern Sacramento
> Valley. We've done one day, 20 mile tractor rides in
> the past, but lots of people around here thought we
> were crazy to attempt 60 miles per day, back to back.
> We weren't so sure ourselves but decided to give it a
> try, even if only this one time. 79 year old Floyd
> Percival had the idea, pushed us to make it a reality,
> and he drove every mile of it.
>
> Well, we made history, as this was the first multi-day
> long distance ride attempted in California. Five
> tractors started, and all of them completed the run
> with only minor mechanical problems. Six other
> tractors joined us along the route, with five of them
> finishing with the initial five. We had a great
> support crew who went along and made it all possible.
>
> We even had a newspaper reporter and photographer
> accompany us the first morning. They printed a feature
> story on our run on Friday. I've copied their story to
> a link  on my web site, as their web site has an
> onerous signup screen. You can see us in our glory at
> http://vintagetractors.com/RBER.htm
>
> John Boehm
> Woodland, CA
> Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com