[Fwd: [AJD] Our 115 mile Tractor Ride is done!]

[John Boehm]

Negativism won't make anything happen.

John Boehm
Woodland, CA
Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com


--- "Ronald L. Cook" <rlcook at pionet.net> wrote:
> It sounds like a good time.  However, once you start
> organizing things and 
> making them large, or  long in distance, the
> troubles start.  I'm thinking 
> we have less than 5 years to get this done unless
> you are very 
> wealthy.  Already rear view mirrors, slow moving
> vehicle signs, licensed 
> drivers, spacing.  Let me see?  Escorts?  Certain
> routes only on certain 
> days?  Mandatory insurance?  Permits?(the govmints
> will need some money for 
> this upsetting of traffic flow.  First the state and
> then federal when they 
> see we are going from state to state.)  And who
> knows what will happen as 
> soon as someone gets injured one of these days. 
> Whew!  I sure do hope I am 
> wrong because I have not had a chance to go on a
> ride yet.  I signed up for 
> a couple, but was too late to get in on one and my
> 11 mile an hour 40U was 
> too slow for the other.  It was mostly red tractors
> and they wanted 15 mph. 
> for traffic flow.  I'll bet some law official had a
> hand in that.  I was, 
> however, offered an H Farmall that had a slot in the
> ride.  I stayed home.
> 
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
> >Rear view mirrors are manditory on our Iowa
> rides---Here in the flat land we
> >have had some very interesting rides---I do one
> private 5day  10 man ride 
> >upon
> >which we cover 240 to 300 miles total where we pull
> our own sleeping wagons,
> >a special chuck wagon[all food and drink] wood
> wagon for nitly fires and have
> >minor repairs.We do this ride the last week in
> August and have it planned 
> >well
> >in advance. Our WAGONMASTER put out a flyer in Feb
> requesting ideas , input,
> >and what revisions might be needed.We have held
> babies in church,visited
> >health clinics[cut finger],made a 3 state tour 
> [Ia,Wisc,Mn.]and so many neat
> >things that I could visit for hours. Cost runs 110$
> per year [includes 
> >pictures by
> >our own photographer] plus hauling costs. This
> years ride will be the SW 3
> >State Tour [Ia, Neb,Mo.]The cost also includes a
> tee shirt with our own world
> >tractor tour 
> >logo.
> >                                                   
>                    Our 2
> >cyl club has a Fri,Sat . Sun. noon ride every year
> in the fall with 50-60
> >members, wives, pets, and kids where all meals are
> catered and is all 
> >camping. Our
> >committee pre flighted part of this route last
> Sunday afternoon.
> >     This  years 2 cyl ride is our 10th year and
> the tour is our 6th  and 
> > have
> >evolved into pure joy rides. It is amazing how few
> tractor problems happen
> >and when a problem comes along everyone helps out
> and we keep going.
> >Respectfully  yours----Neale 
> >
> >Neale A Cloyd
> >
> >26198 Sand Hill Trail
> >Ames, Iowa 50010
> >Too many 2cyls & too little time
> 
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