[AT] Club tractor drives

[Consumers Oil Co.]

Yes we do inform the local law enforcement. The more you work with them the 
better. They don't have everybody calling in and wondering what is going on. 
We usually have the local fire district lead us through their district. Then 
the next one meets us and so on.
We usually travel secondary black tops.
We try and stay off the main hiways put sometimes can't be helped to reach 
the destination.
We have tried to space every 25-30 tractors for passing. If someone wants to 
pass we pull to the side as much as can. The local people know the route and 
stay off or reroute their trip.
You will have more people setting along watching than you ever believed.
We have mobile port a potties, service trucks for break downs, rescue 
trailers for tractors that break down or just get behind,
water trucks for breaks and just a lot of volunteers.
The speed is usually tried to shoot at 12mph. We have a few older tractors 
that go last as to not hold up the line. We try and space tractor speed with 
the group.
We are in Missouri and do have fun at these events.
Takes a lot of time and effort to pull off.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Best, George" <George_Best at adp.com>
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Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Club tractor drives


> 150-200 tractors!!!
>
> And I was thinking maybe a dozen at the most ;-)
>
> Tell us more about how you organize such a large group.
>
> Do you inform local law enforcement of your tractor drive?  I've been told 
> by the CA people you're better off not telling them ahead of time.  But 
> then even the CA groups are much smaller than the size you listed.
>
> Do you stay on the backroads and try to avoid roads with much traffic?
>
> Do you have your members keep a certain spacing between tractors so 
> vehicles can pass easier?
>
> I've been told on the longer CA tours they even have a tractor pulling a 
> porta potty on a trailer.
>
> Do you have a minimum speed requirement for tractors?
>
>
>
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> We have a couple of drives each year. They usually are around 45-50 miles
> long.
> Start at 8 in morning and have a stop every 1-1/12 hour. We go through 
> every
> town we can and stop for some type of break.
> The morning break is just cookies and drinks done by a local club or
> organization.
> Lunch is usually 1 hour long and done by the FFA. Usually a sack lunch and
> time to just talk and look at the tractors.
> A afternoon break is usually home made ice cream and cookies.
> Then back home for a dinner and prizes. Usually between 5 -5:30. We donate
> money to several different kid organizations.
> Really is a lot of fun and get 150 - 200 tractors to go. All have to be at
> least 30 years old
> Can be pulled off but need to keep everyone on schedule.
>
>
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> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 10:39 AM
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>
>
>> Just curious of any of you belong to clubs that do tractor drives.
>>
>> I know some of the California clubs do drives including multiple day 100+
>> mile trips.
>>
>> I'd kind of like to try doing one for the club I belong to.  I live out 
>> in
>> the country and have laid out a 15 mile loop that is pretty much back
>> roads through farmland and with a county park 9 miles into the trip. 
>> Idea
>> is we'd stop at the park and have lunch and of course people at the park
>> would probably stop by to look at the tractors and talk.
>>
>> Just curious if you've done one of these trips and what suggestions you
>> may have on what we should do and what not to do.
>>
>> George
>>
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