I didn't make an entry since last fall; my tractor hasn't been fixed since then, YET!
It was overcast all day, one quick shower ... but, that way ... it didn't ever get HOT ....
That big log truck down the way caught my eye ... as well as all the green tractors.
This kid was thrilled with a Johnnie just his size!
COMPETION. This was the slow race ... whose tractor could go the slowest without stalling out???
NICE TRACTOR, BUT ... REALLY SLOW!
The orange one is a row crop tractor ... good idea
A different sort of barrel race than at the rodeo ...
Narrow front-end tractors work much better to bump & roll the barrel to the finish line.
This guy really knows how to pop Popcorn.
Even some little put-put engines ... some called "hit & miss" (a form of idling)
Tractors of all sizes ... I didn't go back the next day for the lawn tractor pulls ... COULDN'T MISS THE LOGGER'S EVENTS AT THE IRON COUNTY FAIR ... YOU KNOW!
(Click on the link for my other journal to see pix about that.) CLICK HERE: Upper Peninsula, MI and beyond
I THOUGHT THAT THIS TRAIL RIDE ON TRACTORS SOUNDED INTERESTING ... BUT, IT COSTS $75 ENTRY FEE. They do have a wagon ride available, the charge is $25 ...
TO GO TO THE WEBSITE, FOR MORE INFO:
| What is the Wilderness Tractor Ride? |
| The Wilderness Tractor Ride is a three day event starting at Twin Lakes State Park located halfway between Houghton and Ontonagon, MI in the western Upper Peninsula. Day 1: Fri (Sep 22) consists of registration, a show and swap meet. Day 2 & 3: Sat & Sun (Sep 23 & 24) consists of the two day tractor ride. Both days will start at 9 A.M. Eastern Time. We will leave Day 2: 9 A.M. Leave Twin Lakes State Park, MI on the Nichols Trail south. Lunch at the picturesque three railroad trestles over the Firesteel River. Our route will include the Caledonia Trail, a tractor parade through Greenland and/or Mass City and Rockland. The final segment is on paved road to Old Victoria, a historic mining town close to Rockland, MI which is in the process of restoration. Three large areas will be set up for camping. Day 3: 9 A.M. Breakfast and then leave Old Victoria and head north and back to Twin Lakes State Park. The ride is a very unique event. The tractors will go approximately 30 miles each day with a top speed of 6 MPH. The majority of the ride is on gravel trails with only a small portion of paved road. Riders should be as self suffient as possible. This includes: layered clothing, rain gear, tent and sleeping gear, walkie talkies, cell phones, any tools and repair parts they may need for their tractor. The sponsors of the ride will have a maintence package along with common items i.e. spark plugs etc. based on the information provided on the registration forms. See: "What to take on the Wilderness Tractor Ride." |
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