Registration
John Deere Hay Trailer restored for pulling behind the lead tractor for guest. This is where I rode the cruise.
This is Tom Brand, the organizer of the Show-Me Tractor Cruise
The Queen Seats on a John Deere
Some more seats for riders
$1300 from sponsors for the cause
Inside Derr Equipment work bay where the cruise was hosted
T-shirt sales
Storm pictures from St Joseph, MO Tornado was in storm when it was to our north, but I did not see one
Breakfast on the cruise morning
Derr Equipment
This is Zoe
All drivers and guest are issued name badges to wear, they are wallets that hang around the neck with the name badges built in. This was done to make it so the drivers don't have to seat on there wallets during the cruise or possibly loose their wallets during the cruise.
Tractors are issued #'s so that when the photographer takes the pictures as the tractors leave, he can match to the tractor.
There was about 8 cameras going all day long for the DVD that is done.
Tom making morning drivers meeting about route and things to happen during the day.
This is one of the kids from camp Quality that benifits from the cruise.
This is Beth, Mr. Derr and Zoe from left to right. In back is Beth's father
A cable Vision truck was utilized thru out the day for filming. The potographer would ride in the bucket and film as he rode with the cruise, then at times would go ahead of the cruise and set up and take shots from high above.
Pulling out of Derr Equipment at 8:15 am
There were many agencies involved in the route including PD, State Police, FDs. Ambulances, National Gaurd, Scouts and many volunteers
This is as we pulled onto the highway looking up the hill to Derr Equipment as the line formed up. The line when fully on the Highway was 5 miles long. We were 45 minutes out from Derr at this time of the cruise and the last tractor hit the highway.
Homemade job. Two tractors were put together to make this one and was hinged in the moddle for turning.
This is looking ahead from the trailer. Of corse Tom is driving and telling me stats as we pulled out of speed and distance traveled.
It was incredible to see the line of tractors behind us.
All along the way, people would be gathered up to watch the parade of tractors pass
This is Pam, she was from the bank that did the main sponsorship for the cruise.
Daren rode with the film crew for the day to see all the different angles of the event.
Film crew truck
Don't I looked relaxed. That is rare for me.
As we pulled into our first stop for the day. It was at the Savannah, MO high school
GPS unit mounted on Tom's Tractor for data on speed and location and rought plan
Taken from cable truck bucket with not even half the tractors in the lot
This is the refreshment truck along with the pottys on the trailer. There was also a t-shirt truck down the parking lot where the spectators were gathered
Texans love Texas, Don't they?
We went threw downtown Savannah, MO after 1st stop on our way to St. Josheph, MO
Coming into the park in St. Joseph for lunch break
Serving Lunch in the park
T-shirt sales truck at park
They also have a pedal cruise while at the park
Shuttle for drivers from parking lot to lunch
Lunch!! You had to have a lunch ticket which was $5 to get lunch
This is the sponsor along with the commentator for the DVD that went around with the film crew and did interviews and scene shots
This was a nice park. The wild life were on exibit there.
Pulling out from Lunch in the park
Tom let PAm drive for a time on "the Parkway" which is a pleasant drive threw a very scenic drive in St. Joseph, MO.
Going under "Lovers Lane" which is in many a poem and story from what we were told
We are on the main drive in St. Joseph and double back on ourselves a block away
Go to the second album of pictures for the rest of the pictures
