Tractor Caravan Videos and Photos 2018

Tractor Caravan 2018 - Break for Doughnuts in Summit, Utah

Woo Hoo ! I have all the photos and videos of the whole tractor caravan for you all to see on Google Photos. Click on this Google Photos  That link will take you right to them. 

It is easy to use. You can select and picture or video to see in a larger image by clicking on it. 

And those 3 dots up in the right hand corner, click on those and you can download your favorites to your computer. 

You can even click on those 3 dots in the right hand corner to see a slide show. Just click on slide show and watch. 

I must thank Bill DeSilva for telling me about this wonderful site. Thank you !!!

And what a wonderful way to relive the whole caravan event. From moving out onto the road in Cedar to arriving into Parowan and having dinner. I remember how much fun I had. 

Oh and the Google Photos is interactive meaning if you click on the larger image you can add a note at the bottom . How cool is that? 

It is really fun to try new things and if you have any questions just email me wireforest@aol.com or message me on Facebook Deborah Moon Moen. I will do my best to answer your questions. 

Deborah Mooon Moen
Site Administrator for CCAMA
and CCAMA Facebook
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 Someone asked me how to buy products at our CCAMA Store on Zazzle. 

If you see a product on this website or on our Facebook Page like a hat, cup, key chain, or t-shirt etc just click on it and you will be right on the page where the item is sold. It is like any other online store. Just add the item  to the cart and remember to enter the code in red letters to get a discount of 15% off or higher. Everyday is a sale. And you will be supporting us as all profits go to CCAMA.

I made a commemorative key chain for the caravan 2018. I have the front and the back of the key chain below.

A Rich History Remembered: CCAMA Vintage Tractor Caravan

CCAMA spnsored vintage tractor caravan,
Labor Day Weekend.
Going over the Summit, Utah overpass.

The caravan of vintage tractors traveled along Old Highway 91 from Cedar City, Utah to Lyon's Park in Parowan under clear blue skies. Some hats blew off along the way but were quickly retrieved. It was a great ride ! 

The vintage tractor caravan rolled along
Old Highway 91.

Imagine driving 7 mph down a highway. 

Enjoying the wild sunflowers along the roadside.

Taking in the scent of summer grasses and shrubs.

Studying the variegated blues of distant mountains.

Hearing the American flags flapping in the breezes,the rumbling of the vintage tractors...

Time to reflect, inspired to dream a bit, and perhaps moved to appreciate your life. 


Sheridan Hansen, our caravan organizer, said something at our break in Summit, Utah that I had not thought of before.  By doing the caravan we remember our predecessors who drove and worked on these tractors back in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's. and keep it alive for people in the future to enjoy. 
It made me look deeper into the history of the farm tractor.

The farm tractor is one of the most important and easily recognizable technological components of modern agriculture in the United States. Its development in the first half of the twentieth century fundamentally changed the nature of farm work, significantly altered the structure of rural America, and freed up millions of workers to be absorbed into the rapidly growing manufacturing and service sectors of the country. The tractor represents an important application of the internal combustion engine, rivaling the automobile and the truck in its economic impact.

A tractor is basically a machine that provides machine power for performing agricultural tasks. Tractors can be used to pull a variety of farm implements for plowing, planting, cultivating, fertilizing, and harvesting crops, and can also be used for hauling materials and personal transportation. In the provision of motive power, tractors were a replacement for human effort and that of draft animals, both of which are still used extensively in other parts of the world. You can read more here: Economic History of Tractors in the United States
William J. White, Research Triangle Institute

At a time when farms are out of sight and out of mind for most people in the US, it makes events like this caravan very important to educate and inspire children and adults who would otherwise never know where their food comes from. there is also the being outdoors and puting your hands in the soil and on and on I could go. 

Not only is the caravan fun but doing this will keep a rich history of these tractors and the people who drove them alive. 

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     Writer & PhotographerA rich History

Until next time remember, we will be at the parade at 10 am and the tractor pull at 4 pm. 

See you at the Iron County Fair !

~ Deborah Moon Moen

Key Chain at our CCAMA Store on Zazzle 

15-20% off

Commemorative CCAMA Caravan 2018 Square Key Chain
by CCAMA_Tractors

14th Annual Iron County Fair September 1-September 3, 2018.

CCAMA Caravan 2016

Model A Ford & Tractor Caravan, Show & Pull will be held

September 1-September 3, 2018.

Sept 1 Caravan and Tractor Show on the West Fairgrounds
Sept 2 Tractors on display
Sept 3  Parade and Pull

Iron County Fair Parade 2015

Here is the official Iron County Fair Schedule

Iron County Fair Vintage Tractor Show/Display 2017

The Tractor Caravan Show & Pull show are sponsored by Color Country Antique Machinery Association. The Cedar Breaks Model A Ford Club will participate in the caravan. Tractors will be on display at the West side.


June,
Could you please send out to everyone.

We have been instructed to park our tractors at the fairgrounds in the triangular field bordered on the west by N 3rd east st and on the south by Clinic Way.
The east end is marked by traffic cones and four big rocks. All tractors should be west of that point.
This is about 100 yards west of where we normally park so we’re going to be jammed up a bit. In order to have room left to park our trucks and trailers we may have to make two rows of tractors .
So much as possible please try to not waste space and leave as much room as possible for others.

Billy



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Administrator of CCAMA Blog
Writer and Photographer

CCAMA Caravan 2017 Photos

The tractor caravan pulled over after I took the first video. 

Riding in the tractor caravan on a wagon pulled by an Allis Chalmers has always been such fun. I love the slow pace, the wind in my face and the rugged jiggles and bucks of the wagon over the cow catchers. There is time to enjoy the landscapes and let your mind wander.  Taking a picture or a video was a bit shaky though and the view in front and back really did not change much.

This year I took my truck and followed the route of the caravan and took photos and video as they came rumbling up the Minersville Highway.  I stopped several times along the way pulling over to the side of the highway. I would get out of the truck hook my keys to my belt loops, grab my camera, and wait for the sound of the tractor engines. Many times I could hear them before I could see them. I love that sound. After they passed all was quiet. I could hear was the resonance of the earth and the denizens of the valley. 

My first stop was Minersville Highway at Mid Valley Road. I pulled over, got out, and walked around the corner onto the highway to see if they were coming yet. Way off in the distance I could see the flashing yellow lights of the two volunteer sheriff trucks which led the tractors and also brought up the rear. I had time to find my place along the highway and found that the marker stakes made a really good tripod. There was a field of alfalfa and wild sunflowers and the sound of the water spraying over the fields. 

CCAMA Tractor Caravan on Minersville Highway.

As they crossed the intersection they all pulled over. I passed them in my truck and drove to another place by a very picturesque abandoned farm with a rock fence bordering the property (see photo above).

My favorite photos are of the caravan approaching the Parowan Gap. 

You can enjoy all the Caravan photos I took here on this link  https://goo.gl/photos/7zprkxRKjZHetWkz8 

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Deborah Moen
Site Administrator, Co/photographer
CCAMA Member

Iron County Fair Tractor Show, Parade and Pull 2017

    TRACTOR CARAVAN,     PARADE,                           SHOW,  &   PULL 

LOTS OF FUN THIS WEEKEND!
Come and see the beautiful vintage tractors at the Iron County Fair ! Tractors will be on display at the fairgrounds on the west side. And there is more ...

Labor Day Parade Parowan,Utah with CCAMA

LABOR DAY PARADE Monday September 4th at 10:00 am.

Tractors line up at 9:00 am.

This year's theme is "Remember the Past"

Dail Brady Allic Chalmers, WC 1941
at the Iron county Fair Tractor Pull Parowan, Utah
Sponsored by CCAMA

TRACTOR PULL : Grandstand at 1:00 pm.

Tractor Caravan details are here https://ccama.blogspot.com/2017/08/13th-annual-ccama-caravan-details.html

HERE IS THE IRON COUNTY FAIR SCHEDULE  

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Have a lot of fun this Labor Day weekend !

Until next time, 

Deborah Moen
Site Administrator/Co-Photographer




We have posted the details about the 13th Annual Model A Ford & tractor Caravan on Saturday September 2, right here  https://ccama.blogspot.com/2017/08/13th-annual-ccama-caravan-details.html 

13th Annual CCAMA Caravan Details

Last year Sheridan Hansen speaks before the 12th Annual Model A Ford & Tractor Caravan 2016.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017
It is time again for the 13 Annual Iron County Fair Model A Ford & Tractor Caravan ! The Caravan, Show, and Pull is sponsored by the Color Country Antique Machinery Association (CCAMA) See details/ times for the pull in the next post.

CCAMA, sponsored caravan, going through the Parowan Gap. 

Caravan begins at 9:00 am SHARP. The caravan will travel 28.5 miles to Parowan via the Parowan Gap. It is a sight to behold. And it is an epic ride back in time at a slow paced which offers beautiful landscapes and vistas you might otherwise miss as you travel in your modern vehicle. Caravan will arrive at the Parowan Gap for drinks, doughnuts and information about the Gap will be provided. Caravan will continue to Parowan and will arrive at the Iron County Fairgrounds by 2:00 pm. Look below for details.

Stopping to stretch our legs at the turn off for the Parowan Gap. CCAMA sponsored tractor caravan 

COME AND JOIN US
Here are the rules:

1. Tractors can be any make or model
2. Drivers must meet state requirements.
3. Tractors should have slow moving signs on them and a fire extinguisher.
4. tractors are encouraged to fly big American flags.
5. Family members or others may ride on tractors in a suitable seat or towed vehicles. You are responsible for their safety.
6. Tractors will travel in one of two groups, those which can travel 10 mph or those who travel a a slower speed.


Fee is $10 for each tractor or $25 for multiple tractors by one owner,



DRIVERS MEET:  Saturday September 2, 2017 Come to the back parking lot of the Central Iron County Water Conservancy District ( 88 E. Fiddlers Canyon Rd.) Across from the KB Express. BE THERE AT 8:30 am. We leave at 9:00 am Sharp !

Trailers, trucks, etc can be left in the parking lot.



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Stay tuned for details on the Tractors Pull at Iron County Fair in Parowan, UT Monday September 4.

CCAMA Caravan 2015 Videos !!!

CCAMA Tractor Caravan 2015 Cedar City to Parowan via Parowan Gap.
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I love riding in these caravans. 
Traveling that distance, 28.5 miles, with the wind blowing in your face, the tractor engines roaring and the beautiful country of Utah all around you is exhilarating !

Click on the picture to make it larger.


And speaking of wind, I had to add some music to the videos because of it. And I am so glad I did. With the music and the flags waving it is really inspirational.  You got to see and share these videos.

 Next time I am sitting on some bales of hay in the wagon so I can swivel and capture the video and photographs more quickly. It was suggested that I use an office chair with a swivel and maybe rollers. That would be fun.

They say if you are a follower, the view never changes. Well that is not always true cause the landscapes during this caravan were ever changing and yes, there was that one XL blue gingham shirt of my husband's always in view but I like that shirt and what is in it. I enjoy riding in that hay wagon too.


The video is snippets along the route to Parowan Gap and part 2 is from the Gap to Parowan.

Right now I am waiting for the music to load up onto the videos and I am so excited for you all to see how wonderful an event this all is. I am toe tapping right now in anticipation.


Part 1
You can also watch it on YoTube for a larger view, Click right here on this link.

https://youtu.be/7EIXbZiUqy8





Part 2

You can also watch it here for a larger view.
Click on this link. 
https://youtu.be/ZRz8SGimzSc



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Until next time


Enjoy your life now

The future is no place to place your better days.

~ Dove Mathews

Cheers !

Deborah Moen
Writer / Photographer
Site Administrator