Iron County Fair Tractor Pull Awards 2018

Hello  Everyone !

The Tractor Pulls were a success ! The stormy weather and rains passed. The track and pulls were smooth as silk. 

I would like to share a few pictures with you in this post. Mind you, I took pictures of all the participants and plan to put them in a shared album on Google for all to see. 

First off, I would like to present our youngest participant, Nicholas Hall. He is or going to be 12 years old this year. You may want to read all about his first time pulling back in April 2017 at the Test and Tune. He was 10 years old.  To read about Nicholas, click on this link ( the underlined blue type) 
Nicholas Hall First Time Driver April 26, 2017
https://ccama.blogspot.com/2017/04/first-time-driver-test-2017.html

Here is a recent photo of Nicholas with his trophy from Monday night at the Iron County Fair. He and his father, Andrew Hall drove their 1948 Case LA in the 7500-8000 lbs Class and Nicholas went the farthest. Well this picture speaks for itself. 

Nicholas Hall hold his first place trophy.

Rosemary Christensen caught my eye with her wheels off the track 3 times at the end of her pull. She has that big shiny red 1958 Farmall 450. Here is her picture.

Rosemary Christensen
at the Iron County Fair
CCAMA Tractor Pulls 2018 

Kip Hansen passed the baton, I mean microphone, to my husband, Paul Moen after his last pull. Though Paul looked a bit faint at first, once he got the mic, he was a natural.

Kip Hansen asks Paul Moen to take over the microphone. 

Sheridan Hansen turned 84 today September 5, Happy Birthday !!! Here is a picture of him during one of his pulls, Monday. 

Sheridan Hansen 1939 A-C RC
Iron County Fair 2018

Everyone who made this Labor Day weekend possible, thank you !  

Now, I will give you the awards video.

Watch video 
CCAMA Iron County Fair Tractor Pull Awards 2018

or watch it right here !

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We will be meeting again at the Cedar City Livestock & Heritage Festival for the parade and pulls on Saturday October 27, 2018. 

DeborahMoonMoen
Administrator of CCAMA blog
and Facebook Page
Photographer/Writer


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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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DeborahMoonMoen
Website & Facebook Page Administrator

     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

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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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Deborah Moen
Administrator of CCAMA Blog
Writer and Photographer

CCAMA In Cotton Days Parade 2018

CCAMA in Cotton Days Parade April 28, 2018

IMPRESSIVE ! Roaring, rumbling, flags rippling, hands waving, and big smiles ! Good job everyone ! Well done. See for yourself. Watch the video below. 6:11 minutes.

Videos from Test and Tune 2018

Test and Tune event work party before the pulls.
Checking the gear boxes. Thank you for your help !

Bill DeSilva unloading his 1948 Farmall cub he just restored from a very rusty garden decoration. It was a gift to his wife, Donna. Her name is on the tractor. 

 !948 Farmall Cub newly restored by owner Bill DeSilva. 

Then it was lunchtime ! We had a big long sub sandwich, sodas, cookies, and chips.   The food break hit the spot ! 

Now for the pulls in parts 1,2,&3

Part 1 video Note: Close but not in order of pull.  Destiny Mampel was first on a white 1951 Farmall Cub. My apologies, not in the video.

Featured in video: Part 1

1. Charles Canhan pulling 1949 Farmall Cub
2. Donna Desilva pulling 1948 Farmall Cub
3. Bill DeSilva pulling 1948 Farmall Cub
4. First tractor pull for Kevin Pieksma 1952 Massey Harris
5. Sheridan Hansen 1938 A-C WC

Part 2 Test & Tune video below
Bill Desilva is not shown 1948 Farmall H
Video part 2
Featuring:

1. John Kirkland 1945 Farmall B
2. Paul Moen 1955 WD40 A-C
3. Charles Canhan 1962 A-C-D-15
4. Rice Clark first time tractor pulling 1952 Farmall H
5. John Kirkland Jr. 1955 Ford Diesel Select-O-Matic

Test and Tune 2018 Part 3
Featuring:

1. David Shireman 1962 A-C-D-15
2. Tommy Cooper 1952 Case VAC
3. Dave Christensen 1963 Farmall 706
4. Rosemary Christensen 1952 Farmall Super MTA
5. John Kirkland 1956 Farmall 400

This video is part 3

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Until next time
Plan your next Saturday at Cotton Days in Washington, Utah. We will be in the parade and the tractor pull.
See you there !

Deborah Moen
Member of CCAMA
Administrator of CCAMA website,
  Facebook Page and CCAMA_Tractor Store
Photographer
Designer
Writer

Cedar Livestock 2017 PARTS 3 & 4 Tractor Pulls

The heavy weights are here in these two videos Parts 3 & 4 also links for 1&2 below.

Watch it here Part 3

Or use this link
https://youtu.be/A0zo8eQFCrs

Watch part 4 here

Or use this link
https://youtu.be/r6TON6vtfsU

More links :

Part 1 https://youtu.be/2tjofHSP4_0

Part 2  https://youtu.be/A6bEVqUjpqI

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Giving thanks to all of you who lend a hand in putting this event together. With you, we are able to make this event possible ! THANK YOU !!!

Deborah Moen
1955 Allis Chalmers WD45

Deborah Moen
CCAMA Website & Facebook Page Administrator. Photographer and Video, CCAMA Member

CCAMA Tractor Pull Part 2 Cedar Livestock 2017

This is Part 2 of the CCAMA Tractor Pull in Cedar City, Utah. 



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Until next time, look for Part 3 coming soon. 



Deborah Moen

 Website and Facebook Page Administrator, Co-Photographer, CCAMA Member,

Cedar Livestock 2017 part 1

Here it is the first part of the CCAMA Tractor pulls ! Enjoy ! Everyone looked great out there.



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Until next time (soon) I will be loading up parts 2 & 3.



Deborah Moen

Blog and Facebook Page, Administrator, Co-Photographer

Tractor Pull Awards Cedar Livestock & Heritage Festival

Bill DeSilva at the Cedar Livestock & Heritage Festival 2017

What a beautiful day it was at the tractor pulls.

I thought I would show you the awards video in full.

Just click on this link https://youtu.be/tQpmmoci-7w
or watch the video below.

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Until next time,

Stay tuned for parts 1,2,&3 of the tractor pull videos.


Deborah Moen
Site Admnistrator, Co-Photographer and Writer

Cedar Livestock and Heritage Festival 2017

John Kirkland driving his 1954 Allis Chalmers G in the CCAMA sponsored Tractor Pull at the Cedar Livestock and Heritage Festival 2011.

It's here, the last event of the year. The Cedar Livestock & Heritage Festival is something I look forward to every year. I have said this before and I will say it again, I love the sound of the tractors warming up and getting a hearty whiff of the fumes coming out of those vintage tractor engines, those American flags waving in the breezes and this feeling of inspired action as I grab my camera, get down in the dirt and chronicle the whole thing. 

Sheridan Hansen pulls his Allis Chalmers a the Cedar Livestock & Heritage Festival 2011. 

This is as rural and rustic as it gets! Dutch oven contest, sheep coming down Main Street, a great parade, CCAMA sponsored tractor pull, rodeo, cowboy poetry, draft horse pulls, vendors, and a dirt dance to top it off. 



 I take photographs of most everyone and if you want me to take a video or photograph let me know. I will be there to take your requests. 

Psst... Women on Tractors Series coming soon. 

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Until next time, hope to see you there!

Deborah Moon Moen
Member of CCAMA, Site Administrator, Co-Photographer and Tractor Lover

Photographs Iron County Fair Tractor Pull

Rosemary Christensen at the Iron county Fair tractor pull 2017. Photo by Bill DeSilva.

Bill DeSilva's photographs of the tractor pull are up for you all to see and share. Just click on this link

https://goo.gl/photos/acWyDLb6eJHJiQ9r9

And here is a great shot by Bill of the Labor Day parade. 

Labor Day Parade in Parowan, Utah 2017
Photo by Bill DeSilva

Thank you Bill and Thank you all for visiting CCAMA
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Until next time, take good care everyone!

Deborah Moen
Site administrator, co-photographer,
and CCAMA Member

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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 Until next time, this is 
Deborah Moen
Site Administrator, Co/photographer
CCAMA Member