Drive Green

At each of the Drive Green Utility Tractor Shows you’ll find John Deere experts on hand to answer your questions and help you decide what tractor is right for you. They also provide some on the spot training since you get to ride and drive these new machines. One of those experts is Allen Edwards. I met him at the first tour stop and he describes what his role is in making your visit successful.

You can listen to my interview with Allen here: drive-green-middleburg-edwards.mp3

Or watch the interview here:

Bob Murphy (seated), provided me with a great reason to come out and test drive the new utility tractors from John Deere. At the first stop on the tour he said, “It’s kind of like automobiles. If you don’t test drive something then you don’t really know how it operates and how it functions.” He says these opportunities are a good thing. You’ll notice that he’s getting some good advice from the dealer and the John Deere representative on site.

Make sure you take the opportunity when the show comes your way.

You can listen to my interview with Bob here: jd-middleburg-murphy.mp3

Test driving the new John Deere equipment is what the show is all about and during the first stops a lot of people have had that chance like Eric Honigman, seen here checking out a new Gator utility vehicle.

After he got to drive it I spoke with him about the experience. He said, “I like ’em. They operate pretty smooth. That’s what I like.” He’d like to have a vehicle like this to use in some hilly area where he lives. He thinks he needs four wheel drive but had never had a chance to drive a vehicle equipped that way. He says that’s why he came out to the Middleburg, FL show stop.

You can listen to my interview with Eric here: jd-middleburg-honigman.mp3

With only a few stops under our belt so far I’ve already found out that the people who show up to test drive a tractor aren’t necessarily “local.”

Take Cindy and Sara Hicks here. They’re from Indiana where they have an 89 acre farm. After a test drive, Cindy says, “We would definitely get this.”

She encourages everyone to come on out to one of the stops even if they’ve never driven a tractor.

You can listen to my interview with then here: jd-middleburg-hicks.mp3

One of the features of the Drive Green Utility Tractor Show is the opportunity to test drive a new tractor or utility vehicle. That’s what a lot of people did at GreenSouth Equipment at the kickoff event.

Here’s our first tractor tester, Jeremy Mathis, getting a look at the new John Deere 5065E. I spoke with Jeremy after his drive and he says it was his first chance to drive a tractor this size. He liked the features he saw and says that he and a relative are looking for a utility tractor to use with land development projects they’re working on.

You can listen to my interview with Jeremy here: jd-middleburg-mathis.mp3

I also caught Jeremy in action so you can see what it’s like to come out to a Drive Green event when it comes to your area.

And don’t forget to check out our first day’s photo album.

The first event in the Drive Green Utility Tractor Show has concluded. Here’s your show team. Well, not all of them. There were a couple who were consulting with people interested in a new utility tractor and believe me, that’s more important than a picture.

I’ve got a number of interviews to edit and post for you in coming days and weeks including some video clips of the new tractors in action so don’t go away.

We’ll be continuing the fun at GreenSouth Equipment in Gainesville, FL in the morning so in the meantime feel free to check out our first day’s photo album.

Hello from GreenSouth Equipment in Middleburg, FL. It’s kickoff day and an absolutely gorgeous one.

I just wanted to introduce myself. I’m Chuck Zimmerman and I’ll be your show blogger over the coming months. I’ll be doing my best to show you these new utility tractors and vehicles via lots of photos and interviews and video clips.

For example, I’ve already started a photo album from here in Middleburg. You can find it here: GreenSouth Middleburg Photo Album.

So that’s enough about me. From now on it’s all about the Show and we’ll be following it through the beginning of the “Year of the Utility Tractor.” I hope you enjoy it and feel free to pass the word along!

It’s hard to believe but we’re on the eve of the kickoff event in the Drive Green Utility Tractor Show. It’s going to be held at GreenSouth Equipment, Inc.’s Middleburg, FL location.

I’ll be on the site in the morning and looking for stories to bring you right here. I think the weather is going to be fine. Here’s what the Weather Channel is saying right now: “A mainly sunny sky. High 64F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.”

See you there!