The 4th annual One Cylinder Tractor Rally Takes Place in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE:  Broxburn owner Paul deJonge is behind the rally and describes the unique machines as the ‘Harley Davidson’ of tractors.  A parade is held in the city from 6:00 to 9:00-pm on Friday evening. Then demonstration events with the tractors take place at Broxburn on Saturday.

“We demonstrate the tractors, and they all have a very unique way of starting – most of them are hand started – we warm them up with a torch or some of them can be started with shotgun shells, cause these are very odd and unique tractors.  And then, we have a pull sled that we demonstrate the power of these tractors and the people can participate by stepping on the sled to make the tractor slow down.

As for how the event was developed, de Jonge says it was on a trip to England, where a fellow he met invited him to participate in a tractor rally.

“All these farmers and non-farmers came out with their tractors and cruised around through the countryside, which is gorgeous.  It’s very common in England to do this, so, when I cam back I thought it would be cool to do that here.”