GIE 2003: Product Field Day Photos

A photographic review of the GIE Product Field Day.

Steve Smith

Published November 10, 2003

What more could a landscape professional want than the latest and greatest lawn equipment all day, plus acres of turf to put the equipment to the test

That’s exactly what contractors got Nov. 6, at the 14th Annual GIE Product Field Day. Held 15 minutes northeast of the Cervantes Convention Center in a field adjacent to St. Louis’ Gateway International Raceway, the product field day featured more than 100 lawn equipment manufacturers.

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A tour bus took attendees to the product field day, which was located about 15 minutes northeast of downtown St. Louis near the Gateway International Raceway.

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More than 100 exhibitors and thousands of contractors participated in the GIE 14th Annual Product Field Day, on an unseasonably cold and wet November day.

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A few contractors look over Encore’s Prowler Pro 72 mower.

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A Ditch Witch is taken for a spin.

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An attendee tests the digging capabilities of the Toro Dingo 3200.

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Ron Vroegh, product specialist, Vermeer Manufacturing Co., Pella, Iowa, demonstrates the company’s BC625A chipper.

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A Shindaiwa representative uses the EC7600 Cutoff Saw on concrete blocks.

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Conrad Sandoval, San Diego, Calif., who has been sculpting wood for more than 20 years, works on a new piece at the Echo booth. The sculpture will be presented to the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri.

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Davey Large Tree Moving demonstrates its tree spade’s capabilities.

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An industry professional digs in the muddy ground with a Caterpillar excavator at the GIE Product Field Day.

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