GIE 2003: Product Field Day Photos

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.

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.

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

A Ditch Witch is taken for a spin.

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

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

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

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.

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

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