It’s that time of year again where what seems like every ute in the country converges on Mystery Creek in Hamilton for Fieldays. 2017 sees the biggest event yet with hundreds of companies spruiking their wares to the masses of visitors that’ll pass through the gates of Mystery Creek over the coming days.
The scale of the event is immense.
Unfortunately, I’m afflicted with city slicker-itis which renders most of the products on display useless in my day-to-day life. But like any good Kiwi bloke with an imagination and an internet connection, I can dream of joining the farming fraternity. I can look at pieces of land and half million dollar tractors imagining I know the difference between a post hole borer and a cow.
The Isuzu D-Max demonstrating its 49 degree hill-crawling capabilities.
Of course, I was interested in was the cars, and there are plenty to choose from. Some new manufacturers have gone all out in putting together amazing stands for the event. This is not only an opportunity to show off new models and their current range, but to do get in amongst the community and speak with current and prospective customers.
Toyota are taking their relationship with Swanndri seriously.
Volkswagen have jumped on the “clothing your car” bandwagon, too.
7,000kg towing capacity on show from the now right hand drive Dodge Ram.
I was also impressed by the number of classic and race cars companies were using on their stand, be it a sponsored race car or a tidy old ute
Coresteel Brute taking pride of place
Kombi pickup in stunning condition
For the actual farmers among us, there is certain to be some value adds for every part of your operation so we encourage you to head to Mystery Creek and get amongst the action. The event is running until this Saturday so you’d best rattle ya dags!
For more information, visit www.fieldays.co.nz