Nearly 50 tractors chugged their way towards Griffin wind farm recently, as part of the 10th Annual Tractor Run organised by the local branch of the National Farmers Union (NFU).
The organisers always look to include an interesting local venue on their route, so this year they approached SSE to see if they could visit the wind farm near Aberfeldy.
David Fraser, Senior Operations Supervisor at Grffin, said: “It was certainly an unusual request but having considered whether we could safely host all of the 47 tractors on site we were delighted to be able to welcome them along.
“Everyone seemed to enjoy finding out how the turbines work and we had some interesting and varied questions as well. We had a thoroughly enjoyable time and, I have to say, it was some sight seeing tractors as far as the eye could see travelling across the site!”
The convoy of 47 tractors, led by Massey Ferguson tractors celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 100 series, travelled from Logierait to Griffin where they were met by the site team who gave an informal talk.
After lunch, the tractor convoy was escorted to one of the turbines where the drivers were able to find out more and enjoy the views across the wind farm.
The Tractor Run event also raises money for charity and this year it was the turn of Cancer Research UK and the Royal Highland Educational Trust (RHET) which will use the money to pay for farm visits from local schools so that children can find out where their food comes from and farming in general.
More than £1600 was raised which included a generous donation of £200 from the proceeds of the Griffin wind farm site tuck shop.
Local farmer, Sandy Thomson, who helped organise the event, said: “Everyone had a really great time on this years run. I've had lots of calls and texts since saying that this was the best road run in the 10 years we've been doing it!
“We really appreciated that the site staff turned out on a Sunday for us. They were really welcoming, gave an interesting talk and answered the many questions that our members came up with.”
At the end of their visit the convoy made its way to the rear of the site and travelled to Grandtully via forestry tracks.