YOUR FARTHEST TRACTOR TRIP(s)

[Chris G 3,296]

I guess my longest horse related trip would have been running around NY for a total of 983 miles collecting tractors. Then taking a trip from Bergen NY to Omaha, Nebraska to deliver them. Them we continued down to Hastings, Nebraska for a Chevy pickup and drove back to NY.

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,496]

Seeing this thread, we might want to have a thread on the most you hauled at one time.  I see several posts that have a lot of tractors in one haul.

[Ike 75]

600 miles round trip to pick up two 48” NOS mower decks and snow cab.  Just walked in the door!

[DBlackston 298]

Old thread but I love these stories. Any good stories in the last 4 years for anyone here?

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

Well, not me personally, but this past summer my E-141 went to the big show from New York with @buckrancher, my yard art suburban came from Pennsylvania with @mike’shorsebarn to the big show, and @Pullstart then brought them to my place on his way home… then my predator build C-6.5 jumped in @Pullstart’s trailer as payment for a delivery job well done!!! Whew…!!!

 

 

Edited October 4, 2022 by SylvanLakeWH

[WHX?? 48,815]

Good pics Silvia... 

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

I once drove my C-175 about 1/2 mile up the road to get gas.

By the time I got back, I had to go again!

 

 

[Pullstart 62,851]

We go 600+ miles each way annually for Horses… and somehow have never gone to the Big Show without getting more tractors 

 

Come spring time, I’ll be going over 900 miles each way for a nice haul…. 

[WHX?? 48,815]

34 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

 

Come spring time, I’ll be going over 900 miles each way for a nice haul…. 

Calling dibs on copilot/navigator...

[Laplantebd 92]

Not a Wheel Horse but this past Monday a gentleman drove to me (Green Bay, WI) from New Jersey for a Case 644 I had for sale. Thought that was pretty crazy. 

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

10 hours ago, Laplantebd said:

a gentleman ... from New Jersey

 

Now there's something you don't see every day!  

[sergeant 291]

14 hours ago, Pullstart said:

We go 600+ miles each way annually for Horses… and somehow have never gone to the Big Show without getting more tractors 

 

Come spring time, I’ll be going over 900 miles each way for a nice haul…. 

I think the Only way I would go Far for a Tractor is for My Great Uncle's 1929 John Deere Model A. But it would 1st Have to Take a 16,664 nautical mile boat trip to get back to the USA from Perth, Australia. I would be willing to Pick it Up at the Port of Los Angeles where we shipped it from In 1990 That would be 4,014 miles round trip to the Port of LA. Other than something like that, I Never travel further than an 8 hr round trip to pick up a tractor  I had considered a buy now on eBay for a T/WH 314H from 750-miles away or 1,500 miles round trip. But I just hate driving the older I have gotten.

 

Back In 1999 I was Back In Illinois On Leave  I bought my 1999 White GT2055 with 50-inch deck and Kwik-way Loader  and hauled it Back to the Fort Drum, NY area and that was 805 Miles one way Through Canada.

 

When we Moved Back to Illinois In 2002 The Army Shipped my White GT2055, John Deere 425 Both with Loaders, Ingersoll 3016PS and an assortment of attachments back to Illinois.  They looked at me and said you have got to be kidding, at the time. It ended up being a Two semi truck Move for the Moving company with are Household Goods (we Lived off Post) so we had a Lot of crap with those Garden Tractors

[DBlackston 298]

I have gone on several trips for trucks. I live near Wichita Kansas and I have traveled the following places for vehicles:

 

- Boston Massachusetts for a 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins

 

 

-Sioux City Iowa for a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins

 

 

- Leander Texas for a 2004 Jetta TDI

 

 

-Tampa Florida for a 1995 Ram 2500 Cummins

 

 

-Lincoln Nebraska for a 1978 Ford F-350 Crew Cab

 

 

The only trip I have taken that was more than a few hours for a wheel horse item was up to see HCminis and pick up an 854 and some implements in Indiana. 

 

My wife is a champ and drove our 2006 Ram with a car trailer all the way there and back.

 

 

We stopped in Springfield at Lamberts and ate, the went to the Heather Hills Cheese store.

 

 

 

Went to St. Louis and ate at Parkers Table and went to the St. Louis Botanical Gardens. 

 

 

 

 

Stopped to see DJ in Indiana and pick up the wheel horse and attachments. 

 

 

 

Drove up to Indiana State Dunes.

 

 

Drove through the suburbs of Chicago and ate at Giordanos.

 

 

Then we started the long drive home. 

 

 

[sergeant 291]

You ate the wrong Kind of Chicago style Pizza  You Need to stop at Lou Malnati's Made the way UNO use to Make their Pizza (as the Owner of Lou was Trained BY the Two Little Old Ladies That had Been the Pizza Chefs at UNO & DUO in downtown Chicago) Before UNO Became a Chain and the New York company ruined UNO Pizza

[DBlackston 298]

14 minutes ago, sergeant said:

You ate the wrong Kind of Chicago style Pizza  You Need to stop at Lou Malnati's Made the way UNO use to Make their Pizza (as the Owner of Lou was Trained BY the Two Little Old Ladies That had Been the Pizza Chefs at UNO & DUO in downtown Chicago) Before UNO Became a Chain and the New York company ruined UNO Pizza

 

I don't know if it was the wrong kind but my word was it delicious!

[sergeant 291]

48 minutes ago, DBlackston said:

 

I don't know if it was the wrong kind but my word was it delicious!

 I'll Take You word for it But Next time You come through Make sure You Try a Lou Malnati's Pizza  Then see if You think Giordano's was That good

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Moparfanforever 844]

You sure must like potatoes, mashed and baked !!!

 

[DBlackston 298]

3 hours ago, Moparfanforever said:

You sure must like potatoes, mashed and baked !!!

 

 

I sure do, I keep trying to trick my stomach but it swears it has only ever had a mashed potato! 

[Darrenw85 605]

This afternoon / evening I drove 180 miles round trip to get a few parts for my RJ restoration.  4 hours driving and 2.5 hours talking mostly about tractors. It was a good productive trip.  

 

I've driven 600 miles round trip several different times for a tractor. Last summer while visiting family in Northern Minnesota I found a gravely sulky sitting in the weeds on my Uncle's farm. I brought that home, I wouldn't have drove 2200 miles round trip for a sulky but it was part of the trip so that would be the furthest from home I found a piece of equipment to bring home. 

[Pullstart 62,851]

@clueless Chris bought a Suburban (RJ?) from @Jake Kuhn at Scott’s meet and greet a good long while ago.  That was FL to northern IN.  
 

Chris is the bearded man between @stevasaurus and I, which was the first time the Dino met either of us.  Henceforth, for many a years to come, Chris was Kevin and I was Chris!  

[Handy Don 12,217]

Not sure what my longest trip was, probably 4 hours (250-ish miles) each way to the Big Show.

But my shortest was 0 miles! PO delivered it to me and put it right in my garage.

[Rob J. 1,942]

Fixing to do a 300 mile one way trip this weekend to pick up an 854. However if the PO wasn’t going to Ohio for vacation I’d have a 500 mile one way to PA. Whew! 

[ebinmaine 67,484]

Trina and I are scheduled to make a run to Highland NY, then an hour south to get 2 tractors this month on the 15th.  

@Herder and @Handy Don have them waiting for us.  

 

Following that we'll be taking a side route through RI to see @ri702bill.  

 

Haven't added up the mileage. Should be 700 to 800 round trip including some scenic routes.  

 

[whtractors24 3,116]

48 hours round trip non stop with a buddy . 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

1 minute ago, whtractors24 said:

48 hours round trip non stop with a buddy . 

I’m thinking “winner”!!!