How far will you go?

[JoeM 7,871]

I was reminiscing the other day with a WH friend about some of the trips we have taken to pick up Horses. It made me wonder how far some of us have traveled to buy a Wheel Horse. I am sure I have not went the farthest and would guess I would land in the middle of the road trip pack.

I picked up a 520 once in Indiana 5 1/2 hours one way. (that is probably my limit!).

Anybody else?

 

[JimmyJam 542]

8hours once for a WH that cost only $100 for a running Commando & I visited relivatives on the way back!  

[SALTYWRIGHT 859]

I went to Fla. for a 520-8.

[Aldon 4,826]

729.7 which would be 11.5 hours of not for 3-4 cities and rush hours. Turned it into 4 day round trip excursion.

[dells68 7,498]

About 400 miles has been my greatest.  Picked up Emory's 60 and 61 suburbans - 2 different trips a few months apart.  They were our first horses.  Probably some of best times we've had are on horse trips!

[953 nut 55,051]

Soon after I retired I made a little horse rustling trip that totaled 3,610 miles. I can't claim the entire trip was a  venture, part family visitation too. I departed Fort Pierce FL with the 1055 in tow on my way to our present home in Franklin, NC (675). From there I headed to Syracuse NY (850) to visit my Mom and visit some friends. Now the rustling started, headed to LeRoy MI (570) to pick up an RJ project, next stop was Niles MI (185) for another RJ, next was Lawrenceburg KY (325) for a Suburban and then back to Franklin NC (330) to unload. After a couple days I headed back to Ft. Pierce (675). So the legitimate  rustling mileage would be 1,410 

[Skipper 1,788]

Think I got you beat on this one  

 

Last fall I did a 8700 and some miles trip to bring home some horses.

 

Granted, most of it was in a tin can in the sky.

 

Edited March 14, 2018 by Skipper

[ebinmaine 67,259]

Could be tough for me to be a competitor here....

Approximately 29 miles.

That's a 2, and a 9.

Now here's the thing. I had to go there. And back. So that's really 58. 

But I also dropped the machine at the shop for an additional 20 miles or so. And back of course. 

So I'd  say about 98 miles !!!  

hehehe.....

[stevasaurus 22,705]

Well once I drove from Elgin, Il. to the Big Show...684 mi one way (1368 mi round trip)...not to buy a horse, but I bought 5 raffle tickets ($5) and won the raffle tractor.  That has to count. 

 

BUT!!!...I can top that.  Again I drove to the Big Show 684 mi  (1368 mi round trip)...picked up a round hood for Ryan in Minnesota, and delivered the horse to him at the La Sueur show 743 mi (1486 mi round trip) for a grand total of 2854 miles. 

 

 

 

[953 nut 55,051]

2 hours ago, Skipper said:

I got you beat on this one

        I knew that going into this!                Perhaps a "Long Distance Domestic" category.      not a competition, just a conversation anyway, right.     

[Skipper 1,788]

Yeah I know, it was unfair of me to flaunt that. 

[stevasaurus 22,705]

Skipper...I think what you did counts.  You did come over and pick up all those horses...not just have them shipped over to you.  You got to see what you were buying. 

[squonk 41,018]

I went about 250 round trip to buy what turned out to be a parts tractor C-160. The only piece I ended up keeping was the frame that I made a sulky out of but I finally sold that. 

[Skipper 1,788]

28 minutes ago, stevasaurus said:

Skipper...I think what you did counts.  You did come over and pick up all those horses...not just have them shipped over to you.  You got to see what you were buying. 

 

And you know what. I only have a big handful left to sort out still. Hopefully I will be done before grass season starts here in about 6-8 weeks. If I can do one a week I'll be on time, but oh my god it has been work work work. Next time will not have as many project tractors for sure. I'm dreaming GT's, re-wirering, painting and fixing all night, doing it for real all day after work, repeat........ Wife and kid says I speak horse when they get to see me.

 

Well I guess we live and learn the hard way, and just as we get old and smart enough not to get these brain farts, nature grants us diapers again...... Just swell that is!

 

According to this undertaking of mine, I clearly haven't gotten to the smart fase yet........... 

 

[JPWH 6,032]

Round trip for each tractor that I currently own.

#1 20 miles

#2 180 miles

#3 1520 miles

# 4 330 when I go pick it up

I think that works out to about 5 hours per mile for the builds.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

20 years ago this month I bought my first  (anniversary 520H)brand new as my dealer was my neighbor seperated by a creek and with the following pic you'll see how far I went to go it , and it's also where I picked up my second 520H as well as a non running 523Dxi (gone now) after moving about 125 miles away, anyways the blue outline was where used to live and use my 520H the red line how far I went to get it and service/parts after the sale, and yellow my dealer, Jeff. 

[elcamino/wheelhorse 9,295]

Did you walk to get parts or drive a truck or a   ?

[chip61 658]

My next door neighbor in Mathews picked up and brought me my first horse a few years ago-a 314-8. I got a basket case 416-H from him last year-just had to drag it across the field. I found 2 within 10 miles of home. Only one I got either not near home or Mathews was only 70 miles away.

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

7 minutes ago, elcamino/wheelhorse said:

Did you walk to get parts or drive a truck or a   ?

Depended on the weather 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,489]

1 hour ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

20 years ago this month I bought my first  (anniversary 520H)brand new as my dealer was my neighbor seperated by a creek and with the following pic you'll see how far I went to go it , and it's also where I picked up my second 520H as well as a non running 523Dxi (gone now) after moving about 125 miles away, anyways the blue outline was where used to live and use my 520H the red line how far I went to get it and service/parts after the sale, and yellow my dealer, Jeff. 

 

 

15 minutes ago, WVHillbilly520H said:

Depended on the weather 

 

Uphill both ways in the snow I bet!!!

 

[WVHillbilly520H 10,373]

4 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

 

 

Uphill both ways in the snow I bet!!!

 

Here's a different view maybe that will clear up the mud...

[CasualObserver 3,408]

Not a tractor but I went about 1100 miles 18 hour round trip to go to the auction that I bought my 4-wheeled wagon at. That was quite a few years back... they weren`t nearly as plentiful as they are today.. or at least they didn`t seem so! 😉  I`d been actively looking for one for 3 years when I came across this one on an online sale bill.

[ericj 1,578]

I drove over 1300 miles round trip to Scott Moreau in Michigan. It took about 27 1/2 hours. A friend and I took turns driving and rustled a couple of other horse to boot, and some other brand tractors for other people. Also brought home a custom tractor which then got delivered to VA.. I didn't drive that trip, rode with another friend to a show

 

 

 

 

 

eric j  

[stevasaurus 22,705]

@ericj  Scott Moreau  @smoreau is one of the best guys you will ever meet associated with this Forum.