Road trip 2020. To Texas and Back during the Covid Pandemic

[johnnymag3 2,515]

show us a pic all loaded when you get a chance !!!            COOL STUFF

[Tractorhead 9,064]

 

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

4 hours ago, pullstart said:

We’re here!  Well we are just a few miles from there!  But first, Waffle House!  A delicacy you won’t find in Michigan...

 

Great coffee, full bellies!  

 

 

WHAT??  no waffle house how do you make it through the day? No scattered smothered covered diced chopped or 

chunked.... am I missing one? 
I am within five minutes from one!

Edited July 6, 2020 by The Tuul Crib

[Pullstart 62,787]

Well, we are loaded up, Jada got boots in the Fort Worth Stockyards, and we’re headed for home tomorrow!  The airbnb is just a few minutes from the cousin’s and there is no room to turn around the towed vehicle, so we are hooking up at 4:30 and rolling out!

 

 

[oliver2-44 9,680]

Welcome to Texas,  enjoy your short stay. I would have tried to meet up with you, but I’m about 4 hours South west of Dallas. 

On 7/5/2020 at 8:07 PM, HandyProfessor said:

Safe travels Kevin, don't be getting any ideas of wrangling any Horses while you're down this way, we need to keep the few we have down here 

Professor we should have had him bring a truckload of WH,s down 

[oliver2-44 9,680]

Welcome to Texas,  enjoy your short stay. I would have tried to meet up with you, but I’m about 4 hours South west of Dallas. 

On 7/5/2020 at 8:07 PM, HandyProfessor said:

Safe travels Kevin, don't be getting any ideas of wrangling any Horses while you're down this way, we need to keep the few we have down here 

Professor we should have had him bring a truckload of WH,s down 

[oliver2-44 9,680]

Welcome to Texas,  enjoy your short stay. I would have tried to meet up with you, but I’m about 4 hours South west of Dallas. 

On 7/5/2020 at 8:07 PM, HandyProfessor said:

Safe travels Kevin, don't be getting any ideas of wrangling any Horses while you're down this way, we need to keep the few we have down here 

Professor we should have had him bring a truckload of WH,s down 

[ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314]

20 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said:

Professor we should have had him bring a truckload of WH,s down 

Now there's an idea, wonder how many Horses can be packed in the back of a Tahoe 

[Pullstart 62,787]

Homeward bound!  Stopping at Duke’s for some breakfast and caffeine and there’s a lot of emergency vehicles heading east.  I hope the victims fare well, and that we can find a way around.  60 mph is comfortable and the transmission is happy!

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,490]

46 minutes ago, pullstart said:

Homeward bound!  Stopping at Duke’s for some breakfast and caffeine and there’s a lot of emergency vehicles heading east.  I hope the victims fare well, and that we can find a way around.  60 mph is comfortable and the transmission is happy!

 

 

 

Just an observation - There's some spare room in the back of that truck... Several 's would fit... 

[Pullstart 62,787]

Carlisle, AR fuel stop!

 

 

[Pullstart 62,787]

3 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

Just an observation - There's some spare room in the back of that truck... Several 's would fit... 

 

the 33” front tires, a 19” TV looking for a trash can and the running boards are in there too.  Not too extreme, keeping total weight manageable.  If this was 100 miles, you betcha it’d be packed full of treasures!

[Pullstart 62,787]

7-1/2 hours since leaving our rental house in Lewisville, TX.  The rig is stable at 70 mph, but we determined 62-63 is a sweet spot.  There’s a tad bit of push from the dolly at times, but all is well!

[bc.gold 3,403]

39 minutes ago, pullstart said:

but we determined 62-63 is a sweet spot.

 

Ya probably meant to say, Mrs. Pullstart.

 

What is your fuel average with the tow.

[Pullstart 62,787]

1 minute ago, bcgold said:

 

Ya probably meant to say, Mrs. Pullstart.

 

What is your fuel average with the tow.

I actually suggested that speed for care of the wheel bearings 

 

We are in the 16-17 mpg range, somehow!  I guessed 12-14.  Trans temps are about 196-198 and ambient temp is 91 

[Pullstart 62,787]

Just rolled another 240 miles up I-57 before a potty break and switch of driver.  All is well!

 

 

[WHX?? 48,776]

Some day when we get to talk face to face Kev I'm gonna ask why you went on this stupid quest .... for a pos Chevrolet none the less but now seeing the light...quality  time with my girls! 

Edited July 8, 2020 by WHX24

[wh500special 2,160]

Rolling up 57 through Illinois you'll be within about fifty miles of me.  I should have lay in wait along the road and tossed something in the truck as you rolled by. 

 

Feel free to take some of this humidity back north with you. 

 

 Be safe traveling! 

 

Steve

Edited July 8, 2020 by wh500special

[c-series don 8,664]

I hope that you take pictures with a real camera or immediately print your cell phone pictures on paper. So much of this “I have pictures on my phone” is crap. Or I have it in the iCloud. Until it’s in an album for the next generation to see I’m afraid all this digital stuff will make those memories a thing of the past. Maybe I’m getting older but you can’t beet a picture in your hand. Safe travels 👍🏻

[Pullstart 62,787]

1 minute ago, c-series don said:

I hope that you take pictures with a real camera or immediately print your cell phone pictures on paper. So much of this “I have pictures on my phone” is crap. Or I have it in the iCloud. Until it’s in an album for the next generation to see I’m afraid all this digital stuff will make those memories a thing of the past. Maybe I’m getting older but you can’t beet a picture in your hand. Safe travels 👍🏻

My mother is a scrap book (Creative Memories) sales rep.  She’s a scrapper like @PeacemakerJack’s wife.  We have albums and albums of stuff and enjoy looking through them too!  Thanks Don!

[Pullstart 62,787]

4 minutes ago, wh500special said:

Rolling up 57 through Illinois you'll be within about fifty miles from me.  I should have lay in wait along the road and tossed something in the truck as you rolled by. 

 

Feel free to take some of this humidity back north with you. 

 

 Be safe traveling! 

 

Steve

We’re already north of Champaign, about to stop soon for supper and a fuel up.  Too bad, we already passed 

[Pullstart 62,787]

11 minutes ago, WHX24 said:

Some day when we get to talk face to face Kev I'm gonna ask why you went on this stupid quest .... for a pos Chevrolet none the less but now seeing the the light...quality  time with my girls! 

pos?  That doesn’t ever fit with a Chevy in the same sentence...

 

Although, did you see the license plate?  I hope “JuNK isn’t an omen!
 

 

[WHX?? 48,776]

POS  and chevy always belong in the same sentence... you get to be my age you'll get it! 

Drive safe! 

[Pullstart 62,787]

Denny’s at the Pilot in Gilman, IL!  I’m miserably stuffed and extremely happy at the same time!  Gonna nap in the back for a bit, then take last shift once we pass Chi-town!

 

 

[dells68 7,498]

Be careful Kevin.  That last stretch before home seems to be the hardest!