Wheel-N-It 2,967 #26 Posted June 25, 2023 @JPWH Jay it was good to see you at the Big Show !!! James and I stopped several times on the way home (gas/bojangles/bathroombreak), and it took 7&1/2 hours to get to my house from South Mountain Fairgrounds. After getting my stuff unloaded, James got home not long after at 5:10pm 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPWH 5,308 #27 Posted June 25, 2023 Just gassed up 20 miles north of Charlotte, NC. About 2 1/2 hours to go for the first leg of the journey. Everything going well. One 854 in the pickup, the other three and 2 rollers for 953nut, and the roadapples tub cart on the trailer. Tomorrow I will continue for 3 hours to get home. Safe travels to all. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel-N-It 2,967 #28 Posted June 25, 2023 Just now, JPWH said: Just gassed up 20 miles north of Charlotte, NC. About 2 1/2 hours to go for the first leg of the journey. Everything going well. One 854 in the pickup, the other three and 2 rollers for 953nut, and the roadapples tub cart on the trailer. Tomorrow I will continue for 3 hours to get home. Safe travels to all. Happy to hear all is well so far. Stay safe my friend 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPWH 5,308 #29 Posted June 25, 2023 @Wheel-N-It It was good to see you as well. Already looking forward to next year. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 10,748 #30 Posted June 25, 2023 Been home about 3 hours the rest of our trip in and out of showers, but by the time we got home it was decent in order to get unloaded. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPWH 5,308 #31 Posted June 25, 2023 We've had partly cloudy weather and about 82°. I was hoping for light rain to keep the trailer tires cooler but had to slow down instead. Slow and steady is the plan 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPWH 5,308 #32 Posted June 25, 2023 First leg of journey is complete. No problems along the way. Arrived at my son''s house at 1:00 am. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #33 Posted June 25, 2023 8 hours ago, stevebo said: For some reason that photo doesn't look right. 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 15,937 #34 Posted June 25, 2023 7 hours ago, Stormin said: For some reason that photo doesn't look right. 'cause it's on the RIGHT side of the pond 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPWH 5,308 #35 Posted June 25, 2023 Just gassed up, last time for this trip. Another 1 1/2 hrs to home. Rear air lift was 50 psi going to the show. 80 psi from the show. 40 psi for final leg of trip. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPWH 5,308 #36 Posted June 25, 2023 Home safe. 23 1/2 hour total trip. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 10,633 #37 Posted June 25, 2023 34 minutes ago, JPWH said: Home safe. 23 1/2 hour total trip. You and your grandson are TRUE “iron bottom” haulers. Glad you made it safely. My 4 ½ hour drive seems piddly in comparison. I especially enjoyed meeting in person after having exchanged messages, calls, and parts for the past couple of years. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrblanke 840 #38 Posted June 25, 2023 Nice meeting you Jay! That 953 was a great looking tractor!!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,964 #39 Posted June 25, 2023 Nice seeing you again Jay. Return trip was uneventful. Ice and Dorito stop. Chinese Buffet in Shamokin Dam. The renaming of Rt. 147 in Northumberland to Rt. 405 and cruising down the big hill in Watkins glen with the Big 5.3 and 6 spd in grade brake mode and not a bit of brake smell at the bottom! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPWH 5,308 #40 Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) I especially enjoyed meeting in person after having exchanged messages, calls, and parts for the past couple of years. I enjoyed meeting you as well and looking forward to your next project. Edited June 25, 2023 by JPWH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPWH 5,308 #41 Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Jrblanke said: Nice meeting you Jay! That 953 was a great looking tractor!!! Good to meet you as well James. Thanks for the compliment on the 953. Edited June 26, 2023 by JPWH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,495 #42 Posted June 26, 2023 (edited) Home safe at 2 am Sunday! Got gas at Murphy in Chambersburg on way to I/76/70 west bound to Indiana. second stop in Ohio . Brought five took home 6. Three RJs, an 854 and two 701’s. Edited June 26, 2023 by Lane Ranger 1 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ztnoo 2,298 #43 Posted June 26, 2023 @Lane Ranger, is that your trailer or someone else's? I remember you having a Detro aluminum trailer that was either about a 5 X 10 or maybe a 6 X 10. I see this trailer is also aluminum but with a wood floor, where as the one I recall had an aluminum floor. If it is yours, you have a lot more loading capacity than you formerly possessed. If it is yours, have you increased the size of the truck that pulls it as well? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,495 #44 Posted June 26, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, ztnoo said: @Lane Ranger, is that your trailer or someone else's? I remember you having a Detro aluminum trailer that was either about a 5 X 10 or maybe a 6 X 10. I see this trailer is also aluminum but with a wood floor, where as the one I recall had an aluminum floor. If it is yours, you have a lot more loading capacity than you formerly possessed. If it is yours, have you increased the size of the truck that pulls it as well? DJ Harrison’s Murphy Trailer. Real nice for hauling Wheel Horses. Yes my Toyota Tacoma is now my mom’s and my F-150 with the twin turbo V-6 can haul a good load. we had a much heavier load on the way out with the 1940 Sears Handyman bought by a guy in Pennsylvania and hauled from Lorida, Florida by Rodney Burger. Edited June 26, 2023 by Lane Ranger 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
