Long road trip

[Mobuck]

Yesterday, older Son and I made a trip from 18 miles south of MO/IA border to 40 miles north of MO/AR border. Son's latest 'project' is humungous timber harvester that has some 'issues' not the least of which is tire related. He found a logger in south MO who had some 'take-offs' that he'd sell at a reasonable price so off we went. Left here @ 4:30 AM and got back @ 6PM. Another hour to unload the monsters and finally done.
I did get to see part of the state I hadn't seen in decades and south MO has really changed in 55 years.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

Long road trip? Aside from the physical part of unloading that is less than my every day commute to work.....roughly 164 mile round trip MON-FRI. I used to head out about 0400 and get home about 1830-45. Since I'm now so close to retirement (95 days and a wake up) I head out about 0730 and I'm home around 1800. Honestly I just wish they'd pay me out at this point.....they already have my replacement positioned.....they've had me in the pasture for a couple years now...just put me out of my misery.

Once retired my longest trips will be to the range, LGS, or hardware store. All those are 20 min away.

Of course, a "long" trip to me will some times going to see my Son wherever he is stationed. Already have a trip planned to MS when he returns from deployment. Also to TN to see my Daughter/Grandson a couple times a year.

 

[Jeepnik]

Yep, used to do trips as far north as Sacramento. Usually overnighters but quite a few were up and back. The worst was a round trip to spend about five minutes to just push a reset button.

 

[Mobuck]

30-40 years ago driving straight through to Montana wasn't a big deal. Not any more. Get too tired and can't trust myself to stay awake or attentive after 10-`12 hours.

 

[jav]

I think I took trip when I was in Joplin

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Yep in my youth I made several nonstop trips from Houston to Mansfield Ohio 24-26 hours and 1300 miles. At first it was to see my future wife than after marriage it was to see her parents. Very few interstates at the time.

 

[kentucky yeti]

I think I took trip when I was in Joplin

Yep in my youth I made several nonstop trips from Houston to Mansfield Ohio 24-26 hours and 1300 miles. Very few interstates at the time.

Every September I make the trip from home to our Gunnison Colorado camp. No interstate except for one small stretch from Springfield Missouri to Joplin (actually exit 1 in Kansas right past Joplin). Otherwise backroads all the way. 1126 miles and 25 hours each way. Sometimes I go alone, and sometimes my friend Tim goes too. Stops for food and fuel only.

 

[coachk64]

Long road trip? Aside from the physical part of unloading that is less than my every day commute to work

If you look at the OP's statement, it looks to me like they went almost all the way through MO, north to south, and back. That is likely something around 300 miles each way. While many of us, probably including the OP, have done more than 600 miles in a day, I still think that qualifies as a long road trip. In my job I take a lot of road trips, but I know that all day driving takes more out of me than it used to, and I seldom (but still occasionally) go more than 600 miles in a day.

 

[vito]

A few years back I flew from IL to L.A. to then help my oldest son move up to Seattle. I was with him mostly to keep him company on the few days of the ride. This was probably the most time I ever spent with him, just the two of us, and it is a great memory for me.

When I was younger I thought nothing of driving 14 to 16 hours straight, and once drove my little VW Beetle non-stop from El Paso to NYC, which took me 27 hours. But I was about 25 then. Now, a 6 hour drive is about my limit.

 

[Jeepnik]

1976 an airman who worked for me was getting discharged. He and two buddies drove from Eglin AFB to March AFB with enough time from the two to grab a hop back to Eglin in less than two days.

Impressive it was I had to remind the two that if they weren't standing at roll call the next shift (we worked 24's) they'd be AWOL.

 

[turd]

Excuse me for thread drift, but what is a 'timber harvester'?

 

[Laserbait]

Lumberjack, with a bigger truck and a degree. Hahahaha

 

[Mobuck]

A timber harvester is a large articulated 4 wheel loader with a 4' diameter cutting blade on the front, a pair of arms that hold the cut tree, and nearly full coverage of armor plating to prevent/reduce damage from bumping into stuff and/or having large trees fall on it. Not sure how heavy it is but the semi that delivered it had 7 axles.
Son just had to try it out before we started cleaning it up and doing some repairs. It cut, held, and laid down a 20" diameter 50' tall tree w/o any problem at all. It's primary purpose here is to fell about 20 acres of timber for which there is no value for the lumber. By the time the trees had reached useful size, the local pallet industry had gone a different direction. Now, it's just fall the trees, wait a year or two for them to dry down, and set the whole mess on fire. I got paid $40-50 per acre per year for 20 years to let the trees grow and now it's "we don't want/need those anymore, do what you want".