[AT] Our 115 mile Tractor Ride is done!

[George Willer]

Ted,

I wish I could remember the guy's name but I think he was from Urbana, Oh 
(Jason?)... bought a separator maybe half way across the state.  Couldn't 
arrange for anyone to haul it for him so he drove his tractor and towed it 
home.  A John Deere D!!!  He did the math and decided he could and did do it 
in two days.

A member of this list, Dot Parsons from New Zealand, wrote several accounts 
of their tractor club's "treks".  They took annual trips for long distances, 
originally including steamers.  They traveled the perimeter of the south 
island... as I recall about 1200 Km.  Most tractors pulled camping trailers 
and one pulled a rest room/shower room.  She was an interesting person and 
one time owner of the famous blue handled fence pliers.

George Willer

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>
>
>
>      Back around 1960,  a guy from Marion County in Ohio bought a new 
> Oliver
> tractor
>     and made up a wagon to resemble a Conestoga wagon type.  He and his
> whole family
>     drove from Marion Ohio to either Oregon or Washington state.  That had
> to be one long
>     ride !   Think his last name was Clark.
>
>     The local news paper had nearly a day by day story of the trip.
>
>     Ted Harper
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