eagle4g63
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Well it was a muddy mess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It took every bit of a 15 minute drive..........well actually a "hang on and pray the rut keeps you in the right direction" to even get a deuce up to the bathrooms
After setting up my tent IN THE RAIN!!!!!!!!!! it wasn't too bad.........the best day we had was yesterday.....when we were LEAVING
It was great to sit around face to face and talk to everyone.........the bartering went great.....
BUT............the BEST part of it all was having Sparky talk me into "test" driving the John Deer machines
...........they had NOOOO idea what a bunch of guys driving jacked up army truck can do to those things
They made the mistake of telling us that we should put the pedal to the floor
After me and Sparky got in one of the larger faster ones..........I made the comment that we didn't need to say "hold my beer and watch this" as I pointed at the built in cup holders we could just set them there and have at it............the John Deer guys got a chuckle rolled their eyes and then had the look of "OH S#$T" on their faces cause we hit the gas and took off!!!!
Needles to say after a short time down the trail I punched it and took a front tire off the rim and set the cart sideways on the path high centering it on the almost 2' tall bank
Apparently after they tried to scoop out the almost 5 pound of slime and clay from the tire and rim to try to fix it they went and got another one off one of the "show" machines.........not a good idea.........steel soldiers and polished aluminum is not a good mix..........making the way back set the whole passengers side into a wash out and drug the side along a nice 3-4' bank rubbing the whole way.........that nice shinny rim wasn't after I got done..........topped the final hill.........while noticing it just didn't quite "feel" right, only to have xtsix tell me to "come here" as he walked to the front of the machine I was driving.........the tires were both pointing in opposite directions!!!!!!!!!!! Apparently I messed up more than just the tire
Well come to find out the machine they gave me a key to drive........starts at $18,000.......I would have to guess with the options this one had on it probably over 20 thousand!!
Like the commercial.............the drive was PRICELESS
After setting up my tent IN THE RAIN!!!!!!!!!! it wasn't too bad.........the best day we had was yesterday.....when we were LEAVING
It was great to sit around face to face and talk to everyone.........the bartering went great.....
BUT............the BEST part of it all was having Sparky talk me into "test" driving the John Deer machines
...........they had NOOOO idea what a bunch of guys driving jacked up army truck can do to those thingsThey made the mistake of telling us that we should put the pedal to the floor
After me and Sparky got in one of the larger faster ones..........I made the comment that we didn't need to say "hold my beer and watch this" as I pointed at the built in cup holders we could just set them there and have at it............the John Deer guys got a chuckle rolled their eyes and then had the look of "OH S#$T" on their faces cause we hit the gas and took off!!!!
Needles to say after a short time down the trail I punched it and took a front tire off the rim and set the cart sideways on the path high centering it on the almost 2' tall bank
Apparently after they tried to scoop out the almost 5 pound of slime and clay from the tire and rim to try to fix it they went and got another one off one of the "show" machines.........not a good idea.........steel soldiers and polished aluminum is not a good mix..........making the way back set the whole passengers side into a wash out and drug the side along a nice 3-4' bank rubbing the whole way.........that nice shinny rim wasn't after I got done..........topped the final hill.........while noticing it just didn't quite "feel" right, only to have xtsix tell me to "come here" as he walked to the front of the machine I was driving.........the tires were both pointing in opposite directions!!!!!!!!!!! Apparently I messed up more than just the tireWell come to find out the machine they gave me a key to drive........starts at $18,000.......I would have to guess with the options this one had on it probably over 20 thousand!!
Like the commercial.............the drive was PRICELESS
