Trip to Wayne Harris, GA

[cranetruck]

Looks like I'll be making a quick visit to Wayne's place in Southern Georgia next weekend. I'm picking up an M532 laundry trailer for Bruce Beattie. Eventually the trailer will go cross country to California, but that will be another story.
Anybody got something they want brought North a bit (to Virginia)?

 

[73m819]

ya Bjorn, if you are offering to bring stuff back up to va. if you had room you could bring the 819 up, just thought id throw that out, being that i just got back from aberdeen, and have miss my mv BLUES

 

[cranetruck]

Still in Virginia heh, well, I'm 350 miles West of you so I'll think I'll pass.

 

[Hookin1]

Glad to here that Bjorn....I had been talking to bruce about getting it to indiana...was hoping someone would meet me half way.At least it's starting it's trip.

 

[rmgill]

What does Wayne have for sale?

 

[cranetruck]

Wayne Harris has a couple of acres of military surplus of all kinds. Perhaps we can get him to post images. He also sells his goods on ebay. Can't begin to list what he has.
He is located a little inland from I-95 and Hwy 84, near Jesup.

 

[Dieselsmoke]

I guess I am lost here but how does getting Bruce's trailer from GA to VA get it any closer to Berkely? Aren't they both about 2600 miles from Berkely?

 

[poppop]

Hey Bjorn
You'll be about 40 miles from me when you are in Odum. I am three miles off I-16 about 30 miles from I-95.

 

[Armada]

I've gotten a number of things from Wayne, bows, tow bar, etc...... great guy to do business with.

 

[Recovry4x4]

I have to jump in here. I too have swapped tons of stuff from Wayne including 2 deuces, 1 M105 trailers a semi trailer and the M887 Dodge. Very good guy and my friend. Bjorn, please tell Wayne I've not forgotten about his gensets. As soon as I can do it I'll run up and get a few to work on.

 

[cranetruck]

Bill, it's a good possibility that I'll drive West this summer and can haul Bruce's trailer part of the way. South Georgia is a little outside regular East-West routes. I-40 would be my first choice.

Lloyd, I plan on arriving at Wayne's early morning on Tuesday (May23) and stay for a few hours to fix the trailer up and possible get a few things from him while there. Maybe you can stop by for a visit.

Kenny, I'll mention the gensets. He has a 5-ton wrecker, but if he wants them moved up front closer to the road, I'll give him a (robotic) hand.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Thanks Bjorn!

 

[Dieselsmoke]

Well, if you head out this way Bjorn, make sure and let me know!! It's always nice to put faces with names!!

 

[jwaller]

Bill, it's a good possibility that I'll drive West this summer and can haul Bruce's trailer part of the way. South Georgia is a little outside regular East-West routes. I-40 would be my first choice.

Lloyd, I plan on arriving at Wayne's early morning on Tuesday (May23) and stay for a few hours to fix the trailer up and possible get a few things from him while there. Maybe you can stop by for a visit.

Kenny, I'll mention the gensets. He has a 5-ton wrecker, but if he wants them moved up front closer to the road, I'll give him a (robotic) hand.

I've got many friends in s ga and I went to college down there and have friends in jesup. I could tow/haul whatever from there to my place here in columbia. that would get it a few hundered miles closer.

 

[poppop]

Bjorn
Give me an address on Wayne so I can get a map. I e-mailed him several weeks ago and he did not reply. I would love to drop by to meet you and see Wayne's stuff if time permits.

 

[cranetruck]

Okay LLoyd, I'll get you the directions when I get them out from my old stack of notes and jwaller, I want to drop by Wayne's regardless, to do some shopping on my own, but thanks for the offer. Perhaps we can all meet at Wayne's place.
I'll be testing a new valve in my heated fuel tank system too, so the extra couple of hundred miles is part of the plan.

My fuel cost is not astronomical with the home brewed biodiesel and veggie oil anyway.

 

[Dieselsmoke]

Hey Bjorn, if you do make it out this way, maybe you can plan it when we're having one of our shows or something, just an idea.

 

[cranetruck]

Bill, the reason this came up at all is because my wife got a teaching job offer out there (she has family in California). It would only be temporary, but if she goes, she wants a bunch of stuff transported in that direction. She is an art teacher and has tons of materials that goes with the job. I jokingly suggested that the deuce can do it and when she considered the alternatives she started to accept it as an adventure.
If this happens, the route will be I-40 all the way and the time about the middle of July. The cranetruck will also be hauling the M532 laundry trailer for Bruce Beattie, so we will be loaded down. The trailer weighs about 8,500 lb and the (empty) cranetruck about 17,000.
I will return right away and being semi-retired (can't quite admit it)should have time for visits along the way.

What event(s) are you thinking of, Bill?

 

[cranetruck]

Still insurance hunting...
My usual insurance co (Progressive) decided not to let me renew. I have cancelled the policy too many times in the past after road trips and because of long periods of work on the truck etc.
Trip will be delayed a couple of days.

About "Uninsured motorist" from the DMV: The DMV offered to give me trip permits to and from Wayne's place in Georgia, no tags or insurance needed. They just ask for the prorated "fine" up front (for driving without insurance)! It would be $95 for the trips, but there would be no insurance coverage. Crazy!

PS: RDM, I called your insurance agent, but they don't handle Virginia and there may be a problem with your listing (putting the truck in with your personal automobiles) so I wouldn't push it. Don't think they realized how big the deuce was until I described mine.

 

[rmgill]

Bjorn, what about Gulfway? I don't know if they'll have a problem with the crane or not.