last call early summer coast to coast transport
I am planning on leaving TX on June 23rd. My route at this time is:
TX ceIA SC NC cePA VT KY weTN neOH neTX soCA noNV neIA TX
there is a chance that the neOH to neTX transport will be done at the
end of the trip rather than as a backtrack during the eastcoast loop
I have limited room IA to SC, VT to TN, OH to TX, and NV to IA.
the wrecked van went into the shop early Tuesday morning - 24 hours
later it had been stripped of anything useable and the shell was ready
for transport to the crusher - I get a bit nostalgic when I look at
the vehicle that I spent 300,000 miles in but then I look at how
effectively the design protected me from serious injury and I am
thankful - with the engine and transmission pulled we could see how
the frame of the van actually bent in a 90 degree curve directly under
my feet - that bend absorbed the impact so that I was not 'smooshed'
by the firewall coming back toward me!
the engine is going into my new van to replace the engine that was a
heavy oil user - the transmission will be a spare for my use when
needed - the other parts will be added to my spare parts inventory and
will be used as needed - all of this 'behind the scenes' activity is
what is required to keep my equipment on the road to better serve the
AG community - maintenance of the equipment is a full time job between
trips!
I am making long distance trips in the next three months - I have room
on parts of the route if you get back to me ASAP - my contact info is
on my TravelWithRonK.com web site - I always need pick up city/state,
drop off city/state, and a brief description of the animals in every
email
I am getting enquiries about possible future trips - I am adding a
list of tentative/long term transports below so that you can see what
I might be doing in the future - I need a pickup city/state, drop off
city/state, and an idea of the animals (even if tentative or just
looking) if you want to be on my 'tickler' file list
Here is what my current trip route looks like - go to Google Maps
Directions to see it on a map - enter the first two cities on my route
into Google - it will show a map with the route - then keep adding 'a
new destination' by adding the name of the next city in the list -
Google will keep adding to the map so that you can see the entire trip
on a map
The list of cities below is for generic information only.
It is not meant to be a detailed itinerary.
Do not panic if your stop on the trip is not listed here.
Austin TX start trip
DesMoines IA
Columbia SC
Harrisburg PA
StJohnsbury VT
Memphis TN
Wooster OH
Tyler TX
Temecula CA
Winnemucca NV
Marquette IA
Austin TX end trip
The list below is tentative and/or longterm - send me info if you want
to be here
TX to ND export - sep
IL to MT export
OR to WI - sep
CO to NH
find my contact info on my TravelWithRonK.com website - it is best
when calling to call my cell phone number @ 512.923.4359 - I very
seldom am able to answer my home phone or to look at messages if I on
the road. If you do leave a message leave your phone number TWICE!
I do not monitor the groups closely so please reply to my private
email rkee...@realtime.net
ron, tina, and jeremy
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