Tucson to Ft Bliss to OKC to Ft Riley to St Louis, and back.

[CARNAC]

That was a special uparmored MRAP zip tie to be specific. LOL.

Glad it could come off. I was worried about zipping it up like that.

Always glad to see you.

Safe travels.

 

[98G]

Couple of pics from fill up this morning, and now stopped at the rest area on I 40 somewhere in NM....

 

[wreckerman893]

We'll have to put you in for an "Iron Butt Award".

 

[red]

Looks like northwestern New Mexico?

Any plans to bring cargo back with you?

 

[turnkey]

You have a great losing weight on this trip.....average what 1-2 lbs of lost weight a day???...Have a great trip.

 

[CUCVLOVER]

Good luck buddy.

 

[98G]

More pics from today, when I stopped in Santa Rosa to eat. I'm stopped at roadside parking now, going to sleep in the back tonight. ..

 

[98G]

Looks like northwestern New Mexico?

Any plans to bring cargo back with you?

I posted a space available post in the transportation forum prior to departure. I think the trip back is pretty well full now (for both trucks).

 

[98G]

It's KS... i feel like a bug crawling across a table.

 

[CUCVLOVER]

It's KS... i feel like a bug crawling across a table.

How fast will the truck go?

 

[Valence]

How fast will the truck go?

It only needs to go fast enough to avoid the fly swatter as he scampers across said table.

 

[98G]

how fast will the truck go?

It'll do 70+mph.

This truck looks run of the mill but it's actually one of the better 939series trucks I've driven. No rebuild tags on it anywhere and showing about 20,000miles. Runs like a condemned soul escaping he11.

I see no reason to exceed the maufacturer's speed rating of the tires (by much). I'm cruising at a comfortable, smooth, and sedate 60. I'm even pulling most of the hills at 60. I didn't drop below 45mph even on some of the steeper stuff in NM.

We'll see how it does on the way back next week with another truck in tow.

 

[98G]

The windshield is now bug-free. A big black doom cloud scoured the truck with pounding rain....

 

[98G]

A few more KS pics.

 

[Warthog]

Couple of pics from fill up this morning, and now stopped at the rest area on I 40 somewhere in NM....

Kind of looks like the McD's in Moriarty NM or possibly Edgewood.

 

[Warthog]

More pics from today, when I stopped in Santa Rosa to eat. I'm stopped at roadside parking now, going to sleep in the back tonight. ..

Did you make it to the Blue Hole in Santa Rosa?

 

[98G]

Did you make it to the Blue Hole in Santa Rosa?

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I saw a bunch of signs for it, but didn't take the time to stop...

 

[turnkey]

That land looks as flat as going across N.Dak. east to west.......great trip story so far .

 

[MWMULES]

Wait till he hits the flint hills, are you on Hwy 156/56?

 

[red]

You sure that your moving? Those pics of Kansas look the same as the earlier pics! Haha