Heading out for Baraboo
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Topic: Heading out for Baraboo
Posted By: snowman(MI)
Subject: Heading out for Baraboo
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2022 at 4:59am
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6 of us are heading out for the Gathering of the Orange at the Badger Steam and Gas Show in Baraboo this weekend. We are leaving from Sand Lake, Michigan and have a three day journey. 245 miles to the showgrounds with a ferry trip across Lake Michigan. See you at the show Friday.  ------------- 1950 WD, 1966 D-10 III, 1961 D-10 II, 1966 D-15 II Gas, A-C Minibike, 917 Hydro Mower, 917 Hydro Blower w/cab, West Michigan "Allis Express" |
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Posted By: Allis Guy 17
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2022 at 5:29am
| I heard a rumor of tractors driving from Michigan . That is awesome ! Hope all goes well with your journey ! Will you be posting some pic on the way ? |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2022 at 8:10am
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Nice! Enjoy the ride. |
Posted By: snowman(MI)
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2022 at 8:28pm
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We made it back home to Sand Lake, Michigan on Monday after traveling 500mile (round trip + Badger Ferry 2 ways). Our Allis-Chalmers tractors all served us well without any problems for that trip. Weather cooperated with us except for us riding to the show out of Baraboo on Friday morning. Saturday was our longest day of 116 miles back to Sheboygan with somewhat threatening skys but nothing other than sprinkles. Thank you fellow forum member Jeff K for helping keep the forum members informed about our progress getting to Baraboo by posting updates. Here are a few more pictures from our return home. The first picture is an actual road not that far out of Portage. Second picture is approaching the SS Badger in Manitowoc. Third picture is after unloading from the Badger in Ludington Fourth picture is what is unique about riding along lakeshore drive in Wisconsin is that some of the farm fields run right up to the Lake Michigan shoreline Fifth picture is our arrival in Ludington just off the Badger Sixth picture is one from my seat on the WD on some of the backroads we travel Last picture is back home. snowman(MI)       ------------- 1950 WD, 1966 D-10 III, 1961 D-10 II, 1966 D-15 II Gas, A-C Minibike, 917 Hydro Mower, 917 Hydro Blower w/cab, West Michigan "Allis Express" |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2022 at 8:56pm
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Average road speed ... when out in the OPEN areas ? ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2022 at 8:59pm
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You guys get the butts of steel award! That’s a lot of miles at 14 mph. Glad your trip was safe and the weather cooperated. I’d say all of you did a great job of preparing and maintaining your tractors before the trip. Hats off to you. Congratulations ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: tractorboy
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2022 at 9:11pm
| Nice picyures !! Thanks for sharing, a very long tractor ride is on my bucket list. Beautiful examples of orange reliable workhorses !! keith so. va. |
Posted By: EPALLIS
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2022 at 9:17pm
| It was an honor to meet you and see your tractors. Great to know you and the AC's made it back home safely. Thanks again for making the trip. Take care! |
Posted By: TomC
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2022 at 5:27am
| Outstanding job! |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2022 at 8:41am
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Good to see you at Baraboo after been locked out of the US for two years ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: snowman(MI)
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2022 at 4:51pm
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Someone asked about the speed we traveled. Well the leader has a WD which per the GPS was traveling at a rate of 12.7 mph on the flat with hill climbing and the governor kicking in would hold 12 mph and down hill at 13.5. That first 30 or so miles inland into Wisconsin from the Lake Michigan shore has some beautiful hills. Hats off to the farmers of the region and how they farm those rolling hills. ------------- 1950 WD, 1966 D-10 III, 1961 D-10 II, 1966 D-15 II Gas, A-C Minibike, 917 Hydro Mower, 917 Hydro Blower w/cab, West Michigan "Allis Express" |