Charity combine run

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John o' Groats to Land's End Combine Challenge 2023

Help Olly Harrison raise money to support Children with Cancer UK

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Great charities, not so sure about the mode of transport though.

 

[alomy75]

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1659228129397751808

John o' Groats to Land's End Combine Challenge 2023

Help Olly Harrison raise money to support Children with Cancer UK

www.justgiving.com

Great charities, not so sure about the mode of transport though.

All that way on tracks 🫣 or are the modern tracks as comfortable as tyres thesedays? I know I wouldn’t go more than 5 miles in my old challenger let alone the other end of the country!

 

[JockCroft]

All that way on tracks 🫣 or are the modern tracks as comfortable as tyres thesedays? I know I wouldn’t go more than 5 miles in my old challenger let alone the other end of the country!

Feel the pain to make the gain.

Well I wish them well on their challenge and am sure they will succeed and raise a suitable sum for their charity's.

Hope to be there to wave them off.

Some roads groups don't sound to happy about it, but I think will be less disruption than 500 arrogant cyclist's in one day. That's an annual event.

 

[trebornella]

This will upset the Scots and the Cornishmen, I've been to both places and they are exactly the same, bit of coastline, a signpost and not a lot else.

 

[Highland Mule]

Some roads groups don't sound to happy about it, but I think will be less disruption than 500 arrogant cyclist's in one day. That's an annual event.

There’s a Grey Fergie leaving the same day to do it too. Can’t say I’m terribly appreciative of either but at least they’ve picked a day of rest for the first leg.

There will be long tailbacks, there will be people delayed and there will be some who suffer as a result. Hopefully it won’t tip anyone over the edge and cause the very thing they’re trying to prevent.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Good luck to them, it’s for a good cause, just hope it doesn’t cause too much disruption

Pyketts did it a few years back in a fendt 936, 21 hours, 46 minutes iirc on one tank of fuel, don’t think they’ll better that.

 

[JockCroft]

Good luck to them, it’s for a good cause, just hope it doesn’t cause too much disruption

Pyketts did it a few years back in a fendt 936, 21 hours, 46 minutes iirc on one tank of fuel, don’t think they’ll better that.

Been done in so many ways, dont usually take any notice of them, except "Speedo wearing in the snow" and the nude cyclists. Missed them both.
As they wont be on motorways some of you may have them passing close by.

 

[Kevtherev]

All the best to them just watch out for Timmy mallet shoes on his bike @7610 super q

 

[7610 super q]

Could he cut my 50 acres of barley on the way past ?

 

[capfits]

Surely be better going the other way and then at least get some harvest work in when it arrives in Caithness or even onto Orkney.
Lot of diesel burnt for what?

 

[jondear]

Could he cut my 50 acres of barley on the way past ?

No it will be pi##ing down in crap weathershire!!

 

[DieselRob]

Lot of diesel burnt for what?

Running on chip pan oil

 

[Mark Hatton]

Best of luck to @agricontract and all involved, brave doing that with a brand new machine, even braver in the fact its your own! I can hear the hydro screaming already!

 

[JockCroft]

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Running on chip pan oil

3.49m wide. Roads up here not wide enough to give cyclists 1.5m clearance either passing or meeting. Expect a lot of greeting cyclists.
But who cares. Its a Combines so its big.
Maybe some of the local boys could turn out and get a convoy of Combines at different bits on the way.
Now half a dozen combines in convoy, even a dozen. That would be a sight.

 

[topground]

@agricontract is the route published anywhere please?

 

[Highland Mule]

@agricontract is the route published anywhere please?

It’s in the Just giving link in the first post.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Good thing but Surely it would be more sensible and productive/less distruptive to have a sponsored something to like a see how much 'we can cut in 24 or 48hrs' or whatever .

 

[Highland Mule]

less distruptive

The Sunday start is the saving grace, but I’d still expect 5+ mile tailbacks on the A9. Hopefully without an ambulance at the back, but it does happen. It was posted on a local roadwatch group this morning and the admin had to stop comments pdq.

 

[Chae1]

Good luck to them, it’s for a good cause, just hope it doesn’t cause too much disruption

Pyketts did it a few years back in a fendt 936, 21 hours, 46 minutes iirc on one tank of fuel, don’t think they’ll better that.

29mpg?

 

[Spencer]

Lot of diesel burnt for what?

To raise money for charity!
Ever had a poorly child? You wouldn’t be wondering.