Tonight was my last night for wagon rides. It was great. We were super busy, and the girls definitely earned their oats tonight. We did 6 trips tonight, which means the girls did over 7 miles of riding, with at least 10 people in the wagon per ride. They did awesome and I am so proud of them. Lots of people were loving on them!
So, tonight I didn't have my normal helpers with me. Jacob went out of town today, and my wife was busy. I was a one man show. I'm used to doing things on my own, because at home it's how I have to do everything. This time things were a bit different though. I had to get my wagon home from the rides, as well as the horses, and I'd prefer to do it in one trip. Good thing I had a hitch added to my trailer.
This first picture is of my setup. Good ol' blue up front, running as well as ever; the 16 foot gooseneck horse trailer next; followed by a 16 foot flat bed trailer to haul the wagon home. I was actually able to go 60 MPH with this rig and it was really stable. I'm sure I burned up a whole lot of diesel though.
This second picture is of everything loaded up and heading home for the night. Note that I even have lights on the 2nd trailer. I centered the wagon weight over the axles on the 2nd trailer, and it would start to move around a bit at 45MPH, so I just took the service roads and kept it at a low speed.
SUCCESS! I was able to haul both the horses and the wagon by myself, without inconveniencing anyone else. I'm feeling pretty proud!
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