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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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The Test-should I?

well, i'm think about hooking up and making a 1500 mile round-trip to TEXAS from KY to haul mysekf some hay in. i feel like i'm getting raped anally by paying $60/ roll for hay to be hauled in that cost $20/roll from the farm in arkansas. its cray! so, i'm paying $170/ton for this arkansas hay, and its only ho-hum. the texas hay i could wind up with $90/ton in by the time we took two trucks and hauled it in. i think i should. 2 psd's 24 hours on the road, tipping the scales at over 32,000# loaded each (counting truck, trailer, hay), sounds like a test- a fun one. what yall think?
 
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 03:49 PM
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i think its a good idea you just hooked up your gauges since your gonna be towing
 
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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well, i'm think about hooking up and making a 1500 mile round-trip to TEXAS from KY to haul mysekf some hay in. i feel like i'm getting raped anally by paying $60/ roll for hay to be hauled in that cost $20/roll from the farm in arkansas. its cray! so, i'm paying $170/ton for this arkansas hay, and its only ho-hum. the texas hay i could wind up with $90/ton in by the time we took two trucks and hauled it in. i think i should. 2 psd's 24 hours on the road, tipping the scales at over 32,000# loaded each (counting truck, trailer, hay), sounds like a test- a fun one. what yall think?
Sent you an email about Texas hay.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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I wish I had the time off to help ya. If you need help here in TN let me know.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 09:03 PM
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Sounds like a helluva test. I don't know anything about hay, but if you factor in the round-trip fuel cost, does it still come out cheaper to go to TX and haul the hay back home?
 
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Old Dec 29, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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You don't have to go all the way to TX for hay. My brother will sell you all the hay you want and it's a heck of a lot closer than TX. He is in South Georgia. Not sure what price he's getting, but I'm sure he'll make you a good deal. Let me know if you are interested and I'll get you two linked up.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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Shoot, farmers up here are selling for 30 a roll, and were only 5 or 6 hours from ya!!!
 
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 11:29 AM
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2 stroke you have a PM
 
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