Mower Mayhem covers 30 miles on a tankful
NEBRASKA CITY - B103 FM morning show host Marcus Lind drove a lawn mower from Nebraska City to within the shadow of the Missouri state line at Brownville Wednesday in a contest to see how far he could go before it ran out of gas.
Bruce Yott of Nebraska City won the mower.
Marcus in the Morning started out in Nebraska City at 9:30 a.m. with expectation that he would have enough gas to barely make it to Auburn 20 miles away. After six hours with the “pedal to the metal” – except for a coffee break in Nebraska City – he arrived in Auburn.
He made a visit to Fast Global Solutions and grabbed a bite to eat at the Korner Kitchen in Auburn. By 3:14 p.m. he reported on Facebook that he was “going strong” – maybe at 7 mph – toward Brownville.
Four miles from Brownville Lind declared “It’s Missouri or bust” with his sights set on the Missouri River bridge. It was bust, however, as the three-gallon tank ran empty 30 miles into the drive.
There were over 1,200 registrations and eight people guessed 30 miles. Bruce Yott’s name was drawn from the eight.
The state roads worker said he was surprised to win, but he plans to use the mower as soon as the fall rains get the grass growing again.