Kerry man sets Guinness World Record for longest tractor and trailer reverse
On Saturday, the All-Ireland-Winning footballer successfully completed his challenge, reversing from Dingle to Anascaul, a total of 17.5km.
The event was a part of Anascaul Beerfest, an annual charity fundraiser, with proceeds going toward Kerry Cancer Support.
Eamonn said the idea came to him when working on a farm in New Zealand. While no one had ever attempted this record before, Guinness World Records set a minimum distance of 15km.
Despite heavy traffic due to the bank holiday weekend, Eamonn said it wasn't a problem, the Gardaí were "well in control".
"It went so much better than anticipated," he explained. "I was not nervous at the start line, but my reversing was quite shaky for the first 2 km or so. I had estimated that it would take 3 hours but we covered the route in 2.5 hours."
Despite a formidable combined length of 43ft, Eamonn said the reverse was easier than expected due to the great visibility in his Massey Ferguson 6490 and Scully Steel trailer.
He said: "Everyone asks how was my neck was, as I was turned around for most of it, but it was fine. I think the adrenalin kicked in from the start line and I didn't feel a thing!"
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