A few years ago, a farmer friend had his combine go up in smoke mid harvest, in August. It happens occasionally. In fact I may have posted the story here because the day before we were riding it.
Anyway the only suitable John Deere combine to replace it, was in Helston (or thereabouts). So the delivery driver had to drive that combine from Helston to Salisbury in the peak holiday season. Think what fun that would have been.