US 287 to I-70 in Limon?

I used to haul production water for the oil fields along the 200 in Montana, west of Sidney. I hauled heavy in a 4 axle tanker in -30°.

 

I was like "ah....that's not 287 , at least not where he is going". Funny you caught that before anyone else did, lol.

To the OP. 287 is fine but frustrating because it is 2 lane and I promise no matter how slow you go someone will be going slower.

 

Heading north is very very slow, especially if you drive an underpowered POS with a heavy load. You might think areas are flat, but the whole landscape is tilted up to Denver.

 

Just don't be suprised if you stop in at a certain truck stop IHOP and they bring you out battered onion rings. Seriously ? What IHOP does that? None! Only at a truck stop they get aesy with it!

Ewwwwwwwwww.....

#teambreaded

 

If at all possible run it at night. No oversize loads or tractors and Farmer Bob isn't doing 35 in a 65 in deep in conversation with his dog.

 

Actually you can run oversized at night in Colorado...up to a certain size.

 

Sometimes I prefer it!

 

Nah try running RT 50 across CO towards Kansas after loading sweet corn in near Olathe CO. Finally got back on the Big road aka Interstate at Wichita up and over Monarch pass with NO Jakes. Oh that was a fun trip and when I got to the yard my tour guide went you did WHAT with that truck. Safety manager almost hung me up by my balls in his office when he heard. Personal manager said if I had those kind of nerves I could go 48 instead of regional. Next thing I know after home time I am heading to CA in my midroof truck the next week.

 

You and me both. Going northbound in the daytime, you always run into one of those interstate jockeys who think that going extremely slow means that they're a safe driver. Or they were doing road construction and had a section down to a single lane with flag men.
At Limon, there's that big wind farm north of I70. I used to carry wind turbine hubs up there from Pensacola. Easy money. The hubs were 11'10 wide and I was grossing 84000 with a 35ton Rgn. Made about $5grand a run back then. It was a speed thing...run a hub hub up, and bounce back to Pensacola.

I would stop at the truckstop behind the scale in Lamar, take 10 and then head out. 114 mile to Limon from Lamar in the dark.

Colorado is one of those weird states where you would have to reaaallly be on point and do your homework. The permit would say something like 360 degree beacon lights on the trailer, more than one but less than three....why not just say TWO?
And there was this one ScaleMaster in Lamar. He was like a machine. Knew all the laws and codes. He didn't think he knew everything, HE DID. He wasn't a prick, he was an A Gamer. Man, he would tear pilot cars apart.

 

I've taken that route many times and I've seldom been slowed down.

(I'm a Swiftie, however, so maybe it was me slowing you down?)