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that looks like I285 at 500 in the afternoon

 

wow sounds like ur having fun phil hope ur day goes better. by the way MOOOOOOOOO sorry had to do it lol

 

And so now you know... trucks get stuck REAL easy.

I been there done that. My very first solo trip was from Chicago to Atlanta. I wanted to stop and get a drink just before I-285, so I pulled off the highway where I saw a gas station'big mistake! There were chains across the driveway to prevent trucks from getting in, so I continued up the road where I was going to turn around in a motel parking lot... more chains... and so on, and so on.

A couple more miles up the road, the trees started whacking the fairing and the lanes got real skinny. Then, I saw my opportunity'a road that came up at a Y intersection. Very carefully, I backed the trailer down the side street, blind side. I proceeded to turn back to the left, to go back toward the highway... except... the trailer wouldn't make the acute angle of the corner. I said screw it and dragged it through the ditch, up and over a culvert, blowing a bunch of tires on the trailer in the process.

The best thing you can do when you think you're somewhere you shouldn't be, or somewhere you might not be able to turn around is... STOP.

Stop and assess the situation. Put your flashers on and stop right where you are. If there are cars behind you, they are likely to know what's up ahead'ask them. Stop so that you can still back out of it if you have to.

Houses and low trees lining the street without visible 13'6" truck notching are a good indication that maybe you shouldn't continue.

Even with plenty of experience though, there's sometimes you just end up some place where you shouldn't be. Here's my last Oops-I-Made-a-Wrong-Turn ordeal

 

I know many people who've made over a million and couldn't so much as get a Sears credit card.

It ain't so much how much you make as it is how much you spend (or don't).

 

Aint THAT the truth!!!! I was in the low six figures as an exec. Got laid off two months after my wife. I always wanted to drive truck so I did it. Couldnt make enough to cover the bills, so about 11 months into it, my credit score died a messy bloody death.

 

doesn't matter. I'm talking about the rear axle. you cant hang an air bag suspended axle in mid air. You are very lucky that they didn't rip right there not allowing you to air them up. But don't be surprised if those rear axle bags blow out prematurely. and boy when they blow, you'll know it! lmao

 

note to self. Even empty the front axle has almost as much weight on it as loaded. don't put it in the grass.

2nd note to self. up north where they actually have winter. spring thaw is a #######



oh and phill. your lucky you didn't get a BIG fine since the spring thaw restrictions I believe are on right now and that definatly looks liek a restricted road

 

alot of time theyll blow right after you park and set the brakes

scare the ever living crap out of ya