CAVES ??? what do you mean by... holly crap would you look
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09-01-2007, 12:01 AM
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CAVES ??? what do you mean by... holly crap would you look
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at that. Who the hecks idea was this? :twisted: I have to say my first visit to the Carthage caves was bad, must of taken 45 minutes to get in my dock (pillars, walls, other trucks) were strategically placed in my area. But my 2nd trip last night was a breeze. The only hinderence was the truck door beating alarm clock that seemed to hapen seconds after falling to sleep. Does anyone else have any cave or other unique setups they have been too?
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09-01-2007, 12:36 AM
Re: CAVES ??? what do you mean by... holly crap would you lo
Originally Posted by okie
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
at that. Who the hecks idea was this? :twisted: I have to say my first visit to the Carthage caves was bad, must of taken 45 minutes to get in my dock (pillars, walls, other trucks) were strategically placed in my area. But my 2nd trip last night was a breeze. The only hinderence was the truck door beating alarm clock that seemed to hapen seconds after falling to sleep. Does anyone else have any cave or other unique setups they have been too?
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09-01-2007, 01:09 AM
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Carefree Caves Industrial Park, Independance, Mo. Now there is a real nightmare for you.
6 weeks out of training and I had to blindside into a dock there. :shock: :shock:
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#5
09-01-2007, 01:29 AM
The first time I pulled into the caves in Carthage ... I couldn't breath .. the closed in space was to much :shock: .... now I've been in several caves ... Carlsbad and other's, but I was walking :wink: ... but the second time I went to Carthage, it was much better, I knew what to expect and was prepared. .... haven't had the pleasure of going into the others that's been spoken of. ... maybe some day :wink:
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09-01-2007, 02:05 AM
You want some fun try going to 31st Street and just west of Broadway in Kansas City, MO. I'm not sure you could get a 53' trailer in there. I'm been in there with a 40' container and it was tight.
The caves in Carthage isn't a problem with the exception of a couple of docks. Plus all the waiting time can eat a alot of time. I agree with Uturn "Carefree" can be a real challenge. You want a real challenge. Try some of the Post Offices. A lot of them is next to impossible to get in and out of. kc0iv
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09-01-2007, 05:28 AM
Gotta agree with the KC Caves been a nightmare. My father in law used to haul out of the Carthage Caves every week and my mother in law worked for Con Agra in there. My wife says that when she was a kid, they went on a field trip into the caves and were told that in case of a nuclear blast, the survivors in the area would be taken there. Theres enough food and supplies for 20 years for 1000s of people (she isn't REAL sure of the exact numbers).
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#9
09-01-2007, 05:52 AM
Caves?!
Now that you mention it, I do have vague memories of someone telling me about this once upon a time, but I can't remember what the caves were all about. Anyone care to shed light? Why the hell do they put tractor-trailers inside CAVES?!
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09-01-2007, 07:05 AM
trucks in caves
lets see
oh yeah warm in the winter cool in the summer and no snow shoveling to clear a dock for loading and unloading i have been to the space center and the other kansas caves they are just good practice for parking one suggestion is pull your tandem pins this allows you to set your trl at cali when you first start to back in and if your trl swing is too great you lock your tandems and pull the box forward then release your tandems and back in your tandems never moved so your perfectly set up to back in with 0 trl swing since your tandems are all the way back |
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