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Old 09-01-2007, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by kc0iv
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.
I know the area...a little bit... I think I was down in there with a 53' and you're right....no fun. I wasn't supposed to be there....had bad directions :x I don't want to do that again.....



I've never had the pleasure of going to the caves....but have talked to enough people who have....including a young lady who suffers from "claustrophobia", she told me her delivery there was the worst day of her life and she went to the KC Caves :shock:

The worst I had to do in that area was take a 53' several times into the basement of a shopping mall over on the southside of KCMO right off of Stateline....wasn't all that bad unless you screwed up the turn into the alley that went into the basement...and your tandems had to be allllll the way forward before you turned in off the street....otherwise you couldn't make the second turn.....and some ##%$@#&&**^^%$## insisted on leaving a dumpster on the right side of the entry space to the basement.
Once you got inside...it wasn't too bad.....docks were built parallel to the inside alleys....but you had to be really careful about pieces of angle iron sticking out here and there just waiting to ruin your day :shock:
 
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Old 09-02-2007, 01:41 AM
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a little tip for going to carthage ....they are open 24/7 and will squeeze you in early.....last time i delivered there i showed up the day before my apt at 11 pm no one there except me ....the guy at the window gave me a dock and gave me some pointers to make it easier ....with no other trucks down there it was much easier than the kc caves which i believe i get the pleasure of delivering to again tues morn.....how could anything off of a street named television be so evil
 
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Old 09-03-2007, 12:48 AM
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Old 09-03-2007, 03:21 AM
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Anyone ever been to Iron Mountain near Franklin, PA?

Thats fun...
 
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Old 09-03-2007, 02:43 PM
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I have to do a lot of Convention centers-they can be a nightmare too, Loading in at the Staples center on Lakers game night springs to mind. Lots of four-wheelers getting in the way and really tight ramps to get at the loading area. Dallas is another good one. A spiral ramp to get into the loading area. I have seen lots of trucks lose mirrors on that one...I reckon they are designed with 48ft trailers and daycabs in mind.
They are certainly a bit tight with my rig....

 
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ive been in the caves of kcs and it was real tight. i was in there with a 48 foot spread axle flat bed delivering a machine
 
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Old 09-09-2007, 12:17 PM
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I have been in those caves with a Peterbilt and 53' trailer. It is quite an experience. You really need to be on your toes and NOT get in a hurry.
 
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Old 09-09-2007, 04:21 PM
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First time I went into the Caves I didn't slide my trailer tandems as far as I should have.
Now that makes things interesting :P
 
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