[AT] anybody close to this?

[charlie hill]

Hi David,  I didn't see your post until I had already replied.  I agree 
completely about I 77.

The Spartansburg route isn't a bad idea though.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Bruce" <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] anybody close to this?


> Of course, I'm not Charlie but I have traveled the I-40 link between NC 
> and TN several times by car and this is my take on things.
> One other way to go is to take I-40 West to I-77 North to I-81 West and 
> then to I-40 west of the moutain passes.  This does avoid the I-40 
> mountain passes but subtitutes the I-77 passes in southern VA for them. 
> Having driven both (but not while pulling a trailer) the I-77 passes seem 
> to be a little easier to get through.  Either way, watch out for high wind 
> days (especially on the I-77 route).  Winds seem to funnel through the 
> moutain passes and I hear of several overturned trucks on the I-77 path 
> every Spring (I live near there).
> Another thing to consider is that repairs on the I-40 stretch near the TN 
> border in NC are still ongoing.  This is to fix the damage from the storms 
> of last fall - I think one lane is still closed.
> Also, you could take I-85 to Atlanta then go north on I-75 to Chattanooga 
> then to I-40 West.  This isn't a route I would recommend - my thought is 
> to stay away from the Atlanta traffic at all costs and besides it is a 
> mjor detour timewise.
> So, I guess you can pick your poison.
>
> David
>
> Al Jones wrote:
>> Charlie, Is there a "better" way to get to TN from NC than I-40?  I am
>> hoping to take a trip towards Nashville this summer for the IH
>> Collector's Red Power Roundup and I may be pulling a trailer.
>>
>> Al
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 7:45 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] anybody close to this?
>>
>> I didn't know about Arkansas (that is one of a the few eastern US states
>> I haven't been in).  I do know that the truckers don't much like going 
>> the
>> the NC/TN mountain passes on I-40 but I figured that wasn't the only 
>> reason.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
>> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 6:25 PM
>> Subject: RE: [AT] anybody close to this?
>>
>>
>>
>>>Anyone who has driven I-40 across Arkansas knows why all the truckers
>>>avoid it.  I hear they're actually in the process of redoing the
>>
>> stretch
>>
>>>from Memphis to Little Rock to get rid of the problems.
>>>
>>>Larry
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie
>>
>> hill
>>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 4:32 PM
>>>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>Subject: Re: [AT] anybody close to this?
>>>
>>>Hi Al,  I was thinking of going to Oklahoma once.   I found out there
>>
>> is
>>
>>>no
>>>way to get to Oklahoma from NC without going somewhere else first.
>>>grins.
>>>I think Nebraska might even be harder to get to.
>>>
>>>Yes I know I-40 runs from here to Oklahoma but for some reason none of
>>>the
>>>truckers go that way.  They all down to I-20 and over into Texas and
>>>then
>>>north.  Besides I was thinking of flying and man was that a nightmare.
>>>
>>>Charlie
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "Al Jones" <aljones at ncfreedom.net>
>>>To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
>>><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 4:25 PM
>>>Subject: RE: [AT] anybody close to this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Now I would love to have that.  Been lusting after one for a long
>>
>> time
>>
>>>>and it has a hoist too!!! Long way from Nebraska to NC..........
>>>>
>>>>Al
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>>>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ricky
>>>>Prescott
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 1:16 PM
>>>>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>>Subject: [AT] anybody close to this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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>>>>9590&rd=1
>>>>
>>>>Thanks, Ricky
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