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Old 11-24-2015, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by iliveonanisland
That must suck towing in that mess, how is braking all that mass in the snow?
Braking.... LOL!!!!! you don't brake! More like hope the dumb Chit in front of me see me coming lol..

It sucked to say the least, but i drove nice & easy like grandma on Sunday.. Didn't exceed speed for the road conditions, and always kept a open lane to the right or left of me. 3 lane road in Chicago..... Yep I was in the Center one

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Old 11-24-2015, 08:14 AM
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^^^^^^ Sure beats the he!! out of what I had to do several years back after towing my boat from Northern IN back to IL in January in the snow/salt. The roads from my house to my storage were clear and dry so I hand washed the boat/trailer in the driveway with hot buckets of water. The high for the day was 33 degrees!!!
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Old 11-24-2015, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by 33outlawsst
250 bucks---- Buffalo to KS, perfect weather the whole way, but it was piece of mind
that's Chris's shop in NY
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Old 11-24-2015, 08:44 AM
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Also bring a couple cans of WD-40 also . Spray the crap out of any exposed metal / surface rust on the trailer, then the rims, drives ect. I used 1 can alone on the trailer. Every little helps.
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Old 11-24-2015, 08:53 AM
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I had my 42 pulled from Shogren to Houston tx in February of last year. There was salt and snow on the roads. A quick wash once it arrived and all good. It's a boat guys

No offense to Shogren, but I'll bet he isn't paying to shrink wrap the boats he has delivered to him unless it's a mystic or big big money boat.
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Originally Posted by JRider
What is a better route? I will be heading west on 94, then what? 90 or 294? I am thinking the sky way might be a little drier?
Watch out on the sky way. Tolls will kill you pulling the boat! For just the truck to cross 1 bridge was $4.50, with a trailer it was close to $20 I took the sky way on the way down and 294 on the way home. 294 tolls wile pulling the boat was $2-4 each, not bad at all. I would take 294 if I were you.

My trip I pd a total of $200-250. in tolls. Just make sure you have cash and coins on you. I think there was only 2 tolls that took check cards.

O ya on the south side of Chicago to enter 294, watch the road signs close!!!! They ( iLL DOT )made it a mess. nothing like taking a 270 degree turn to turn right, chris-cross, ect.

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Took the way Mild suggested, free sailing. Roads dry until the last mile. All is well so far, picking up a can of WD40 now a mile from shogren
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Originally Posted by JRider
Took the way Mild suggested, free sailing. Roads dry until the last mile. All is well so far, picking up a can of WD40 now a mile from shogren
Pictures of that beast heading home !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You must be pumped !!!
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Will do
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I hope you get well clear before the riots start tonight.
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