May-11-2022 03:36 PM
May-17-2022 04:52 AM
MatthewThomas wrote:MNRon wrote:
There's usually an AC on top of that roof that you haven't accounted for
Possibly. We were looking at a minisplit instead to go on a side or something.
May-16-2022 05:48 AM
TXiceman wrote:
One time we had an oversize load hit a bridge (it was over height, width, length and weight). It was winter, so we had to watch the axle load limits on certain roads coming from Toronto to the Texas Gulf Coast. The driver decided to get off his designated route and visit a girlfriend and found a bridge he would not fit under. It cost his insurance and trucking company about $350,000 for repairs on the equipment in 1977. The trucking company said he would never drive again in North America.
May-15-2022 02:10 PM
May-15-2022 10:29 AM
TXiceman wrote:
Well, let's confuse the matter a bit more for the math challenged...
13.5 feet = 13 feet-6 inches = 4.1148 meters = 411.48 centimeters.
In either case, over this height does require an over height permit for travel. There are also legal limits, for width, length and weight before you will be required to have a travel permit and sometimes an escort service.
Enjoy the day folks.
Ken
May-15-2022 07:04 AM
May-15-2022 12:54 AM
msmith1.wa wrote:
Some reading material regarding vertical clearance and max vehicle height.
FHWA vertical clearance
RVIA
Heavyhaul.net
May-15-2022 12:42 AM
jaycocamprs wrote:MatthewThomas wrote:
Unnecessary, but this is theoretical, I don't have a unit, but am planning a build and want to know if my theoretical numbers make sense.
If you thinking of building a trailer, you need to look at this thread. BoonHauler BoonHauler was a member here but hasn't posted in years. From what I remember reading the build thread he really did it right. Took a good while but really looked good when he was done.
May-15-2022 12:37 AM
way2roll wrote:
Thanks for the clarity. Keep us posted on your build. Never seen anyone build up a FW. Pretty interesting project.
I still think there is a ton of value in measuring real world units. Lots of engineers over decades have refined the design of current FW's.
May-14-2022 08:51 PM
May-14-2022 04:36 PM
MatthewThomas wrote:
Unnecessary, but this is theoretical, I don't have a unit, but am planning a build and want to know if my theoretical numbers make sense.
May-14-2022 03:06 PM
May-14-2022 01:55 PM
May-14-2022 12:43 PM
May-14-2022 09:32 AM
Wadcutter wrote:valhalla360 wrote:Second Chance wrote:
Someone with a CDL and experience straightened me out on this on another forum recently. There is no such thing as a legal "DOT height" from the Federal government. 13'6" is the minimum height for overpasses on the interstate highway system. Some states have their own regulations. That said, there is no such thing in my books as a "theoretical height." The only thing you can rely on is an actual measurement with the trailer on the truck on level ground.
Rob
You had someone inform you wrong.
13.5ft is the maximum height before you are considered an oversize load that requires permits for each trip.
Sounds like someone informed you wrong. Second Chance is correct at 13'6".
Probably what you read is max height of 13.5'. That's 13 and 1/2 foot. 1/2 foot is 6", not 5".
13'6" is the max legal height without a permit. Anything over 13'6" requires a permit. .............
May-14-2022 07:14 AM
valhalla360 wrote:Second Chance wrote:
Someone with a CDL and experience straightened me out on this on another forum recently. There is no such thing as a legal "DOT height" from the Federal government. 13'6" is the minimum height for overpasses on the interstate highway system. Some states have their own regulations. That said, there is no such thing in my books as a "theoretical height." The only thing you can rely on is an actual measurement with the trailer on the truck on level ground.
Rob
You had someone inform you wrong.
13.5ft is the maximum height before you are considered an oversize load that requires permits for each trip.