Rooftop ac removal

[GordonThree]

Clicky

Probably not the best way to do it.

[Lynnmor]

Of course there is money for signals, signs, cameras and repairs, but none to fix the problem.

[bucky]

I meant that they should have been enough, just not for this fool. Inflection is lost in the printed word unfortunately. The electronic sign is clearly warning him/her in the video.
The railroad added the steel beam years ago to stop the damage to their
property. So far it has worked. The insurance coverage results would be interesting to know.

[laknox]

bucky wrote:
A BA sign, and the electronic blinking warning evidently aren't enough. Depending on what part of Durham you are in the GPS WILL take you that way.

AFAIK, there =is= a demand-driven warning board; only comes on when there's an overheight approaching. I =think= that it also changes the stop light to red, to give you more time to think about what you're doing. This guy got what he deserved; he =saw= the board light up and stopped well before proceeding, then decided to chance it. GPS =will= reroute you if you decide to turn. Also, how many different "trucker" or "RV" GPS units are out there? On top of that, there's a generic database of over 8,000 low clearances that you can install in =any= common GPS or map app.

Lyle

[laknox]

DutchmenSport wrote:
Yea, there's more videos of that same overpass where trucks and trailers start out tall and come out on the short side!

I'm now 13'4". I'll be watching height a lot more now. First experience I had about 6 weeks ago, bringing home the new 5er, I parked it in my camper usual spot. After I got in place, my neighbor watched me pull in and told me that "thing" on the top of your new camper is in the tree branches. I looked up and sure enough. It was that little rounded television antenna. I ended up climbing up on the roof and cut the tree branches even higher. Nothing damaged the roof or anything, it was only the small twigs touching. But I cut up as high as I could while standing on the roof. I doubled checked the trailer height and made a mental note... do not attempt to go anything under 14 feet and I'll be OK!

There's lots of discussions on these forums about trailer length, but not near as much about trailer height! Who actually looks up anyway?

The video is a good reminder ... yep! Look up!

Did the same thing at my dad's house. I =thought= I had enough clearance but, NOPE; took off one of the mushroom vents and creased the front pop-up vent lid. One 8" scrape on the roof that I taped over as a "just in case". Had some overhanging branches on the shortest route into my house that took 6 months and several calls to Code Enforcement to get resolved, but there's still some "hangers" that would brush the top of my KZ but not do damage, or not for several years, anyway. They were hanging so low that my old 11' Komfort would hit them; city code is a full 13'6".

Lyle

[bucky]

A BA sign, and the electronic blinking warning evidently aren't enough. Depending on what part of Durham you are in the GPS WILL take you that way.

[Ralph_Cramden]

BarneyS wrote:
He probably looked in his mirror, saw the pieces wih all the cars stopped around him, and decided he was too embarrassed and pissed off to get out and see what happened. Too late anyway - the damage was already done. Might as well leave all the evidence behind. :W
Barney

The people in the 3 vehicles behind the guy were evidently morons in a big hurry. The mini van almost got into the car beside. Perhaps the 5th wheel guy should of veered to the left and took out all 3 of the idiots.

[ACZL]

GPS told him to go that way!

[SugarHillCTD]

That is one of the more popular videos that shows a low clearance steel bridge.

[BarneyS]

He probably looked in his mirror, saw the pieces wih all the cars stopped around him, and decided he was too embarrassed and pissed off to get out and see what happened. Too late anyway - the damage was already done. Might as well leave all the evidence behind. :W
Barney

[2oldman]

Drunk.

[mtofell1]

He hesitated for sure but it looked like he had already done significant damage.

[downtheroad]

Sad for that guy. I'm never in favor of getting my giggles by watching others' misfortunes.

It did look like he stopped in time and was attempting to back up...but then he just bulled on through. Not sure why?

[Tyler0215]

Fast and easy!

[DutchmenSport]

Yea, there's more videos of that same overpass where trucks and trailers start out tall and come out on the short side!

I'm now 13'4". I'll be watching height a lot more now. First experience I had about 6 weeks ago, bringing home the new 5er, I parked it in my camper usual spot. After I got in place, my neighbor watched me pull in and told me that "thing" on the top of your new camper is in the tree branches. I looked up and sure enough. It was that little rounded television antenna. I ended up climbing up on the roof and cut the tree branches even higher. Nothing damaged the roof or anything, it was only the small twigs touching. But I cut up as high as I could while standing on the roof. I doubled checked the trailer height and made a mental note... do not attempt to go anything under 14 feet and I'll be OK!

There's lots of discussions on these forums about trailer length, but not near as much about trailer height! Who actually looks up anyway?

The video is a good reminder ... yep! Look up!