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Anyone get hassled for exceeding max car and trailer length?
Looking at getting an RV (25' length). Combine that with a doubleseater glider trailer and I'm at 60'. I'm in NV, so I'm good, but going into OR I would be 10" over the legal limit. Anyone out there run into any issues with the "fuzz" for exceeding combined vehicle and trailer length?
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Anyone get hassled for exceeding max car and trailer length?
On Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 9:38:48 PM UTC-6, Gordon Boettger wrote:
Looking at getting an RV (25' length). Combine that with a doubleseater glider trailer and I'm at 60'. I'm in NV, so I'm good, but going into OR I would be 10" over the legal limit. Anyone out there run into any issues with the "fuzz" for exceeding combined vehicle and trailer length? Thanks Am 73 feet overall. Been going all over the USA since 2003. Never any problem....yet. Coach is 40 ft with motorcycle lift on back pulling a Cobra trailer with a 18 meter inside. Been in California and Oregon several times...Canada also. Best. Tom #711. |
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Anyone get hassled for exceeding max car and trailer length?
I don't have a ton of experience with long rigs; but in years of towing glider trailers and race cars up and down the west coast I've always found that the Fuzz care much more about your speed (especially in OR) and whether you use the left lane (prohibited in several western states; you're not even allowed to use it to pass).
Good luck with your new rig! --Noel |
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Anyone get hassled for exceeding max car and trailer length?
Though several references state the Oregon limit is well beyond your 60' combo, I think you meant you'd be 10' over a 50' max (not 10")? Nevertheless, some references have it as a 65' max, with some selected highways 60', 50' or shorter. As for Mr. Kelly driving well over most state's combo limit for many years and getting away with it. Have you thought about the risk you put on some sleeping baby's life or yours if you were to jackknife? Are you sure your insurance company will pay physical/medical claims when the forensic police report discovers you were pulling a 73' rig? Good thing the adjusters are too dumb to perform a simple internet search to evidence your public boasting here in social media!
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Anyone get hassled for exceeding max car and trailer length?
At 08:35 26 June 2017, Duster wrote:
Though several references state the Oregon limit is well beyond your 60' co= mbo, I think you meant you'd be 10' over a 50' max (not 10")? Nevertheless,= some references have it as a 65' max, with some selected highways 60', 50'= or shorter. As for Mr. Kelly driving well over most state's combo limit fo= r many years and getting away with it. Have you thought about the risk you = put on some sleeping baby's life or yours if you were to jackknife? Are you= sure your insurance company will pay physical/medical claims when the fore= nsic police report discovers you were pulling a 73' rig? Good thing the adj= usters are too dumb to perform a simple internet search to evidence your pu= blic boasting here in social media! In UK we are fortunate in having one law for the whole country! And regardless of any UK national limit on length, Glider Trailers come under an exemption as a "Normally Indivisible Load". |
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Anyone get hassled for exceeding max car and trailer length?
On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 2:00:04 PM UTC+3, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:
At 08:35 26 June 2017, Duster wrote: Though several references state the Oregon limit is well beyond your 60' co= mbo, I think you meant you'd be 10' over a 50' max (not 10")? Nevertheless,= some references have it as a 65' max, with some selected highways 60', 50'= or shorter. As for Mr. Kelly driving well over most state's combo limit fo= r many years and getting away with it. Have you thought about the risk you = put on some sleeping baby's life or yours if you were to jackknife? Are you= sure your insurance company will pay physical/medical claims when the fore= nsic police report discovers you were pulling a 73' rig? Good thing the adj= usters are too dumb to perform a simple internet search to evidence your pu= blic boasting here in social media! In UK we are fortunate in having one law for the whole country! And regardless of any UK national limit on length, Glider Trailers come under an exemption as a "Normally Indivisible Load". I hope you give the required two days notice to the police each time you use it :-) |
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Anyone get hassled for exceeding max car and trailer length?
On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 2:35:21 AM UTC-6, Duster wrote:
Though several references state the Oregon limit is well beyond your 60' combo, I think you meant you'd be 10' over a 50' max (not 10")? Nevertheless, some references have it as a 65' max, with some selected highways 60', 50' or shorter. As for Mr. Kelly driving well over most state's combo limit for many years and getting away with it. Have you thought about the risk you put on some sleeping baby's life or yours if you were to jackknife? Are you sure your insurance company will pay physical/medical claims when the forensic police report discovers you were pulling a 73' rig? Good thing the adjusters are too dumb to perform a simple internet search to evidence your public boasting here in social media! Registered Florida. Federal laws allow travel, but not on all state highways/roads. Florida Length: 48′ trailer (53′ semi-trailer must have kingpin setting of 41′ from center of kingpin to center of rear axle to be legal) 75′ overall length. 1500 pound trailer jackknifing a 35,000 pound motor home. Now really, LMAO! Already been discussed with insurance. Not only one doing this. Best. Tom #711. |
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Anyone get hassled for exceeding max car and trailer length?
Duster wrote on 6/26/2017 1:35 AM:
Though several references state the Oregon limit is well beyond your 60' combo, I think you meant you'd be 10' over a 50' max (not 10")? Nevertheless, some references have it as a 65' max, with some selected highways 60', 50' or shorter. As for Mr. Kelly driving well over most state's combo limit for many years and getting away with it. Have you thought about the risk you put on some sleeping baby's life or yours if you were to jackknife? Are you sure your insurance company will pay physical/medical claims when the forensic police report discovers you were pulling a 73' rig? Good thing the adjusters are too dumb to perform a simple internet search to evidence your public boasting here in social media! Motorhomes are far more stable towing a glider trailer than any SUV or car. Even a small one like I have - 25' long, 13,500lbs - totally controls the situation, and my 2500' lb, 34' glider trailer is unnoticeable behind it. Often, the motorhome driver's first hint there is a big problem with the trailer is an excited motorist driving alongside him, pointing wildly to the rear! I've dealt with the situation by adding a tire pressure monitoring system to my motorhome. It monitors the 6 tires on the motorhome and the 2 on the trailer. My motorhome and trailer are 59' long, which is, I believe, legal in every state. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) - "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation" https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1 - "Transponders in Sailplanes - Dec 2014a" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm http://soaringsafety.org/prevention/...anes-2014A.pdf |
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Anyone get hassled for exceeding max car and trailer length?
Eric, which TPMS are you using? Any particular problems with the trailer tires?
Chip Bearden ASW 24 "JB" |
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Anyone get hassled for exceeding max car and trailer length?
On Friday, July 21, 2017 at 7:47:28 AM UTC-7, wrote:
Eric, which TPMS are you using? Any particular problems with the trailer tires? Chip Bearden ASW 24 "JB" Chip, I know the question was for Eric, but I'll chime in anyways. After losing an inside dual and also setting at trailer tire on fire on the way to Nephi several years ago I invested in a TPMS. Ended up going with the EEZRV TPMS and a variety of stem mounted sensors. It's working well on a 28' RV with an open class trailer behind it. The stem mounted sensors do mean that re-balancing the tires is a good idea after they're installed. Craig Funston 7Q |
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