How wide do mirrors need to be for a TT?
Hello, newbie here. I am about to buy a trailer 750 miles away so I need to get my ducks in a row before leaving. I am looking at an Arctic Fox 22G which is a 8.5' wide trailer excluding the awning...
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Out of curiosity regarding the width of a semi, I found this on Quora:
"In the United States, the Federal Rules specify that the maximum outside width of a truck or trailer be 102 inches, and also allowing the international standard of 2.6 meters to mean the same thing basically.
However, each state then has their own rules.
I will use California as an example, because I am familiar with them.
The truck or load can be up to 102? wide, but the sidewalls of the pneumatic tires can be up to 108?, and such things as strap winches, load binders, and other “safety equipment” can stick out up to 3? on either side, and the mirrors can stick out up to 10 inches on either side.
So, the maximum point of width on my truck driving through LA today was about 122?! (just over 10 feet wide.)"
So, I think if truckers can get through cones with a 10' width, I think 8.5' should be fine :)
"In the United States, the Federal Rules specify that the maximum outside width of a truck or trailer be 102 inches, and also allowing the international standard of 2.6 meters to mean the same thing basically.
However, each state then has their own rules.
I will use California as an example, because I am familiar with them.
The truck or load can be up to 102? wide, but the sidewalls of the pneumatic tires can be up to 108?, and such things as strap winches, load binders, and other “safety equipment” can stick out up to 3? on either side, and the mirrors can stick out up to 10 inches on either side.
So, the maximum point of width on my truck driving through LA today was about 122?! (just over 10 feet wide.)"
So, I think if truckers can get through cones with a 10' width, I think 8.5' should be fine :)
