Towing 5K # with a gasser

wa8yxm wrote:

JRscooby wrote:


I would say this is pretty good info except this;
(Be very careful they are not designed for 8 1/2 foot wide RV's

You are right, they are NOT designed for RVs. They are designed for trucks, and most semi-trailers are 53 ft long, and 8 1/2 foot wide. And most places the scale is designed so a driver can get off/on with a long and wide load. If you think you need to take extra care driving thru scale, how do you keep it between the curbs thru town?
The one thing you may need to watch is the divides between segments, to get steering, drive and toad each on it's own.

Well. the standard width for a "Lane" on a road is 12 feet (Some are a bit wider) Truck Scales (like the CAT) average 10-11 feet so you need to be more careful.. I'm not sure Cat Scales are that wide.

You are correct about the length however.. I was referring to "Side to side" you need to be careful about centering side to side.

I don't know how much road construction or moving oversize loads you have done. For example, a bridge deck 20 feet wide on a secondary highway will be marked 1 lane. The lanes on interstate run about 16 ft. Your 10-11 ft will be a driveway.
On more than 1 occasion I have pulled across a Cat near 14 feet wide for near 27 feet in the center of near 90 ft long rig. And most of the scales, unlike streets, give you space to line up, you don't need to be turning in the narrows. If the scale causes you drama, don't drive on the street.