Just a reminder to know the height of your rig

[campinginthewoo]

Opps and just a reminder of know the height of your rig :B low bridge vs firetruck

[wbrown62]

Here is a cool video. Love how the 5vers drive under the bridge, rake the ACs off the roof and keep on driving seemingly clueless. LOL

Low bridge

[Dave_H_M]

I can see it now. The driver gets a promotion and is on the fast track to become Chief. :B

[noe-place]

That's why they call them accidents.

[Old-Biscuit]

If the ladder truck is 11' and the overhead is 11' then the driver needs to go around....period.

A 5/16' fluted dowel will fit into a 5/16" hole...but you have to tap it in.

Guess the ladder truck driver was just tapping it in :S

[jake2250]

Ummmmmm,,,, The ladder truck is 11',,, the clearance is 11'..... NOT gonna fit!!

Didn't fit!!!

maybe an easy fix,, But will they fix it for free??

Although,,they might want to sue the manufacturer for miss labeling the Ladder truck!! Looks to be 11'6",, but that may just be the camera angle!!!


Ladder trucks/ quints,,,( ladder+pump+tank+hose=quint) just a rough estimate,, bare bones is in the neighbor hood of $800K to over a million dollars out the door,,,, equip it with everything a truck and pumper (quint) would carry,,,,,,,,,,SMASH it into a bridge,, and now it isn't worth anything,,,, gonna be at least SIX months to get it back into service,, Ladder alone has gotta be over $100 grand to replace!!

Hope no frame damage, or firefighters injured!!!

Oh,,, who pays to have the bridge inspected and repaired????

Yep,, you guessed it!!! US!!!

No excuse!!! ARRIVE ALIVE!!! Know what the hell you are doing before you get behind the wheel!!

[bassin]

The ladder truck is 11' I work building that brand. The problem comes from when the road way is resurfaced someone didn't remeasure the overhead clearance. The truck we be an easy fix .

[beemerphile1]

When I first got the trailer I measured the height at the top of the air conditioner shroud. I then used a label maker and placed a label on the dash of my TV so I didn't have to remember the height.

[coolbreeze01]

The way homeland security is throwing away money, I'm not surprised.....

[Old-Biscuit]

That fire department needs a new ladder truck driver......it is clearly marked
11' 0"

Driver has to know that the ladder sits higher than 11' :S

[camperpaul]

That viaduct is about 1.5 miles from where I grew up ...

[wny_pat1]

wa8yxm wrote:
someone said "I'll bet the tax payers really appreciate...."

They should, They get an aging old bridge replaced at no cost to the taxpayers. Yup, you hit it, You buy it.

Your insurance agent won't be too happy though.

Problem is that it belongs to the Rail Road who should have replaced it themselves long before that happened.

[2112]

My problem was that low branch didn't have a clearance indicator on it. I broke the shower skylight 😞

[wa8yxm]

someone said "I'll bet the tax payers really appreciate...."

They should, They get an aging old bridge replaced at no cost to the taxpayers. Yup, you hit it, You buy it.

Your insurance agent won't be too happy though.

[Halmfamily]

13'2" to top of front A/C. Measured mine hooked up to truck in a church parking lot. Unfortunately the AT&T phone cable on the back road to mg house was only 13' or less and quickly ripped down by front A/C. No damage to my fiver but now the phone cable is considerably higher than it used to be. Look up at all times.

[Alfred622]

I put a label at the top of my windshield in the center. Out of the way, but when ever I look up, I see it.

Measuring the max height of your vehicle is an interesting exercise, by the way. Not wanting to hijack this thread, we may start a second conversation about how people make this determination!