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stevenal

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mkirsch wrote:

brutherb wrote:

Is there height restriction on chicles I have never heard of that I guess I could strap them to the back of it


Well you go ahead and throw them kayaks up there and then wonder why you're dragging someone's fibre/phone/electric wire, OR wonder where your kayaks went, when you get to the campground.


And if you are over 13 6 you (or insurance. And insurance will not defend you for hit and run) can be held liable for the wires and damage done when they pull loose from house.

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BTW, 13ft 6in is a commercial restriction, but you have to understand that the infrastructure was built around that restriction.

Not being commercial means you won't get ticketed for being over height, but it does not exempt you from the laws of physics. "I'm not commercial so I figured I'd fit." Yeah, good luck with that one, LOL.


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mkirsch wrote:

BTW, 13ft 6in is a commercial restriction, but you have to understand that the infrastructure was built around that restriction.

Not being commercial means you won't get ticketed for being over height, but it does not exempt you from the laws of physics. "I'm not commercial so I figured I'd fit." Yeah, good luck with that one, LOL.


13'6" has nothing to do with being commercial.

While you are unlikely to get ticketed, you certainly can be ticketed for it. Most likely this would happen if you hit a bridge and your boat winds up in the windshield of the car behind you. But it depends on how obviously over height you are.


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valhalla360 wrote:

mkirsch wrote:

BTW, 13ft 6in is a commercial restriction, but you have to understand that the infrastructure was built around that restriction.

Not being commercial means you won't get ticketed for being over height, but it does not exempt you from the laws of physics. "I'm not commercial so I figured I'd fit." Yeah, good luck with that one, LOL.


13'6" has nothing to do with being commercial.

While you are unlikely to get ticketed, you certainly can be ticketed for it. Most likely this would happen if you hit a bridge and your boat winds up in the windshield of the car behind you. But it depends on how obviously over height you are.


Ask the guy that loaded a tree on a trailer to haul home from his lake lot, to plant in his suburban yard. HP stopped him for the dragging wires, made him secure wires to trailer, and tie branches down to get below legal max. Days later, LEOs showed up at his house, arrested him for leaving the accident. Insurance covered cost of damage, but he was bumming rides for a year.

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valhalla360 wrote:

mkirsch wrote:

BTW, 13ft 6in is a commercial restriction, but you have to understand that the infrastructure was built around that restriction.

Not being commercial means you won't get ticketed for being over height, but it does not exempt you from the laws of physics. "I'm not commercial so I figured I'd fit." Yeah, good luck with that one, LOL.


13'6" has nothing to do with being commercial.

While you are unlikely to get ticketed, you certainly can be ticketed for it. Most likely this would happen if you hit a bridge and your boat winds up in the windshield of the car behind you. But it depends on how obviously over height you are.


Ask the guy that loaded a tree on a trailer to haul home from his lake lot, to plant in his suburban yard. HP stopped him for the dragging wires, made him secure wires to trailer, and tie branches down to get below legal max. Days later, LEOs showed up at his house, arrested him for leaving the accident. Insurance covered cost of damage, but he was bumming rides for a year.


Being held responsible for the damage and mayhem that results from being over height is not the same as being ticketed for simply being over height.

Simply being over height is a commercial regulation. Damaging property, leaving the scene of an accident, are criminal offenses.

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While it is much more likely for driver of commercial vehicle of the same height to get the ticket, that does not mean the size limits do not apply to RVs. After all, the driver of CMV is required to pass test "proving" he knows the laws. I just looked at 2 states. Both stated their limits apply to "ALL VEHICLES", then list the exceptions that do not require a single trip permit. I did not see RV listed as exception

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Thanks guys I’m up in Canada but I am guessing the point is valid up here as well and my truck is lifted as well so I will have to consider all this thank you again


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brutherb wrote:

Thanks guys I’m up in Canada but I am guessing the point is valid up here as well and my truck is lifted as well so I will have to consider all this thank you again


if you over 13.6 you will have problems driving from vancouver into the interior on the hiway and you will have to take oversized truck routes, so being in canada is an advantage, but the worse sevtion for low overpasses is BC spicificly lower mainland.

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Back to the main question about attaching some mechanical mechanism to the camper for lifting canoes, kayaks, etc on the roof.
There isn't enough structure in the walls to bolt stuff to that would support that kind of weight.

I haul my junk in a trailer.

* This post was edited 01/14/23 01:11pm by deltabravo *


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