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| Kim Rian (206.163.144.65)
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Hello out there - We are converting a 1976 A.M. General. It is 40 feet long and 102 inches wide and outside height is 10 foot. My husband wants to put in a three foot loft in the back of the bus. I am some what opposed to the idea. If you have any information regarding this venture, good or bad, please let us know. | ||
| Oaepalmer (Oaepalmer) (208.164.96.26)
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At 13'6" about 15-20% of the overpasses you will encounter will be too small for you to pass under.. but these will not include those over the Interstate Highway system...there is a movement to raise those to a 16foot + clearence. Thirteen six will give you problems in plenty of campgrounds and parks especially if you happen to be the owners of a 40ft. coach. A loft sounds like the opportunity to put natural light into the dungeon darkness of the rear of the coach.....  you might want to see what such an arrangement would look like...if so, rent the movie "CANDY".. with Ringo Starr...John (Gomez Adams) Astin, Brando,Burton,Mathau and John Huston. There is a 4 minute scene shot inside a "motorhome" with a "loft".....if thats what he has in mind, you should be so lucky!! | ||
| jmaxwell (66.42.93.103) Rating: N/A |
You will have more than your share of clearance problems anywhere but on the Interstate! | ||
| Jayjay (207.30.115.68) Rating: N/A |
Federal Law says all Federal,and States highways shall have a minimum of 13'6" clearance. Most Countys also adhere to this due to local truck traffic. Most big rigs are now 13' 2". 13 Ft. is going to be a little tight occasionally, but should pose no problem, since Political Entities get sued big time for vehicles with traffic lights dangling from their roofs, or if they are wedged into a tunnel or bridge. If they are lower than the minimum, there has to be sign posted in advance. FWIW NHTSA has a website for more info. Cheers...JJ | ||
| jmaxwell (66.42.92.42) Rating: N/A |
I agree that MOST bridges and overpasses will not pose a problem, although some may be close. I have encountered a low overpass on more than one occasion in the NE, and my transit is low. The big problem with clearance arises in campgrounds and surface streets in some of your older cities that pride themselves with their massive old growth tree lined boulevards. A few years ago I wacked a good size tree limb with my rear a/c after the front had cleared while making a turn. Have a friend with a Prevo that is 13-5 and he admits to needing a keen eye and has turned back a few times. | ||
| DrivingMissLazy (65.207.109.121)
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My Eagle is just over 12 feet, and I caught an overhead telephone wire in my AC unit while at a rally in Washington last year. I drug about 150 feet of telephone cable back to the rally and one of the atendees is now using the cable from his house to his shop. I had to remove the AC unit and replace the seal.My son in law scraped his AC unit off at an underpass in Washington state a few years ago. Yes, the height was posted, but it was a dark, rainy night, he was lost and never saw the sign. Richard |