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an expensive oops
- Thread starter The Peej
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Coaldust
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Eleven Foot Eight wins again.
Thanks for the update.
Thanks for the update.
skyking1
Senior Member
That hoist drum is on there pretty sturdy-like 
hvy 1ton
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12'-4".
I like 11'8"+8"
Yeah, the railroad raised it a bit, used to be 11'8", lol
DMiller
Senior Member
When are these idiots gonna learn to READ THE SIGNS and KNOW your machine Height?
Tags
Senior Member
Not only that, but how about you slow down a little bit before you go under it anyway, just in case…
hvy 1ton
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Yep. Used to catch a box truck a month. It's on a much more stringent diet since it was raised above 12'.
catman13
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it was getting high aluminum-cholesterol
I had the opposite problem, the sign was wrong for the posted height, the county poured a layer of concrete over the old concrete and then never updated the sign to show the lower overall height.
I crawled up to the overpass and things didn't look right, so trusty grade rod in hand, I got out and measured it, sure enough, 8 inches lower than the posted height and I was then too tall to make it under. In the meantime plenty of commuters came along and I was blocking the road and it took the police to route traffic so I could back the mile up and out to avoid hitting the overpass.
I usually try to drive the route empty I'm going to take loaded so I can measure things when nobody is around and I'm not blocking anything later on, that time I didn't do that.
The only signs I somewhat trust are those posted on the interstate, all the rest, especially those done by the county I try to measure especially after road work has been done recently.
I crawled up to the overpass and things didn't look right, so trusty grade rod in hand, I got out and measured it, sure enough, 8 inches lower than the posted height and I was then too tall to make it under. In the meantime plenty of commuters came along and I was blocking the road and it took the police to route traffic so I could back the mile up and out to avoid hitting the overpass.
I usually try to drive the route empty I'm going to take loaded so I can measure things when nobody is around and I'm not blocking anything later on, that time I didn't do that.
The only signs I somewhat trust are those posted on the interstate, all the rest, especially those done by the county I try to measure especially after road work has been done recently.
One of three ways to get to the west side of my town is a short underpass under some tracks, posted at 2" ABOVE my height. I have yet to try it......, call me a sissy i don't care. I love/hate that YouTube channel with the killer bridge, better them than me.