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Thread: Size limits

  1. #1
    H20 Toie
    Does anyone know how long of a rig is legal, i always thought that it was 65' but since semi's pull 53' trailers they are closer to 75'. i would like to get one of the motorhome's that are built on a freightliner cab but since the boat trailer is 41' long that doesn't leave me much room if i have to stay under 65'

  2. #2
    ROZ
    I throw back anything larger that a size 6. Maybe an 8, but it depends on how she wears it... Prefer her to be between size 4 and size 6 ...
    No problem .

  3. #3
    OGShocker
    Does anyone know how long of a rig is legal, i always thought that it was 65' but since semi's pull 53' trailers they are closer to 75'. i would like to get one of the motorhome's that are built on a freightliner cab but since the boat trailer is 41' long that doesn't leave me much room if i have to stay under 65'
    A lot of information here (http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/tr...s-restrict.htm)
    We have the same issues coming up. 45' motorhome with a 31' boat & trailer. What motorhome are you going with? After a sh*tload of research, we have decided on the Haulmark unit.
    http://www.theoldgeezers.org/haulmark1.jpg
    The one we ordered has the "twin-screw" 515 Detroit and 12 speed auto-shift.

  4. #4
    H20 Toie
    A lot of information here (http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/tr...s-restrict.htm)
    We have the same issues coming up. 45' motorhome with a 31' boat & trailer. What motorhome are you going with? After a sh*tload of research, we have decided on the Haulmark unit.
    The one we ordered has the "twin-screw" 515 Detroit and 12 speed auto-shift.
    The Haulmark is one of my choices but from what i have read i will be to long so i may just stay with my Motorhome and tow the boat with the pickup

  5. #5
    HighRoller
    OG, why did you go with the auto-shit instead of the freedom?

  6. #6
    wanna B V
    The last I was told was 65' combo unless you have a class A license, and then its 75-depending on the routes according to the link provided above-

  7. #7
    soupersonic
    We have been looking at the same type motorhome and have been having the same dilemma with the length. I keep trying to make 45' motorhome + 38' boat trailer = 65' but it doesnt even come close, and that just in "most" states , some states are even less , a few are more but its rare. Anyone have any opinions on these ? www.powerhousecoach.com

  8. #8
    Kilrtoy
    I HOPE THIS HELPS
    35401. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), no combination of vehicles coupled together, including any attachments, may exceed a total length of 65 feet.
    (b) (1) A combination of vehicles coupled together, including any attachments, which consists of a truck tractor, a semitrailer, and a semitrailer or trailer, may not exceed a total length of 75 feet, if the length of neither the semitrailers nor the trailer in the combination of vehicles exceeds 28 feet 6 inches.
    (2) A B-train assembly is excluded from the measurement of semitrailer length when used between the first and second semitrailers of a truck tractor-semitrailer-semitrailer combination of vehicles. However, if there is no second semitrailer mounted to the B-train assembly, it shall be included in the length measurement of the semitrailer to which it is attached.
    (3) A combination of vehicles coupled together, including any attachments, may have a total length of not more than 75 feet, if all of the following apply:
    (A) The combination of vehicles consists of a motortruck and two trailers.
    (B) No trailer in the combination exceeds 28 feet 6 inches in length.
    (C) The combination is used exclusively to transport agricultural products from the field to the first point of handling and return, and each direction of transport does not exceed 80 miles.
    (D) The combination is not operated on a highway designated by the United States Department of Transportation as a national network route.
    (E) The Department of the California Highway Patrol, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, shall conduct a study of the effect that the exemption provided in paragraph (3) has on public safety. The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall report the results of the study to the Legislature and the Governor on or before April 1, 2005.
    (F) This paragraph shall become inoperative on January 1, 2006, unless a later enacted statute deletes or extends that date.
    (c) (1) A tow truck in combination with a single disabled vehicle or a single abandoned vehicle that is authorized to travel on the highways by this chapter is exempt from subdivision (a) when operating under a valid annual transportation permit.
    (2) A tow truck, in comb
    ination with ( )1 a disabled or abandoned combination of vehicles that are authorized to travel on the highways by this chapter, is exempt from subdivision (a) when operating under a valid annual transportation permit and within a 100-mile radius of the location specified in the permit. ( )2
    (3) A tow truck ( )3 may exceed the 100-mile radius restriction imposed under paragraph (2) if a single trip permit is obtained from the Department of Transportation.
    (d) Any city or county may, by ordinance, prohibit a combination of vehicles of a total length in excess of 60 feet upon highways under its respective jurisdiction. The ordinance may not be effective until appropriate signs are erected indicating either the streets affected by the ordinance or the streets not affected, as the local authority determines will best serve to give notice of the ordinance.
    (e) Any city or county, upon a determination that a highway or portion of highway under its jurisdiction cannot, in consideration of public safety, sustain the operation of trailers or semitrailers of the maximum kingpin to rearmost axle distances permitted under Section 35400, may, by ordinance, establish lesser distances consistent with the maximum distances that the highway or highway portion can sustain, except that a city or county may not restrict the kingpin to rearmost axle measurement to less than 38 feet on those highways or highway portions. Any city or county considering the adoption of an ordinance shall consider, but not be limited to, consideration of, all of the following:
    (1) A comparison of the operating characteristics of the vehicles to be limited as compared to operating characteristics of other vehicles regulated by this code.
    (2) Actual traffic volume.
    (3) Frequency of accidents.
    (4) Any other relevant data.
    In addition, the city or county may appoint an advisory committee consisting of local representatives of those interests which are likely to be affected and shall consider the recommendations of the advisory committee in adopting the ordinance. The ordinance may not be effective until appropriate signs are erected indicating the highways or highway portions affected by the ordinance.
    This subdivision shall only become operative upon the adoption of an enabling ordinance by a city or county.
    (f) Whenever, in the judgment of the Department of Transportation, any state highway cannot, in consideration of public safety, sustain the operation of trailers or semitrailers of the maximum kingpin to rearmost axle distances permitted under Section 35400, the director, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, shall compile data on total traffic volume, frequency of use by vehicles covered by this subdivision, accidents involving these vehicles, and other relevant data to assess whether these vehicles are a threat to public safety and should be excluded from the highway or highway segment. The study, containing the conclusions and recommendations of the director, shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. Unless otherwise notified by the secretary, the director shall hold public hearings in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article 3 (commencing with Section 35650) of Chapter 5 for the purpose of determining the maximum kingpin to rear axle length, which shall be not less than 38 feet, that the highway or highway segment can sustain without unreasonable threat to the safety of the public. Upon the basis of the findings, the Director of Transportation shall declare in writing the maximum kingpin to rear axle lengths which can be maintained with safety upon the highway. Following the declaration of maximum lengths as provided by this subdivision, the Department of Transportation shall erect suitable signs at each end of the affected portion of the highway and at any other points that the Department of Transportation determines to be necessary to give adequate notice of the length limits.
    The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, shall compile traffic volume, geometric, and other relevant data, to assess the maximum kingpin to rearmost axle distance of vehicle combinations appropriate for those state highways or portion of highways, affected by this section, that cannot safely accommodate trailers or semitrailers of the maximum kingpin to rearmost axle distances permitted under Section 35400. On or before January 1, 1989, the department shall erect suitable signs appropriately restricting truck travel on those highways, or portions of highways, and report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature.
    Amended Sec. 1, Ch. 560, Stats. 2002. Effective January 1, 2003.
    Amended Sec. 32, Ch. 615, Stats. 2004. Effective January 1, 2005.
    The 2004 amendment added the italicized material, and at the point(s) indicated, deleted the following:
    1. "any of the following vehicles authorized to travel on the highway"
    2. ": (1) A disabled vehicle. (2) An abandoned vehicle. (3) A disabled or abandoned combination of vehicles."
    3. "in combination with the above vehicles"

  9. #9
    H20 Toie
    The last I was told was 65' combo unless you have a class A license, and then its 75-depending on the routes according to the link provided above-
    I have a Class A license but that still doesn't help since the trailer is 41' unless i am reading something wrong (would not be the first time)

  10. #10
    BRAWNY
    I have a Class A license but that still doesn't help since the trailer is 41' unless i am reading something wrong (would not be the first time)
    you have room for a 24' tow vehicle.

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