Speaking of "Wide Loads"..................
 

.........what are the wide load restrictions on trailering boats or
RV's on the interstates and roads in your State?

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In Washington, it's 8' max without a permit.
JR

On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:35:35 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

........what are the wide load restrictions on trailering boats or
RV's on the interstates and roads in your State?
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On Sep 20, 7:10*am, JR North wrote:
In Washington, it's 8' max without a permit.
JR

On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:35:35 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

........what are the wide load restrictions on trailering boats or
RV's on the interstates and roads in your State?

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I believe the width limits would be the same on all interstate
highways. But speaking of wide, I took photos an extreme heavy duty
rig that took up two lanes. The photos are on my RV page he
http://groups.msn.com/CoachpotatosRV...07hugerig.msnw

Dale
www.fishwisher.com

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"JR North" wrote in message
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In Washington, it's 8' max without a permit.
JR

On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:35:35 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

........what are the wide load restrictions on trailering boats or
RV's on the interstates and roads in your State?
HOME PAGE:
http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth
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I believe Interstates are exempt from state regs. for the most part. Local
regs vary, but 8'6" is pretty much standard. Truckers atlas's and some
others have State regs listed. There's been some contravercy up in NC about
this and Gene Has been following it.
As always, a quick google will bring everything you want to know to your
screen.

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On Sep 20, 10:43*am, "Raphael" wrote:
"JR North" wrote in message

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In Washington, it's 8' max without a permit.
JR

On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:35:35 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

........what are the wide load restrictions on trailering boats or
RV's on the interstates and roads in your State?
HOME PAGE:
http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth
--------------------------------------------------

I believe Interstates are exempt from state regs. for the most part. Local
regs vary, but 8'6" is pretty much standard. Truckers atlas's and some
others have State regs listed. There's been some contravercy up in NC about
this and Gene Has been following it.
As always, a quick google will bring everything you want to know to your
screen.

Thanks for all the information guys. A friend of mine has a boat with
an 8 1/2 foot beam and was thinking about trailering it down to
Florida when he visits his son there later this year.

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On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:06:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Thanks for all the information guys. A friend of mine has a boat with
an 8 1/2 foot beam and was thinking about trailering it down to
Florida when he visits his son there later this year.

We had no issues trailering our old runabout to Florida from
Connecticut with an 8 1/2 ft beam. You do need to carefully check out
everything in advance: towing stability at speed, brakes, lights, tire
pressure, trailer jack, etc. We checked hub temperatures at every gas
stop and carried two spare tires (not needed).

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Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:06:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Thanks for all the information guys. A friend of mine has a boat with
an 8 1/2 foot beam and was thinking about trailering it down to
Florida when he visits his son there later this year.

We had no issues trailering our old runabout to Florida from
Connecticut with an 8 1/2 ft beam. You do need to carefully check out
everything in advance: towing stability at speed, brakes, lights, tire
pressure, trailer jack, etc. We checked hub temperatures at every gas
stop and carried two spare tires (not needed).



How do you check hub temps? I put my hand on the hub. If it doesn't feel
too hot, I figure it isn't.

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On Sep 20, 4:30*pm, A Real Boater wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:06:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Thanks for all the information guys. *A friend of mine has a boat with
an 8 1/2 foot beam and was thinking about trailering it down to
Florida when he visits his son there later this year.

We had no issues trailering our old runabout to Florida from
Connecticut with an 8 1/2 ft beam. *You do need to carefully check out
everything in advance: towing stability at speed, brakes, lights, tire
pressure, trailer jack, etc. *We checked hub temperatures at every gas
stop and carried two spare tires (not needed).

How do you check hub temps? I put my hand on the hub. If it doesn't feel
too hot, I figure it isn't.

That is how I checked it when trailering........but the furthest I
trailered was probably 60 miles.

Thanks for the additional advice Wayne.

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what temps should the hubs stay under?

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:06:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Thanks for all the information guys. A friend of mine has a boat with
an 8 1/2 foot beam and was thinking about trailering it down to
Florida when he visits his son there later this year.

We had no issues trailering our old runabout to Florida from
Connecticut with an 8 1/2 ft beam. You do need to carefully check out
everything in advance: towing stability at speed, brakes, lights, tire
pressure, trailer jack, etc. We checked hub temperatures at every gas
stop and carried two spare tires (not needed).

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Lost In Space/Woodchuck wrote:
what temps should the hubs stay under?

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:06:00 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote:

Thanks for all the information guys. A friend of mine has a boat with
an 8 1/2 foot beam and was thinking about trailering it down to
Florida when he visits his son there later this year.
We had no issues trailering our old runabout to Florida from
Connecticut with an 8 1/2 ft beam. You do need to carefully check out
everything in advance: towing stability at speed, brakes, lights, tire
pressure, trailer jack, etc. We checked hub temperatures at every gas
stop and carried two spare tires (not needed).





Better yet, how do you tell? Buy an electronic temp sensing device?
:)