Here in Michigan the weight limit is 160,000 pounds - yeah that's right!
Yikes! No wonder our roads are crap.
"Robert B. Houston" wrote:
> On the not so lighter side, older trailers have a DOT bumper...piece of I
> beam about 4 inches thick, about 24" off the ground. This puts it just high
> enough to slide over the hood and fenders and into (read through) the
> windshield. Most trailer rear axles are set far enought forward to allow
> penetration under the trailer at least this far.
>
> Newer trailers have a cow-catcher rear bumper designed to keep cars from
> inserting themselves underneath, but that just means a heavier steel wall to
> crash into.
>
> Tractor trailers are a necessary fact of transportation life on our
> highways, and I make my living through them, but when driving on the
> highway, I am always aware of them, and give them as much leeway as
> possible. 80,000 pounds does not stop on a dime, move much when you crash
> into it, or veer defensively worth a darn.
>
> Let's all be careful out there folks.
>
> Robert Houston
> 74 Midget, Katy
>
> >In a message dated 98-10-22 16:30:20 EDT, macleans@earthlink.net writes:
> >
> ><< Just think what that sight would be if it were a Bugeye! Much more
> > incentive to be carefull.
> > >>
> >On the lighter side of a tragic situation...the bugeye would clear the
> >underside of the trailer, assuming the rear bumper and axles had been
> removed.
> >
> >george marinos
> >sprite MKII An6
> >glen rock, nj
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