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It didn't fit.... #8402106 05/12/25 08:30 AM 05/12/25 08:30 AM
Joined: Feb 2007 New York border Cragar OP trapper
Cragar OP trapper Joined: Feb 2007 New York border	Train trestle near my job. 10' 7" clearance. Bucket truck got wedged under it. NRA benefactor member

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: Cragar] #8402115 05/12/25 08:48 AM 05/12/25 08:48 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	You'd think they'd know their height NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: 330-Trapper] #8402119 05/12/25 08:51 AM 05/12/25 08:51 AM
Joined: Dec 2019 Iowa C CTRAPS trapper
CTRAPS trapper C Joined: Dec 2019 Iowa	Originally Posted by 330-Trapper You'd think they'd know their height I'll bet they do now! Life Member: ITA, IBA & NRA. Member of SA, MTA, FTA & NTA

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: Cragar] #8402121 05/12/25 08:52 AM 05/12/25 08:52 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI K k snow trapper
k snow trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Not a call to the boss I would want to make.

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: Cragar] #8402122 05/12/25 08:52 AM 05/12/25 08:52 AM
Joined: Feb 2007 New York border Cragar OP trapper
Cragar OP trapper Joined: Feb 2007 New York border	Update - they took all the air out of the tires and backed it out. NRA benefactor member

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: Cragar] #8402139 05/12/25 09:13 AM 05/12/25 09:13 AM
Joined: Aug 2011 Ohio N newtoga trapper
newtoga trapper N Joined: Aug 2011 Ohio	We have a train bridge like that, gets hit at least 10 times a year. All kinds of signs and flashing lights a couple hundred yards before you get to it. Tall box trailer being pulled got it last week, buckled the frame and peeled of about 4 feet of roof. lifetime member NTA, OSTA, GTA

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: Cragar] #8402154 05/12/25 10:05 AM 05/12/25 10:05 AM
Joined: Feb 2007 New York border Cragar OP trapper
Cragar OP trapper Joined: Feb 2007 New York border	Tatiana , that is a low bridge. 2.7m = 8.85 feet. Real low. NRA benefactor member

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: newtoga] #8402171 05/12/25 10:48 AM 05/12/25 10:48 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Fairfield County, Ohio Half ton trapper
Half ton trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Fairfield County, Ohio	Originally Posted by newtoga We have a train bridge like that, gets hit at least 10 times a year. All kinds of signs and flashing lights a couple hundred yards before you get to it. Tall box trailer being pulled got it last week, buckled the frame and peeled of about 4 feet of roof. you talking about the one in Zanesville? Russ U.S.ARMY(76-80) Member OSTA

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: Cragar] #8402198 05/12/25 01:17 PM 05/12/25 01:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 N.W. Iowa T Tactical.20 trapper
Tactical.20 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 N.W. Iowa	Originally Posted by Cragar Train trestle near my job. 10' 7" clearance. Bucket truck got wedged under it. Your fired!!

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: Cragar] #8402204 05/12/25 01:32 PM 05/12/25 01:32 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 East Texas B BTLowry trapper
BTLowry trapper B Joined: Feb 2014 East Texas	One in the next big town over (about 30mi) is notorious around here and idiots keep trying it https://www.google.com/search?q=lon...sgcEMC4yNbgH8Rg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: Cragar] #8402207 05/12/25 01:42 PM 05/12/25 01:42 PM
Joined: Mar 2018 Missouri H HayDay trapper
HayDay trapper H Joined: Mar 2018 Missouri	Seems like they need an early warning test barrier an inch or so lower than the actual bridge framing. A PVC pipe on a chain or cable Hit the warning and you wont fit under the bridge. They do something similar at some fast food drive thrus that have a canopy over the window. People keep smacking the canopy Easy to vote your way into socialism, but impossible to vote your way out of it.

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: HayDay] #8402209 05/12/25 01:53 PM 05/12/25 01:53 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI K k snow trapper
k snow trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 east central WI	Originally Posted by HayDay Seems like they need an early warning test barrier an inch or so lower than the actual bridge framing. A PVC pipe on a chain or cable Hit the warning and you wont fit under the bridge. They do something similar at some fast food drive thrus that have a canopy over the window. People keep smacking the canopy Or a big I-beam before the bridge at the same height, at least reduce the damage to critical infrastructure. I am a firm believer in stupid should hurt.

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: Half ton] #8402256 05/12/25 03:28 PM 05/12/25 03:28 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Ohio N newtoga trapper
newtoga trapper N Joined: Aug 2011 Ohio	Originally Posted by Half ton Originally Posted by newtoga We have a train bridge like that, gets hit at least 10 times a year. All kinds of signs and flashing lights a couple hundred yards before you get to it. Tall box trailer being pulled got it last week, buckled the frame and peeled of about 4 feet of roof. you talking about the one in Zanesville? Russ Originally Posted by Half ton Originally Posted by newtoga We have a train bridge like that, gets hit at least 10 times a year. All kinds of signs and flashing lights a couple hundred yards before you get to it. Tall box trailer being pulled got it last week, buckled the frame and peeled of about 4 feet of roof. you talking about the one in Zanesville? Russ Yes sir. Last year they put flashing lights and it still didn’t help. lifetime member NTA, OSTA, GTA

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: 330-Trapper] #8402601 05/13/25 07:16 AM 05/13/25 07:16 AM
Joined: Sep 2011 IL G goatman trapper
goatman trapper G Joined: Sep 2011 IL	Originally Posted by 330-Trapper You'd think they'd know their height All the bucket trucks I ever drove the height is plastered on the dash. But if all you know is meters then maybe he didn't comprehend. Or on his cell phone.

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: Cragar] #8405337 05/18/25 09:03 AM 05/18/25 09:03 AM
Joined: May 2016 Southern Illinois F Foxpaw trapper
Foxpaw trapper F Joined: May 2016 Southern Illinois	Looks like people would know their height and the bridge height. Its not like you are driving under the Brooklyn bridge !

Re: It didn't fit.... [Re: Cragar] #8405345 05/18/25 09:40 AM 05/18/25 09:40 AM
Joined: Mar 2023 WI WI Outdoors trapper
WI Outdoors trapper Joined: Mar 2023 WI	There's a famous bridge in North Carolina called the 11' 8" bridge and also has the nickname "can opener". Lots a footage on YouTube of trailers getting hung up.

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