Bridge Education

[erniecarpet@...]

Leroy, I love to drive some of the back roads. But since my coach and
trailer weigh soooooo much, I believe my adventures are better off with just my
toad, keeping the coach nice and cool located in a campground.

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston, Mt




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[Leroy Eckert]

I have driven the mountains out West for years having lived there but never in a
Bird. We decided to take the weekend and hit the bunny hills of NE Alabama
specifically Guntersville Mountain and Lake. No WiFi, no TV, no cell service. It
was fun, like the good old days. Uneventful on the ten mile climb up. Until, I
punched in the closest exit in the GPS. The other road down to Albertville. The
first event was a 3 mile climb straight up in second gear at 15mph on a tiny
mountain road. The bus did great. Then I figured no problem because I knew the
drop from there was about 10 miles and the retarder was working fine. Oops! The
sign says, "weight restricted bridge ahead." That can't be good because there
ain't no turning around. Got lucky, it was two one lane bridges about 100 feet
apart with 24 ton capacity, over a deep gorge. That made my @#$ bite the seat.
I found out later today that locals call them "Double Bridges" and many bike
riders do not venture where I ventured today.
I will be certain to consider the longer way home next time and consider the
possibility of bridges. It never enter my mind.
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
Royale Conversion
Bird Brain

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[luckyron1]

We were up to New Brunswick our 1st time out and our GPS put us in
front of a bridge that was 11' high with a 6 ton weight limit. Of
course we're 12.5' high and over 50,000 lbs wet. Luckily, no traffic
and we were able to back it out of there without incident. Lesson
learned: Stay on the interstates as much as possible.

Ron & Ruth

2000 LXI, summering in Minnesota

[randymerri@...]

Hi,


When I turn on my Garmin GPS system it asks if I am driving a car, truck or
bus. I always put in bus when using the GPS in the coach. I am hoping it takes
that choice into account and doesn't put me on roads with low underpasses,
bridge restrictions, etc. but I try to stick to main roads as much as
possible.

Randy Merrill
1993 40' WLWB
Ocala, FL



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[Leroy Eckert]

The same thing happened to us on a tiny mountain road in NE Alabama three weeks
ago. We could not turn around but got lucky with two consecutive one lane 24 ton
weight restricted bridges over a gorge. It still makes you pucker up. I plan to
stay closer to the major highways and take the car on excursions.
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
Royale Conversion
----- Original Message -----
From: luckyron1
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 2:06 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Bridge Education


We were up to New Brunswick our 1st time out and our GPS put us in
front of a bridge that was 11' high with a 6 ton weight limit. Of
course we're 12.5' high and over 50,000 lbs wet. Luckily, no traffic
and we were able to back it out of there without incident. Lesson
learned: Stay on the interstates as much as possible.

Ron & Ruth

2000 LXI, summering in Minnesota





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[Greg Young]

This brings up a question -What do truckers use to avoid similar problems? I
discovered a GPS intended for the trucking industry but it was not clear from
the description whether clearance and weight restrictions were included in the
database.

Thanks!
Greg
86 PT40
Currently at Valley Detroit Diesel...


----- Original Message ----
From: Leroy Eckert
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 8, 2007 12:52:36 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Bridge Education

The same thing happened to us on a tiny mountain road in NE Alabama three weeks
ago. We could not turn around but got lucky with two consecutive one lane 24 ton
weight restricted bridges over a gorge. It still makes you pucker up. I plan to
stay closer to the major highways and take the car on excursions.
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
Royale Conversion
----- Original Message -----
From: luckyron1
To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 2:06 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Bridge Education

We were up to New Brunswick our 1st time out and our GPS put us in
front of a bridge that was 11' high with a 6 ton weight limit. Of
course we're 12.5' high and over 50,000 lbs wet. Luckily, no traffic
and we were able to back it out of there without incident. Lesson
learned: Stay on the interstates as much as possible.

Ron & Ruth

2000 LXI, summering in Minnesota

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[ronmarabito2002]

They use a Truckers Map Book which gives all the truck routes and
warnings. You can purchas one at just about any majoy truck stop.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, tX 92WB40


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Greg Young wrote:
>
> This brings up a question -What do truckers use to avoid similar
problems? I discovered a GPS intended for the trucking industry but
it was not clear from the description whether clearance and weight
restrictions were included in the database.
>
> Thanks!
> Greg
> 86 PT40
> Currently at Valley Detroit Diesel...
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Leroy Eckert
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 8, 2007 12:52:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Bridge Education
>
> The same thing happened to us on a tiny mountain road in NE Alabama
three weeks ago. We could not turn around but got lucky with two
consecutive one lane 24 ton weight restricted bridges over a gorge. It
still makes you pucker up. I plan to stay closer to the major highways
and take the car on excursions.
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
> Niceville, FL
> Royale Conversion
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: luckyron1
> To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 2:06 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Bridge Education
>
> We were up to New Brunswick our 1st time out and our GPS put us in
> front of a bridge that was 11' high with a 6 ton weight limit. Of
> course we're 12.5' high and over 50,000 lbs wet. Luckily, no traffic
> and we were able to back it out of there without incident. Lesson
> learned: Stay on the interstates as much as possible.
>
> Ron & Ruth
>
> 2000 LXI, summering in Minnesota
>
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>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[Leroy Eckert]

I have a Garmin also. I think it is a 630 Model. I'll have to look. I have not
seen that prompt on mine. What Model is yours?
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
Royale Conversion
---- Original Message -----
From: randymerri@...
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 6:06 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Bridge Education


Hi,


When I turn on my Garmin GPS system it asks if I am driving a car, truck or
bus. I always put in bus when using the GPS in the coach. I am hoping it takes
that choice into account and doesn't put me on roads with low underpasses,
bridge restrictions, etc. but I try to stick to main roads as much as
possible.

Randy Merrill
1993 40' WLWB
Ocala, FL

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