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20 ft trailer
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Trailer braking requirements are Federally mandated. States may opt to have tighter rules, but most do not.
Over 3,000 pounds GVW brakes are required on one axle. Over 5,000 (if memory serves me correctly) brakes must be on 2 axles.
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What relay turns off the brake lights when the retarder kicks in? Is it in back? Easy to find?
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Dick, in back and easy to find. You can check with Jeff. On ours I think it was #86 ? Geo.
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Hey Pres. How do you launch?
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Dick, going by memory it is #76. But look at the list of relays on the sticker on the engine door. It will tell you. Just pull the relay. The only change is the brake lights will not come on when the retarder is engaged.
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I just saw this on a Roadie site I follow. Showing a band bus with a 2 axle trailer behind for band gear. I thought it was 63 feet . My 40 ft mci had a 23 ft enclosed trailer overall length .In Florida I think I was told 65ft at camper world in Orlando. The tour buses are 45ft the trailers appear to be short We never used them on big tours lots of red Peters with 53 ft trailers Would like to know for future camping trips TAG
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Take a look here.
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Tim, that is a great chart, but as usual with any government activity, there are some things that are almost physically impossible to meet. i.e. In Mississippi, your toad must be a skateboard or smaller because you are allowed only 8 feet behind your 45 foot coach. I am not sure if Blue Ox has a baseplate for a skateboard.
All of the states that only allow 60 feet total length are hard to meet with a toad that is over 11feet long due to the added tow bar length. I also noted that a 45 footer is not allowed in D.C., yet H tour busses are a dime a dozen there.
I just pulled a 24 foot stacker through Kansas, Oklahoma,Texas, Louisiana, Missippi, Alabama and Florida without a single glance from the Police or DOT. Follow the advice from an earlier post and stay out of the DOT scales. That moving scale on I-10 in either Louisiana or Missippi had a fit and flashed the red “Truck Must Enter Scale” sign when I went by, but I am a Private Coach and not a truck, nor a commercial carrier, so I just motored on by and never heard a peep, but you can be assured that the DOT was watching me go by, thinking I was a overweight truck running the scale.
I am going to stick my neck out here, but I agree with Jon and others that say “Do not call attention to yourself with your driving style and you should not have a problem.” Oh, my goodness. George, did I just write that I agreed with Jon?
Stay safe out there.
3-F
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The delivery charge just doubled.
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OK, the fellow who will be with me in Lakeland will be my banker.
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I do not want to start a raging debate, but… The GS chart is outdated and incomplete at best. A state can mandate a max length on roads that are purely state funded with no Federal money in them.
If there is federal money in them or they have a US or Interstate Route number the Federal Rule applies.
The Federal rule is max trailer length is 53′.
The Federal law alowes transiting other roads for ingress or egress. This is one of the primary reasons over length laws are ralely enforced. Most LEOs are totally unfamiliar with the laws so they just ignore it.
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Larry,
On the “launch” of the ski boat pulled by the motor coach, that was a tongue in cheek comment. We do, however, get a lot of second looks… The people wonder the same thing…
As you might suspect, when we pull the boat, generally we are with a group so we get someone’s SUV and do the launching….and everybody uses the boat… If Betty and I are going alone with the grandchildren, she drives the SUV and we use it upon arrival…. I have tried to rent a vehicle in Arkansas, for example, but they do not allow towing…
We really enjoy having the option of the boat available for entertainment and of course,the coach doesn’t even know it is behind it…
Pres
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