Tall WildCat + low bridge =

Poor kitty ~ you know this aint gonna polish out: linky

Opps 12'4 into 8' does not go
Sean

But look, the spare tire is still mounted on the bumper. Must be Wildcat has started attaching the bumper better.

Now he has a flat bed trailer.

What a moron. Really. Anyone with half a brain could see it was low. Not to mention the 8' clearance sign.

Just for safe keeping, here's the large image.



I sent a copy to Beverly at the West Coast factory asking if this was covered under warranty.

Just a thought
Did he do it on purpose fed up of warranty work,
and he didn't find the Wildcat forum
Sean

I guess thats one way to get rid of your camper!!!!

Surprised those propane tanks didn't go off like roman candles. Man what an expensive mess.

Cant tell if that is a ford pulling it or not, probably isn't a ford would have just kept on gone

Like trying to stuff 3lbs. of poo in a 2lb. bag... what a mess.

Cave Rock on the east shore of Lake Tahoe is a fun one here locally.



I drive down the middle of the two lanes. I don't want to see where they measure the 13'-0" or the 12'-4". I like the idea of 18'-6".

jetskier, is that a one way road? or do you just gamble

I'd like to get my hands on all the spare parts he's gonna have. what a treasure chest.

Sean wrote:jetskier, is that a one way road? or do you just gamble

That's the westbound tunnel. Two lanes each way. The eastbound tunnel is 21' at the center.

Not only does this guy have the cost of the accident, the tow, the clean-up, etc., but I bet he get's a hefty bill from the railroad company when they have to send out a crew to check the alignment of the RR overpass. If there is work to be done to realign, it's gonna cost him plenty.

Just adding insult to injury guys .....

Admin wrote:I'd like to get my hands on all the spare parts he's gonna have. what a treasure chest.

Thats what I was thinking! He's even got some nice aluminum wheels I could use.

Man if that happened to me i'd be on the side of the road in the ditch ------->

where did the satellite go off the back , I need one . Jim

Well, this guy needed to be off the road anyway. Anyone who is that unaware of his stuff is just trouble waiting to happen.

On a more serious note:

www.aitaonline.com/Info/Low%20Clearances.html

To me it looks like a 2010 year model and a truck
That is one sad looking picture.

I am sure it is a new Cat. That is the new decal pattern. Kind of sad. Reckon it was a maiden voyage?

Cardinal_Bill wrote:On a more serious note:

www.aitaonline.com/Info/Low%20Clearances.html

That overpass is not even listed in the state of MT.

He was most likely going under that bridge just as he would any other day of the week, not even thinking twice about being hooked up. Dollars to donuts he doesn't make that same mistake twice.

Looking at the photo, I'm surprised he's not wearing a cervical collar or something similar. Going from street speed to a dead stop in zero seconds flat has to throw something out of alignment!!

Hope he was insured for replacement costs VS pro-rate.

TC

Our Cat pulls so nicely that sometimes we almost forget it's there..... almost.

We ended up on the Saw Mill River Parkway this summer towing (long story ....) - a fellow camper told us he does it all the time .... last time I'll listen to someone concerning heights of overpasses.

We saw the first overpass with a 13' clearance - I knew our height was 12'8" but I was still cringing.

After that, we were stopped by a good samaritan Emergency Rescue truck who told us about the 8' clearance bridge ahead .... there were no signs or warnings at the entrance of the parkway or anywhere prior to the bridge except for for the 13' clearance (it did say Autos Only, no trucks) but when I inquired about that, I was told buses were allowed but no commercial vehicles.

Good thing someone above was looking out for us ... I would not attempt to go under an 8' overpass, but trying to turn around at that point would have been a challenge. We were stopped at a red light on the parkway and there was a nice side street we took to get back to the Tapenzee bridge. It did take several hours of traffic to make it through New York ..... I now refuse to go anywhere near I95 with a camper up the east coast (MD to Connecticut.)

Something I just thought of.. The specs for my TT give the height at the top of the AC, but if I were to hit something solid at speed with the radio ant.(which is taller than the AC), it would probably tear it off the roof since it's just attached with wood screws. So some of you may be taller than you think!

The antenna is extremely flexible. I've wholloped mine many times going under low branches without incident. Not sure it's as much an issue as it appears to be.

TC

I'm surprised the driver didn't get hurt.....must have been a heck of a quick stop....