Re: Hauling tractors

Posted by Steve - IN on August 27, 2002 at 18:20:05 from (12.222.132.139):

In Reply to: Hauling tractors posted by David UK on August 27, 2002 at 16:17:41:

Nobody wants to do the conversion, I guess. 2.55 meters wide is about 100 inches. 7 meters length is about 23 feet.

Seems to me that most full size US tractors made after about '70 or '75 couldn't move along the roads in Scotland. And there are a whole lot of trailers here longer than 23 feet.

Your redcoats could have done us a favor in 1775. When they went to Lexington and Concord to confiscate muskets, they could have taken Paul Revere's horse while they were at it. Taking the muskets gave us the 2nd Amendment -- keep and bear firearms. If they'd taken the horse we would have had an amendment to guarantee free and unfettered transport. The idea that a drivers license is a privilege and you need a security check now - least in this state - wouldn't be around. I guess the redcoats and Hanovers didn't do you any favors after Culloden either, so I shouldn't be barking up your tree.

They tax your gasoline and Diesel unmercifully and you can't run anything that will cover a lot of ground quickly. Seems they want you to just stay put and shut up except when they send you to colonize Northern Ireland or off to join the BlackWatch. I guess we should say thanks for sending us the likes of Andrew Carnegie and a lot of other Scots that came this way -- my wife had a Mc type Scots name, so I gotta watch the P's and Q's.

Anyway, in this state, max width for free is 102 inches (2.59m). 102 to to 144" (3.65m) gets you wacked with more licensing fees. Above 144 inches requires a special permit. A single vehicle can be up to than 36 feet (10.97m) in length with no special tax. A "truck / trailer combination " can go up to 53 feet (16.15m) in length. Other states may vary slightly.

Hope that answers your question, and you'll take or leave the opinions as you will. Take care over there and enjoy that Scotch whiskey we pay so dearly for over here!

Steve

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