Mobile Home Vs Power Line = Fatal

Why are you hitting dozens of power lines? I've never hit one.

 

I don't know what to say

 

You realize who just asked you that right? Read his other posts you will understand what I'm getting at. He doesn't realize power lines are supposed to be set at what 15' or 16'? I believe that is what they're supposed to be at not 100% sure I do know it is at least 14'+. Guess simple math isn't some peoples strong point. Its real easy to never hit a power line when you pull trailers that are well below the power line height. I've never hit one. But I have nor pulled anything over 14'6" either. But I have taken out my fair share of tree branches and leaves pulling loads that were legal heights.

 

I just drove through that intersection two weeks ago while on vacation in the area. That work zone is a mess for regular vehicles, never mind oversizes. Condolences to the family.

 

As far as public utilities go, power companies are generally better at maintaining proper clearances than phone and cable companies. No one wants to incur the liability of having someone snag an improperly placed 12kVa distribution line. When they come down on the pavement it looks like something out of Revelations. Phone companies don't seem to care where they put them. They don't even care about clearing brush from their rights of way to prevent storm related outages. But then more and more people have cell phones these days, anyway.

 

I'd get out an look if its at all close.

 

Typical service lateral power lines are required to be a minimum of 18' above roadways and driveways. Higher voltage transmission lines are required to be higher still. He's hitting low voltage lines like cable/phone. Like he said, there's not much risk of electrocution, unless you bring down a low voltage line that pulls down the service lateral's weather mast it was attached to, which is a fairly common (and illegal) installation.