Any tips on getting the true height of your rig?

Hi Jerry, you're right, and years ago, so did 5th wheel height. Seems like a lot of that is standardized more now. My trucks had low 5th wheels, and I can't tell you how many times, I had to get out and crank the dollies up before hooking up.

 

When I measured mine I couldn't get the tape measure tip to stay on the tip of the stack and still measure all the way to the ground, but it would if all I did was measure to the step on the fuel tank. So then I measure from the step to the ground and add them up. So mine is 12'4" to the stacks and my antennas are at 12'10".

When I lived in Denver I worked near a place that had a low bridge, something like 11'4". It seemed like that thing got hit about once a month. Knowing your truck's height is something every driver should know, it's not something worth guessing on.

 

Get one of these

Remember when you cut it close on bridges that if the pavement is rough as the trailer rocks it will be a few inches higher on one side.
Don't cut it close, unless you measure the bridge yourself.

 

Eh, just start driving under increasingly lower bridges until you hear it smack the overpass...then you'll know.

 

I was just about to mention that. Back when I worked for the Hitachi dealer a lot of the lowbedders coming in to pick up excavators would pull those out to measure the height before leaving the yard.

 

probably to avoid potential collisions with bridges or other God forsaken accidents

 

From what I understood reading the earlier posts he wanted his tractor height- not his tractor AND trailer. Not likely he's gonna hit a bridge bobtail.

 

My mistake, I apologize.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

Hi Dd, nope, a-e are concerning the overall height of the rig, I can only assume, rig means tractor and trailer, and f, concerns just the tractor.