Truck Height

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Carla H.'s Comment
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For the life of me I cant find the height, width, or length of my truck. I've even called the dealership and they dont know. They have to go looking for this info. Anyway it's a 2020 Pete 579 ultraloft. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!!

PackRat's Comment
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Got a tape measure? Did you contact your maintenance personnel?

Should not be too difficult to figure out.good-luck.gif

Tractor Man's Comment
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I would imagine a tape measure and a helper would be your best option. In the construction business, we say the person holding the end of the tape is on the "dumb end". Make sure you are on the "smart end". Center of the front axle to center of rear axle would be the wheelbase. The rest is self explanatory.

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Tractor Man's Comment
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Packrat stole my thunder. You do that a lot. Brilliant minds think alike!

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PackRat's Comment
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Packrat stole my thunder. You do that a lot. Brilliant minds think alike!

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Scary!

Robert D. (Raptor)'s Comment
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Carla

I talked with a dealership in Washington and the service guy told me it is 12' 6" it doesn't sound right but I could be wrong. We know on average the most of the trailers have a height of 13' 6". Now if you are hooked up to one then come out to the front of the tractor you could get an idea how much shorter your tractor is compared to the trailer. Unless you want to go by PackRat's idea of using a tape measure. It's up to you. Good luck.

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Robert B. (The Dragon) ye's Comment
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I would imagine a tape measure and a helper would be your best option. In the construction business, we say the person holding the end of the tape is on the "dumb end". Make sure you are on the "smart end". Center of the front axle to center of rear axle would be the wheelbase. The rest is self explanatory.

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Wheelbase is actually determined by the distance from the center of the front axle to the center of the drive axles, not the center of the rear axle.

PJ's Comment
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Max width is 8’6ft. Height that depends. If its a condo its 13’6. If its a midroof without a cap its 12’6.

Tractor Man's Comment
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Wheelbase is actually determined by the distance from the center of the front axle to the center of the drive axles, not the center of the rear axle.

Thanks for the correction Raptor!

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PackRat's Comment
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Wheelbase is actually determined by the distance from the center of the front axle to the center of the drive axles, not the center of the rear axle.

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Thanks for the correction Raptor!

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Wasn’t Raptor!

It was Robert B. “THE Dragon”......sighs.

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