Thread: Large rainwater tanks from Tamworth to Barossa..

Originally Posted by bee utey

I won't argue with that, over 5.3 is what sets off the SE freeway height alarms.

Power lines will be an issue over 4.6 on a journey of that distance. Internet cables are often hung below the alleged minimum 4.8, I've seen them at 3.5, admittedly only in suburbia.

Originally Posted by pop058

What about digging the taller tanks into the ground to get them under the roof line.

Tried that. The RMS have a limited sense of humour, and I exceeded it when I blew 5 of the six tyres on the rear set on the B trailer one day on the Hume. It's amazing how quickly they can find very brightly coloured cars, with very bright lights, when they want to.

As for the tunnels? NSW has the most idiotic policy imaginable. They label certain tunnels as 4.6. So, you need to get to the other side of the airport ( yeah, I know.... Doesn't matter...) so you look at the roads, and you see that the tunnel will work. 4.6, it says. You come on on the M5, and you don't trigger the height device. With me??? So, you drive into the tunnel, heading for wherever you want. You are nearly to the other end, and you hear a Whack! Whack! Whack! noise on the roof, not of the truck, but on the second trailer, which is about 15mm higher. Now, provided you heard that, or have seen the little warning signs that have lit up over your head, ( ask yourself, when did you last look at one of those? ), you have about 500 metres to a; change lanes, b; not kill someone, c; smile for the camera, and d; find something else that pays you a wage. Why? Because the tunnel changes from 4.6 to 4.3. I'll let you think about that for a minute. If, however, you are lucky, you can jump off at the next exit. If anyone needs help here, particularly with the U turn that you are going to need to do, in a B double, on the Sydney roads. What fun.

Thing is, a lot of folk have to deal with this idiocy for the first time, and the RMS can never be wrong...

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Power lines will be an issue over 4.6 on a journey of that distance. Internet cables are often hung below the alleged minimum 4.8, I've seen them at 3.5, admittedly only in suburbia.

4.6. Less than that, it requires signage. Took out cables in Healesville. Not my problem, under 4.6. Can't speak for other states.

Originally Posted by pop058

What about digging the taller tanks into the ground to get them under the roof line.

That was my next plan when they said 'no' to putting them in first.. All was going well until they dug strip footings for the carport! 2030 is the current clearance.. 2400 if I dig the gravel drive back up... 😂

Originally Posted by Tombie

Sitec,

Is diameter a limit in your install or just height?

The carport is 8m wide... Just enough room for two tanks and a gap between..

Originally Posted by Sitec

The carport is 8m wide... Just enough room for two tanks and a gap between..

Would be cheaper

Getting it onto site is easy. I thought we were talking transport.

Originally Posted by johntins

4.6. Less than that, it requires signage. Took out cables in Healesville. Not my problem, under 4.6. Can't speak for other states.

In Queensland the minimum is supposed to be 5.0 metres. That measurement must be taken where the cable is attached to the pole. The cables must always be strung on the coldest day of the year because at the centre of the span, often there is barely 4.6. To compound that issue, the internet and cable TV mobs come along and string up their wires underneath. The driver is obligated to avoid the infrastructure and responsible for any damage in Queensland. Try seeing and avoiding a 12mm cable at night. I have taken cables out with a 4.3 trailer, needless to say, I don't know where they originated.