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Subject: Exterior Height of 1986 PT40 Bird
Author: Pam in Alabama	[ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ] Date Posted: 08/ 25/ 09, 8:22am We are preparing to take delivery on our new to us Bird and need to know the exterior clearance. Sure don't want to rearrange anything on the roof. Any help will be greatly appreciated. [ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ]

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Shane Fedeli
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Date Posted: 08/ 28/ 09, 5:44pm

Hi Pam- Good luck with the new coach! I believe that our 1985 PT40 is around 11'9" at the top of the dash A/C unit. I will usually try to avoid clearances of less than 12'6" due to variations in the ride height, bumps, etc... An easy way to check the clearance is to measure the distance to a fixed limb or garage opening and then pull the coach under the limb or doorway and subtract the distance to the antenna's, A/C unit and roof pods while someone else SLOWLY moves the coach forward. The air bag suspension can be adjusted up or down by several inches- so overall height could vary greatly. The distance from the ground to the bottom of your compartment door behind the front wheel should be around 17" and in front of the drive wheels around 18".

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[> [> Subject: Re: Exterior Height of 1986 PT40 Bird
Author: Pam in Alabama [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08/ 28/ 09, 10:28pm Thanks for the info Shane. I will be careful with the low clearances. I had a Class A that looked a little lower then the Bird. My main concern was where I need to park it in the yard when we get it home. Time to get out the pruning saw. And I may have to call the utility company to raise the wires going to the house. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]