Water World Transporation

[clancy]

Can anyone explain to me how water world is transportating 18 ft. wide pools into Massachusetts? Even with a tilt trailer they will far exceed the current 14 ft. 6 in. width.

[PoolGuyNJ]

Can anyone explain to me how water world is transportating 18 ft. wide pools into Massachusetts? Even with a tilt trailer they will far exceed the current 14 ft. 6 in. width.

I expect they'll turn it on it's side. It'll only be ~8 1/2 feet wide.

[clancy]

Can anyone explain to me how water world is transportating 18 ft. wide pools into Massachusetts? Even with a tilt trailer they will far exceed the current 14 ft. 6 in. width.

I expect they'll turn it on it's side. It'll only be ~8 1/2 feet wide.

If they turn it on it's side as you suggest, it would be 18 ft tall. Most bridges are less than 14 feet high. That won't work.

[Phil Brown]

Can anyone explain to me how water world is transportating 18 ft. wide pools into Massachusetts? Even with a tilt trailer they will far exceed the current 14 ft. 6 in. width.

I expect they'll turn it on it's side. It'll only be ~8 1/2 feet wide.

If they turn it on it's side as you suggest, it would be 18 ft tall. Most bridges are less than 14 feet high. That won't work.

THEY WILL TRANSFER IT AS AN OVERSIZE LOAD WITH ESCORTS ON FRONT AND BACK.

[jonneydemon]

Can anyone explain to me how water world is transportating 18 ft. wide pools into Massachusetts? Even with a tilt trailer they will far exceed the current 14 ft. 6 in. width.

I expect they'll turn it on it's side. It'll only be ~8 1/2 feet wide.

If they turn it on it's side as you suggest, it would be 18 ft tall. Most bridges are less than 14 feet high. That won't work.

THEY WILL TRANSFER IT AS AN OVERSIZE LOAD WITH ESCORTS ON FRONT AND BACK.

ARE YOU AN IDIOT OR WHAT, CLANCY IS RIGHT YOU CANNOT FIT A POOL 18 FEET WIDE INTO MASSACHUSETTS UNLESS YOU DO IT ILLEGALLY. I DON'T CARE IF YOU HAVE 20 ESCORTS, TOO WIDE IS TOO WIDE. THIS IS FURTHER PROOF OF HOW WATERWORLD IS DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SELL A POOL, EVEN IF THAT MEANS VIOLATING DOT RULES AND PLACING THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AT RISK.

[Aussie Pool Guy]

Can anyone explain to me how water world is transportating 18 ft. wide pools into Massachusetts? Even with a tilt trailer they will far exceed the current 14 ft. 6 in. width.

I expect they'll turn it on it's side. It'll only be ~8 1/2 feet wide.

If they turn it on it's side as you suggest, it would be 18 ft tall. Most bridges are less than 14 feet high. That won't work.

THEY WILL TRANSFER IT AS AN OVERSIZE LOAD WITH ESCORTS ON FRONT AND BACK.

ARE YOU AN IDIOT OR WHAT, CLANCY IS RIGHT YOU CANNOT FIT A POOL 18 FEET WIDE INTO MASSACHUSETTS UNLESS YOU DO IT ILLEGALLY. I DON'T CARE IF YOU HAVE 20 ESCORTS, TOO WIDE IS TOO WIDE. THIS IS FURTHER PROOF OF HOW WATERWORLD IS DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SELL A POOL, EVEN IF THAT MEANS VIOLATING DOT RULES AND PLACING THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AT RISK.

Ease up he was just suggesting how they would possibly do it?? perhaps they have an alternate route in which they pass under no bridges unless they are tall enough to do so. it is quite easy to load up a pool take the measurements to the government in charge (depending on the state obviously) compromising a route in which the pool can and will be transported. im sure no company would transport something that big illegelly!

[jonneydemon]

Can anyone explain to me how water world is transportating 18 ft. wide pools into Massachusetts? Even with a tilt trailer they will far exceed the current 14 ft. 6 in. width.

I expect they'll turn it on it's side. It'll only be ~8 1/2 feet wide.

If they turn it on it's side as you suggest, it would be 18 ft tall. Most bridges are less than 14 feet high. That won't work.

THEY WILL TRANSFER IT AS AN OVERSIZE LOAD WITH ESCORTS ON FRONT AND BACK.

ARE YOU AN IDIOT OR WHAT, CLANCY IS RIGHT YOU CANNOT FIT A POOL 18 FEET WIDE INTO MASSACHUSETTS UNLESS YOU DO IT ILLEGALLY. I DON'T CARE IF YOU HAVE 20 ESCORTS, TOO WIDE IS TOO WIDE. THIS IS FURTHER PROOF OF HOW WATERWORLD IS DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SELL A POOL, EVEN IF THAT MEANS VIOLATING DOT RULES AND PLACING THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AT RISK.

Ease up he was just suggesting how they would possibly do it?? perhaps they have an alternate route in which they pass under no bridges unless they are tall enough to do so. it is quite easy to load up a pool take the measurements to the government in charge (depending on the state obviously) compromising a route in which the pool can and will be transported. im sure no company would transport something that big illegelly!

In Massachusetts and every other state in the USA there are width and Height limits, period! Even though the carrier may have a route that would not have a single bridge, power lines and other objects pass over roadways. Imagine if some joker was allowed to run a 18 ft. tall object down the road, it would be insane. That is whay we have regulations in place. In Massachusetts, 14 6 width and 13 6 hight is the permitable limit for fiberglass pools, period!!! So with that sais, Waterworld must be violating the law and falseifying the permits, if they even apply for a permit who knows?

[sdfabrizio]

Can anyone explain to me how water world is transportating 18 ft. wide pools into Massachusetts? Even with a tilt trailer they will far exceed the current 14 ft. 6 in. width.

I expect they'll turn it on it's side. It'll only be ~8 1/2 feet wide.

If they turn it on it's side as you suggest, it would be 18 ft tall. Most bridges are less than 14 feet high. That won't work.

THEY WILL TRANSFER IT AS AN OVERSIZE LOAD WITH ESCORTS ON FRONT AND BACK.

ARE YOU AN IDIOT OR WHAT, CLANCY IS RIGHT YOU CANNOT FIT A POOL 18 FEET WIDE INTO MASSACHUSETTS UNLESS YOU DO IT ILLEGALLY. I DON'T CARE IF YOU HAVE 20 ESCORTS, TOO WIDE IS TOO WIDE. THIS IS FURTHER PROOF OF HOW WATERWORLD IS DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SELL A POOL, EVEN IF THAT MEANS VIOLATING DOT RULES AND PLACING THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AT RISK.

Ease up he was just suggesting how they would possibly do it?? perhaps they have an alternate route in which they pass under no bridges unless they are tall enough to do so. it is quite easy to load up a pool take the measurements to the government in charge (depending on the state obviously) compromising a route in which the pool can and will be transported. im sure no company would transport something that big illegelly!

In Massachusetts and every other state in the USA there are width and Height limits, period! Even though the carrier may have a route that would not have a single bridge, power lines and other objects pass over roadways. Imagine if some joker was allowed to run a 18 ft. tall object down the road, it would be insane. That is whay we have regulations in place. In Massachusetts, 14 6 width and 13 6 hight is the permitable limit for fiberglass pools, period!!! So with that sais, Waterworld must be violating the law and falseifying the permits, if they even apply for a permit who knows?

I am curious about this also, as I am interested in a larger fiberglass pool either from WW or Viking. I know I have seen 16' wide Vikings at the showroom here, so they must grant special permits. I know that they ship 16' wide modular home sections from Penn to Ma & obviously they get special permits to do house moving, which could be up to who knows how wide, so there must be exceptions to this rule with proper regulations and maybe transporting off hours so not to endanger the traveling public as stated earlier. I am sure WW must have thought this through before building pools of this width.

[jonneydemon]

In Massachusetts, they do allow for transport of modular homes 16 wide, only because they cannot tilt a house on a tilt trailer like they can a fiberglass pool. Night time travel in Massachuestts is not allowed with wide loads. There are no exceptions, except for house moving, in wihch case local police, and utility companies will follow the load dropping wires as needed to allow for safe travel. This would never be allowed, nor would it ever be cost effective as it could cost tens of thousands and weeks to get from NJ to MA. Even house moves need to meet very specific conditions and are only granted in certian situations. I have personally spoke to Water World and tried to get a stright answer on how they would get this pool into Massachusetts, there only answer was "don't worry about it, we will get it there." I asked them if they would violate the law to do so, and the man responed with some very rude remarkes and slammed the phone down. There is no question in my mind, that Water World is taking there chances and hoping they don't get stopped and measured. They are not licensed to install pools in Massachusetts, nor in any other state they do business in. They are placing the permit responsability on the homeowner, and so if something goes wrong, there is no protection under Massachusetts Consumer Protection. In other words you are on your own. Remember, you get what you pay for and you will never get good and cheap together.

[jonneydemon]

I am a Water World dealer and have done several 18x44 and 18x37, the pool comes on a flat bed truck and besides the pool is really not 18, there freeform pools more like 17 on deep end and 15 in middle and back to 16-17 on shallow end.

I did not think Water World had dealers? In any case, were these pools in Massachusetts? If not what state were they installed in? 16 ft wide load is a maximum in vertually every state.