Can all 5th wheels double tow?
Considering upgrading in the next couple of years and trying to decide between a 5th wheel and tow a small trailer behind (ATV's/motorcycle, etc) or just to get a toyhauler. Are all 5's capable of ...
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DutchmenSport wrote:
In Indiana, if your have one of those platforms, and it has a swival wheel, it's considered a "trailer" and must be titled and licensed with lights as a utility trailer. If the tire touches the ground, it's a trailer, no matter how it's connected to the vehicle. That's just the way it is in Indiana.
No, not all 5ers are capable of pulling an additional trailer.
If you are considering a Toy Hualer, I think that is your better choice.
Although in Indiana, I see a lot of "double tows". In Indiana, you can tow a trailer behind a trailer too. (That catches my eye when I see that. It just looks very strange). The first trailer can be a travel trailer or a 5er. I know, Indiana is a bit different in their laws.
But where they get you, is the total length. And that stops a lot of "double towing" even with 5er's.
Towing 2 bumper-pulls can get you pulled over here in AZ. To =legally= tow doubles here, first hitch =must= be a FW and 2nd can be a ball or pintle. Even towing a trailer behind a GN is a technical violation, as you've got 2 ball hitches. Now, "implements of husbandry" are usually exempt, so you'll see =all= kinds of stuff in farm country. :B
Used to be a farmer down near Yuma that, when cotton trailers were the norm, would tow 4 LOADED trailers down I-8 to the cotton gin. We're talking about 8-10k PER TRAILER, with NO brakes, heading down the road at 40-50 mph. On the way back, he'd pull 8 empties! Glad I never drove around him.
Lyle
