double towing

hotpepperkid wrote:

Bird Freak wrote:
Georgia allows doubles but first trailer must be a 5th wheel.

Same with AZ. I dont know what the total length requirment is because I dont but a lot of people with side-by-sides do it

As I said above, my reading of the AZ statutes is 65' front bumper to center of rearmost axle, but a 10' "overhang" is allowed from the rear axle to the rear of 2nd trailer. Allows for towing boats that tend to have a fairly long distance behind the axle.

Lyle

Bird Freak wrote:
Georgia allows doubles but first trailer must be a 5th wheel.

Same with AZ. I dont know what the total length requirment is because I dont but a lot of people with side-by-sides do it

Georgia allows doubles but first trailer must be a 5th wheel.

Wisconsin does allow double towing but there are restrictions.
(i) A 3-vehicle combination consisting of a towing vehicle and, in order by weight, with the lighter of the towed vehicles as the 3rd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination unless not structurally possible, a recreational vehicle or camping trailer as the 2nd vehicle, and a recreational vehicle, camping trailer, or trailer carrying any vehicle for recreational use or carrying no load as the 3rd vehicle may, without a permit, be operated on a highway if the overall length of the combination of vehicles does not exceed 65 feet and, if the total weight, including any load, of all towed vehicles exceeds 3,000 pounds, one of the towed vehicles is equipped with brakes. No 3-vehicle combination may operate under this paragraph if highway or weather conditions include heavy snow, freezing rain, icy roads, high winds, limited visibility, or upon a highway that is closed or partially closed by the department due to highway conditions.
(j) A 3-vehicle combination not exceeding 70 feet in overall length may, without a permit, be operated on a highway if the towing vehicle serving as the power unit is equipped with a 5th wheel and kingpin connection by which the 2nd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination is drawn, the 2nd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination is a recreational vehicle or camping trailer, including any combination camping-horse trailer, the 3rd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination is a recreational vehicle or camping trailer or a trailer carrying any vehicle for recreational use, carrying equestrian equipment and equestrian supplies for recreational purposes, or carrying no load, and, if the total weight, including any load, of all towed vehicles exceeds 3,000 pounds, one of the towed vehicles is equipped with brakes. No 3-vehicle combination may operate under this paragraph if highway or weather conditions include heavy snow, freezing rain, icy roads, high winds, limited visibility, or upon a highway that is closed or partially closed by the department due to highway conditions.

twodownzero wrote:

Wadcutter wrote:

The US Supreme Court ruled decades ago that all states are mandated to recognize all other states' driver's licenses.

When and where was that? I've read a great deal of cases but never read any such case.

Sorry I'm no longer working and I left all my teaching materials with my employer. We cited the case in our lesson plan. It involved more than just DLs and registration between states.

Wadcutter wrote:

The US Supreme Court ruled decades ago that all states are mandated to recognize all other states' driver's licenses.

When and where was that? I've read a great deal of cases but never read any such case.

I stick to I-5 thru WA and OR. I am prepared for what may happen.

Washington Resident here. I travel I-90 from/to Bellevue to/from North Bend 4/5 days a week since 2000. I have seen many RV double tow rigs pulled over by Washington State Patrol(WSP)and forced to detach the second trailer. I have also seen RV double tow rigs impounded on this stretch of highway.

Lately, one of the WSP trooper's assigned from Issaquah to North Bend almost every morning has a commercial vehicle pulled over for some reason. I would be hesitant to try slipping through this road stretch with a double tow rig from what I have seen.

This is what Minnesota has...
Statute 169.81 HEIGHT AND LENGTH LIMITATIONS

And here is MORE INFO if you want.

Been a while since I measured. Think I am 65’ front bumper to center of MC trailer axle.