Pulling A Train
How Safe/Unsafe would it be to pull a 30' camper with an 18' pontoon boat behind it with a pick-up truck?
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Following is from what Minnesota DOT has to say. Also note that it is challenging to find a fifth with a hitch that will allow you to tow more than 3,000lbs. Can be done, but you are getting into custom modifications. So if the pontoon is heavier.....
I'll note that I thought about it with my 17.5' fishing boat, but a) the combined weight exceeds my towing capacity, b) the boat exceeds the hitch rating both in total weight, and tongue weight, and c) I'm pushing the length limit. Hence, it will never happen, although I'd love to take the boat with when going camping "up north to the lake". Consider instead a BIG truck, with a big bed camper. Probably the most practical solution to the "camping and boating" problem.
Recreational vehicle (RV): Minnesota allows an RV three-vehicle combination only if all of the following conditions are met:
? Only a “fifth-wheel” coupling is allowed between the pickup truck and the middle vehicle.
? The second trailer may only haul watercraft, a motorcycle, a motorized bicycle, off-highway motorcycle, ATV, snowmobile, motorized golf cart or equestrian equipment or supplies.
? The total combination of vehicles does not exceed 70 feet.
? The towing rating of the pickup truck is equal to or greater than the total weight of all vehicles being towed.
? The trailer hitch assemblies, as well as the pickup truck hitch assembly, must
conform to MN Statute M.S. 169.82.
? The driver is at least 18 years of age.
? No travel within the Twin Cities Metro area during weekday rush hour times
I'll note that I thought about it with my 17.5' fishing boat, but a) the combined weight exceeds my towing capacity, b) the boat exceeds the hitch rating both in total weight, and tongue weight, and c) I'm pushing the length limit. Hence, it will never happen, although I'd love to take the boat with when going camping "up north to the lake". Consider instead a BIG truck, with a big bed camper. Probably the most practical solution to the "camping and boating" problem.
Recreational vehicle (RV): Minnesota allows an RV three-vehicle combination only if all of the following conditions are met:
? Only a “fifth-wheel” coupling is allowed between the pickup truck and the middle vehicle.
? The second trailer may only haul watercraft, a motorcycle, a motorized bicycle, off-highway motorcycle, ATV, snowmobile, motorized golf cart or equestrian equipment or supplies.
? The total combination of vehicles does not exceed 70 feet.
? The towing rating of the pickup truck is equal to or greater than the total weight of all vehicles being towed.
? The trailer hitch assemblies, as well as the pickup truck hitch assembly, must
conform to MN Statute M.S. 169.82.
? The driver is at least 18 years of age.
? No travel within the Twin Cities Metro area during weekday rush hour times
