Help me tow a stacker with an Avalanche
Mods, move this as needed. I just bought a new stacker. Empty it'll weigh close to 10,000 pounds. I have no trouble towing it with our MH, but our lot is small and I'll have to pull it into the lot...
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This is the OP. Sorry, I should have provided more info as to what a stacker was. The picture is pretty accurate. I'm ordering a Sherline scale to get empty tongue weight, but don't have it yet. The stacker is 8500 pounds empty and will probably weigh 9000 pounds with stuff in it when I get the car, motorcycle and trike out of it.
Good suggestion of leave a trike in the back to reduce tongue weight. I'll investigate getting better trailer hitch put on it - also a good idea. My concern with the existing hitch is causing latent damage to it that doesn't show up until I have the boat in the back on the highway.
This is similar to what I had in mind originally:
tow dolly
It isn't beefy enough to pull the stacker and I don't like the fact the ball is directly over the axle. Ideally I'd want something similar, but beefier and with the ball 6" ahead of the axle.
I'm leaning towards buying a trailer kit"
trailer kit
Then going to a welding shop and having a square tube to connect the coupler to the axle welded on as well as a 2 5/16" ball. That would cost less then $400.
Any other ideas??
Good suggestion of leave a trike in the back to reduce tongue weight. I'll investigate getting better trailer hitch put on it - also a good idea. My concern with the existing hitch is causing latent damage to it that doesn't show up until I have the boat in the back on the highway.
This is similar to what I had in mind originally:
tow dolly
It isn't beefy enough to pull the stacker and I don't like the fact the ball is directly over the axle. Ideally I'd want something similar, but beefier and with the ball 6" ahead of the axle.
I'm leaning towards buying a trailer kit"
trailer kit
Then going to a welding shop and having a square tube to connect the coupler to the axle welded on as well as a 2 5/16" ball. That would cost less then $400.
Any other ideas??
