If your in Cali.....Lookout!!!!!

nevadanick wrote:
I can say this, those of us that tow doubles will never convince the uninformed, unexperianced naysayers.

^^This FTW. FWIW I have seen numerous rigs wrecked on the side of the road over the years but I do not recall ever seeing an rver pulling doubles that wrecked. although I am sure it has happened somewhere. I know a lot of guys personally that have pulled doubles for years with no problems, myself included.

I can say this, those of us that tow doubles will never convince the uninformed, unexperianced naysayers.

I know why it was swaying yet according to some on here we are dangerous. Just not true, the guy pulling the tent trlr that was loaded wrong is far more dangerous than me pulling properly loaded doubles and i have had to stop hard with the doubles and know how they react.

BarneyS wrote:

I'll try to explain.
Probably because his rig was not set up correctly. He most likely did not have enough tongue weight.

While your rig may be perfectly stable at 70mph, probably due to proper loading and setup, I think that if you had to do an emergency maneuver your double tow rig would act quite different from a single trailer being towed and would be much harder to control. I would say that towing doubles is quite different than towing single.
Barney

I think the same could be said for towing doubles with a 5th wheel and what about Semis pulling triples on converter dollies? They have 5 pivot points. A lot of them are towed by (relatively)light short wheelbase Day Cab style tractors. I think that the rig (assuming it pulls well)in the Youtube video is no more dangerous than the UPS guys with 3 trailers.

This is coming from someone with a Class A CDL who has pulled doubles with a Chevy Tahoe and with my current Truck/5er combo.

nevadanick wrote:
Just not true. When setup correctly towing doubles is no different than a single. Maybe you can explain why i got stuck behind an suv towing a tent trailer that could not go over 50mph without it trying to swap direction while my double bumper pulls at 68 1/2 ft long is perfectly stable at 70 ?

I'll try to explain.
Probably because his rig was not set up correctly. He most likely did not have enough tongue weight.

While your rig may be perfectly stable at 70mph, probably due to proper loading and setup, I think that if you had to do an emergency maneuver your double tow rig would act quite different from a single trailer being towed and would be much harder to control. I would say that towing doubles is quite different than towing single.
Barney

Just not true. When setup correctly towing doubles is no different than a single. Maybe you can explain why i got stuck behind an suv towing a tent trailer that could not go over 50mph without it trying to swap direction while my double bumper pulls at 68 1/2 ft long is perfectly stable at 70 ?

gijoecam wrote:

dodge guy wrote:


Doubles with the first trailer being a 5th wheel or gooseneck=OK. doubles with the first trailer being a TT=not stable.

Got some data to back that up, or is that just your opinion?

Nope. Just good old common sense. And physics!!!

Of course there are brakes on the trailer and the Jeep. Might be able to get VacaValleyTruck's take on it next week. Maybe the owner will tell us how its working out.

dodge guy wrote:


Doubles with the first trailer being a 5th wheel or gooseneck=OK. doubles with the first trailer being a TT=not stable.

Got some data to back that up, or is that just your opinion?

nevadanick wrote:
I spent a few years hiring and firing truck drivers and except for a small minority of em, i wouldnt want to see them pulling rv doubles. And yes not every officer knows the regs which is why i verify what i am doing is legal. Wind or passing semi's is not a problem either as everything is set up right and tows straight. I can understand people having doubts about pulling doubles and you should not do it if you have any reservations, but i can assure you i am as safe if not more so than you are.

Doubles with the first trailer being a 5th wheel or gooseneck=OK. doubles with the first trailer being a TT=not stable.