Anyone familiar with this? So far, I really like it.click here for video

Watched about 6 minutes of the video, which is about how long the video should have been if he talked at a normal pace. Too many quaaludes? Seriously, interesting enough, but I still don't think I'd pull a fifth wheel with an SUV.

jfkmk wrote:Watched about 6 minutes of the video, which is about how long the video should have been if he talked at a normal pace. Too many quaaludes? Seriously, interesting enough, but I still don't think I'd pull a fifth wheel with an SUV.Ha! My thoughts exactly. SUV??? What the heck?

I agree it was a little painful to watch, but I can look past that. I was wondering "What's up with the load binders on the safety chains?" Obviously, there was some instability that had to be corrected by tightening the safety chains. I also wondered how often this device would make economic sense. It looks complex and expensive, so maybe a mid-range SUV plus a TOW ALL would cost as much as a bigger tow vehicle with more power.

I'd like to know it's towing capacities. Looks expensive too.

I'd like to see a demonstration of actually backing the fifth wheel into a typical camp site. Sure - you can back it up in a huge parking lot.

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BarneyS
Explorer III
Jun 15, 2017
"Trailer" does not include a cargo extension

RCW 46.04.094
Cargo extension.
"Cargo extension" means a device that connects to the left and right side of a motor home or travel trailer frame and (1) becomes part of the frame, (2) does not pivot on a hitch, and (3) has an axle with two wheels, acting as a tag axle, to safely carry the weight of the cargo.

Seems to me that these two quotes describe the swivel wheel cargo trailer (at least the double wheel model)almost to a "T" and therefore would probably be legal in you state.
Swivel wheel trailer.
Barney
Inconceivable
Explorer
Jun 16, 2017
BarneyS wrote:
"Trailer" does not include a cargo extension

RCW 46.04.094
Cargo extension.
"Cargo extension" means a device that connects to the left and right side of a motor home or travel trailer frame and (1) becomes part of the frame, (2) does not pivot on a hitch, and (3) has an axle with two wheels, acting as a tag axle, to safely carry the weight of the cargo.

Seems to me that these two quotes describe the swivel wheel cargo trailer (at least the double wheel model)almost to a "T" and therefore would probably be legal in you state.
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Barney

I checked in with them and the Swivelwheel 58DW was "designed to avoid double tow laws", good news for me in Washington State and I suspect I will be ordering one of these over the safety hitch or tow all type of setup due to cost. I do like the safety factor of the extra brakes though.

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