Side by side towing
I want to tow my side by side but without using another trailer. I would like to build a bracket on the back of a regular travel trailer that my front wheels would sit in. Then use a dolly or build fr...
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RCMAN46 wrote:
TThe Freedom Hauler is not considered a trailer as it is a solid attachment to trailer thus sway is not an issue.
Show me that it's "not a trailer"... coming from the officials policing it...not the salesman (same goes for swivel wheel trailers).
Actually, it may be unlikely to sway relative to the back of the trailer but dropping 400-700lb of hitch weith on the back of a travel trailer is very likely to result in a low hitch weight on the truck....low hitch weight percentage is a common cause of travel trailer sway and it will happily drag around the side by side.
The reason 5ers can get away with pulling a small trailer is due to the high pin weights typical of 5ers (along with higher overall weights and axles being further back).
- A 10,000lb 5er will typically have 2000-2500lb (20-25%) on the pin. If the hitch weight of 2nd trailer is say 500lb, it's going to remove around 300lb off the pin weight, leaving 1700-2200lb (17-22%). That's unlikely to cause a problem.
- A travel trailer is typically lighter, say 8000lb, and will have a hitch weight around 900-1100lb (12-15%). If the second trailer again has a hitch weight of 500lb, it's likely taking 350-400lb of the travel trailer (there is a difference as the axles are further forward on a travel trailer). Now you are looking at around 550-700lb (7-9%). Around 10-12% hitch weight is where sway problems typically develop with travel trailers, so you are well into a risk of sway.
