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rowekmr
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Mar 23, 2017

Towing Doubles

On my way through the Smokey Mountains I saw a Ford F350 towing a 5th wheel and a Jeep attached to the 5th wheel. I never seen anything other than a semi pull doubles. I wondered how is the braking handle? Also is this legal?
Passing the combination I saw a small bar going across the back of the 5th wheel (in between the beams) and that is what he attached the hitch that was pulling his Jeep with.

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  • IMPRESSIVE!
    Bionic Man wrote:
    Towing doubles is legal in most states. The costal states, for the most part, is where it is not allowed.

    I have double towed since about 1999. Tens of thousands of miles at this point. I've towed countless boats, and my ATVs. If you have it set up correctly (read a qualified welder add the hitch on the back of the first trailer), it is very uneventful.

    The biggest down side is fueling up, and the bounce you get by the tongue weight of the 2nd trailer. I imagine you wouldn't get very much bounce at all towing a Jeep as the second "trailer".

    A couple of mine.




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  • Common summer sight here is a Class A towing a truck towing a boat or large trailer.

    Guess you gotta move your toes somehow.
  • Not something we see every day. But certainly not uncommon around here.
  • Towing doubles is legal in most states. The costal states, for the most part, is where it is not allowed.

    I have double towed since about 1999. Tens of thousands of miles at this point. I've towed countless boats, and my ATVs. If you have it set up correctly (read a qualified welder add the hitch on the back of the first trailer), it is very uneventful.

    The biggest down side is fueling up, and the bounce you get by the tongue weight of the 2nd trailer. I imagine you wouldn't get very much bounce at all towing a Jeep as the second "trailer".

    A couple of mine.





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  • IIRC, East of the Mississippi there is only one state (along the Eastern seaboard) where towing RV doubles is legal. Sorry, I do not remember which state that was.
    It has been a while since I researched this, so laws may have changed.
    West of the Mississippi, towing RV doubles is legal in most (but not all) states. There are some restrictions as to driving licensing, and some states require the first trailer to be a fifth wheel hitch.
    Note that just because you see commercial doubles on the jhighway does not mean that you can do it with an RV.
  • It's legal in Utah with 5th wheel and bumper pull trailers. I have towed double for the last 10 years but last fall sold my TT and flat bed trailer and the first of Feb ordered my first toy hauler.
  • Lots of people do it. Never saw a jeep towed behind. Usually a boat or quad trailer. But like mentioned it isn't legal everywhere.
  • Well maybe I will find a light boat to pull behind mines so I can enjoy both my favorite pastimes at once lol

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