Towing doubles

transamz9 wrote:

azrving wrote:
I have always been under 65 ft so I have not inquired of a permit. I travel too far to many states to bother with all that. I have met two different people that are over and they just do it and said they don't worry about it.

One was pulling a Jeep behind about a 37-foot fifth wheel and the other was pulling a small trailer with a side by side behind a fifth wheel about the same size. I think they were both about seven feet over.

I'm running a short bed crew cab, 30 foot FW, 14-foot tandem-axle utility trailer and I'm a few inches under 65.

At first I had a 12 foot single axle trailer which was 2990 lb gross so it did not require brakes. I now have a 14 foot tandem axle with brakes on the rear axle. When going to this new trailer and pulling just it behind my 2014 Ram I discovered how poorly the truck brake controller was doing. It gets into a whole issue with late model Ram trucks. I install The Prodigy 3 with heavier gauge wiring from that controller to the back of the truck. I haven't double towed with it yet but the voltages I'm seeing back there are far better than they were. The Prodigy can power 4 axles.

I'll be double towing next week and see how it works. I may install another brake axle on the utility trailer if needed but just getting the proper voltage back there should make a big difference.

Sounds like you would be about 72 to 74 ft depending on truck. Some may suggest an Idaho tote but It also sounds like too much for a 3/4 ton. You are probably maxed out or over now aren't you?

I pull a boat that is just shy of 30 on trailer behind a 42' long from cap to boat hitch 5er behind a Mega Cab.