Challenges with a long(er) trailer?
Have to replace our 30' fifth wheel due to damage. My TV was pretty well maxed out, and more recent versions are just enough heavier that I'll be exceeding payload. So, looking very close at going t...
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Just my own opinion as a forty foot long trailer owner: but I think they are an accident waiting to happen!
I pulled mine from the dealer to a permanent site and made it safely but vowed I would never pull anything longer then 25 feet again.
Take a look at the overhang behind the last wheel and then think of the large arc you'll have to make on a ninty degree turn on a fifteen foot wide road. You'll need a couple of "tag" men to guide you!
Then examine how cheaply the supporting structure is for the whole rig and try to visualize yourself on the interstate pulling it at 60MPH or higher like I see many of the crazies doing.
I have a friend who thinks longer is better. Within his first year he tore a six foot long whole in the top of one side hitting an overhanging roof on a turn. Then he bought another and within the first year he had two blowouts at the same time that did a lot of damage. He couldn't figure out what caused the tires to blow. I sure could !
Good luck with what you decide
jack L
I pulled mine from the dealer to a permanent site and made it safely but vowed I would never pull anything longer then 25 feet again.
Take a look at the overhang behind the last wheel and then think of the large arc you'll have to make on a ninty degree turn on a fifteen foot wide road. You'll need a couple of "tag" men to guide you!
Then examine how cheaply the supporting structure is for the whole rig and try to visualize yourself on the interstate pulling it at 60MPH or higher like I see many of the crazies doing.
I have a friend who thinks longer is better. Within his first year he tore a six foot long whole in the top of one side hitting an overhanging roof on a turn. Then he bought another and within the first year he had two blowouts at the same time that did a lot of damage. He couldn't figure out what caused the tires to blow. I sure could !
Good luck with what you decide
jack L
