HELP!! Wheelchair carrier hitched to TT???
Hello all. I'm a newb to RVing, and the forum. I have 15+ years experience towing automobiles as well as some experience with towing TTs. I have been recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.) ...
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360 lbs on the back of the TT is not impossible...some TTs have 18+% of their weight on the tongue due to their design, and a little weight behind the axles actually helps. If you want to find out go have the rig weighed and calculate the tongue weight, or use a Sherline scale under the tongue.
I will say that it's unlikely that you will able to lighten your tongue by that much. Also, you will need some serious frame fabrications to make a strong enough platform on the back of the TT, and that's IF the TT frame is strong enough to carry that extra weight that far behind the axles.
I also don't know if I would carry that much weight on a front hitch. Not to mention that a big appliance like that will obstruct vision, headlight, and be a giant bug collector.
I think your best option is the truck bed, using a winch.
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Add this folding aluminum ramp:
I would mount the hitch to the front of the truck bed and use it to pull the scooter up into the bed. For unloading, the winch has load-holding ability, I would use the winch to lower the chair down the ramp slowly.
This is probably the least expensive solution and also gives you the best load carrying option.
I will say that it's unlikely that you will able to lighten your tongue by that much. Also, you will need some serious frame fabrications to make a strong enough platform on the back of the TT, and that's IF the TT frame is strong enough to carry that extra weight that far behind the axles.
I also don't know if I would carry that much weight on a front hitch. Not to mention that a big appliance like that will obstruct vision, headlight, and be a giant bug collector.
I think your best option is the truck bed, using a winch.
(Click on pics for links)
Add this folding aluminum ramp:
I would mount the hitch to the front of the truck bed and use it to pull the scooter up into the bed. For unloading, the winch has load-holding ability, I would use the winch to lower the chair down the ramp slowly.
This is probably the least expensive solution and also gives you the best load carrying option.
