SUV Tow vehicle suggestions
Hi all! New to the RV world and jumping in head first out of necessity. We bought a 35’ Coleman Lantern 314bh and are having it towed to our destination for long term living during the work week. That...
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troubledwaters wrote:RoyBell wrote:Would that be equivalent of a 20-foot, 20,000 lbs tractor pulling a 45-foot, 80,000 lbs (quadruple the TV) double bottom gravel train? Done every day in Michigan at highway speeds. Some states like Ohio can have 3 trailers.
...Those light F150s weight how much? 5000 lbs? The trailer weighs almost double the TV. That's the equivalent to towing a 21' TT with a mini.
Only on the turnpike (thank god) and the tripples still have to fit into weight and length limits so their useful payload is actually lower. The only companies I see using them are logistics companies where the routes are relatively short and the cost of labor to repack trailers is high.
