Why no over 40-foot trailers?

jaycocreek wrote:

raydf wrote:
Please pardon the basic question but I've noticed that even the most expensive travel trailers are almost never over 40 feet in length. Are there some regulations or laws that preclude manufacturers from exceeding 40 feet or is it just that the market doesn't require them?

Thanks!

They do..The Jayco Eagle 333BHOK is 41.7 feet long with a tongue weight of 1465 pounds with the Jayco Eagle 338 RETS at 39.3 feet and a tongue weight of 1315 pounds..Infact,all the new Jayco Eagle trailers have a tongue weight of over 1200 pounds.

Our 2014 Jayco Eagle 338RETS measures 41' from the Hensley Arrow hitch to the rear bumper (excluding hitch mounted bike rack). The tongue weight with no water on board and no washer/dryer (although prepped for them) but packed for a long weekend (and all of the stuff we always have onboard) is 1860lbs. We are at 61' overall combined length.
I have towed it over 20,000 miles with no issues and have gotten it into every campsite we have visited, some were a little tight but it eventually did fit! Have traveled and camped from Ontario to TN with about 200 nights in it so far since new.

IF 65' is a limit, then a lot of folks are blowing that out the door every day. It is legal for a pickup to pull a 53' step deck lowboy trailer hauling travel trailers. No reason that a travel trailer itself couldn't also be over 40'.

But if it were me, I wouldn't use a pickup. I would use a medium duty or heavier truck.

Jayco Bungalow is 40ft 10 inches and is considered a travel trailer.

As others have said, over 40ft will put most rigs over a common 65ft overall length limit.

I personally believe its more than that.

A 40' bumper pull TT is approaching a dangerous length. 5th wheels, like semi trailer can be extremely long and remain stable. Not the case with bumper pulls.

parcany wrote:
Jayco Bungalow is 40ft 10 inches and is considered a travel trailer.

The Jayco Bungalow is considered a destination trailer. In between a park model and a travel trailer.

Our 2014 Jayco Eagle 338RETS measures 41'with tool box on back bumper. We have towed this trailer about 36,000 miles so far. We stay at RV parks all across the USA. Yes we have a GMC diesel to pull it and to be it tows no different that most of our other trailers (we don't even know it is there even in some pretty bad weather). We do use our trailer about 5 to 6 months a year and do go to places many would like to. The thing here is we are retired, we have no timetable and most importantly we have a 45"TV. Fireplace, 2 lazyboy chairs and a walk-in sit down shower. It is important to us to live on the road as we would at home........ hence the TT that is the same as Jayco's best 5er but without the stairs.,LOL

colliehauler wrote:

parcany wrote:
Jayco Bungalow is 40ft 10 inches and is considered a travel trailer.

The Jayco Bungalow is considered a destination trailer. In between a park model and a travel trailer.

ok

Really funny but you people quote laws that don't exist. I pull 53 ft trailers, 3ft of the trailer is fwd of my rear frame on a 22 ft tractor. Do the math . You are allowed 75 ft even in CA the strictest state. I can pull a 57 ft 4 in trailer in Wy. There are no length limits for the tractor. Some of my friends have 330 inch long tractors. Some are 350. Get your rules right before you quote them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzP7ZFEkKxk

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/FREIGHT/publications/size_regs_final_rpt/index.htm

Passin Thru wrote:
Really funny but you people quote laws that don't exist. I pull 53 ft trailers, 3ft of the trailer is fwd of my rear frame on a 22 ft tractor. Do the math . You are allowed 75 ft even in CA the strictest state. I can pull a 57 ft 4 in trailer in Wy. There are no length limits for the tractor. Some of my friends have 330 inch long tractors. Some are 350. Get your rules right before you quote them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzP7ZFEkKxk

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/FREIGHT/publications/size_regs_final_rpt/index.htm

Commercial and personal fall under different rules, see this link for RV length limits. They vary from 50-75' for two vehicles but the most common is 65'. The only obviously wrong entry I see on that list is NC where the trailer length limit should be 45' and not 35'.

parcany wrote:

colliehauler wrote:

parcany wrote:
Jayco Bungalow is 40ft 10 inches and is considered a travel trailer.

The Jayco Bungalow is considered a destination trailer. In between a park model and a travel trailer.

ok

Some seasonal campgrounds don't allow park models because of County zoning. Why I'm looking at a destination trailer for my seasonal spot. Destination trailers are not made to be towed like a regular travel trailer.