Towing a 30' toy hauler

[DCDOC]

The wife and I just recently sold a 40' triple axel FW toyhauler.We have been looking at a lightly used 2014 shockwave 27SADX . This trailer has been stored indoors,has all the bells and whisltes, and the owner wants to get a motorhome so he is including the WDH and friction anti sway bar.My big concern is how is a 30' trailer to tow. I prefer fifthwheels over trailers but this toyhauler trailer is hard to pass up. Owner says it tows great behind his Duramax. Any insight from you 30' trailer pullers would be greatly appreciated.

[carringb]

My Weekend Warrior was 41' overall. It actually towed pretty well, except with its 24' wheelbase it meant swinging WIDE for turns, and yet I still had to worry about tail swing (took out an open car door once). Also, empty tongue weight was ridiculous, and is often the constraint for many of the larger Toy Haulers. I had to re-engineer and re-fab my receiver to handle the extra weight (later, I found one rated for 6,000 pounds tongue weight which is what I run now).

[lawnspecialties]

I had a 45' Cyclone. Now we have a 30' "heavy" Work & Play bumper pull.

As long as you have a decent truck (I see in your sig you do) and a good WD hitch, you'll be just as fine as your 5th wheel.

[is_it_friday_ye]

I went from a 29' bumper pull to a 5th wheel because I hated how it towed. I doubt I'll ever go back. Much more relaxing, especially towing long distances.

[BigDogF250]

Mine tows fine (details below). Even in the wind, it has more surface area in front of the axles and pushes the rear of the truck with the wind, causing the front to turn into the wind. Basically auto corrects, as long as I don't try and get involved (because I'm always late).

Ford F250 PSD, bone stock.
Trailer = 32' triple axle
Dry weight is just over 8k, wet with 30 gal of gas and 100-150 gal of water and my toys it's just over 11k.

Hope that helps.