Towing a car on a car trailer.

Gundog wrote:
I have a new to me Fleetwood 34' Expedition with a cat c7 and an Allison 3000 it has a tow rating of 10,000 lbs with a wd hitch or 5000 lbs with 500 Lbs tongue rating. My 2 current vehicles are a Dodge Ram 3500 and a Mazda 6. I also have a 16' car hauler trailer with electric brakes in good shape.

I would like to eventually get a better toad but for now I am thinking of towing the Mazda on the trailer. I just looked up the weight of the car it says curb weight is 3066 Lbs. I am pretty sure I will fit under the 5000 Lbs with the trailer weight. I have a State scale just down the road I may load it up and take it down with my pickup to get a weight and where I need the car placed to get the right balance. Do any of you tow with a trailer rather than a tow bar or dolly?

So even if you go over 5K lbs, it's doubtful that anything will break or fall off. Not saying to do it, but we pulled a ton over for years, with an old gasser. The only ill effects were with pulling some long 6% grades and whereas the tranny didn't like it.
The tranny is usually the weak link in the chain (not with an Allison 3000 however), but one should always inspect the hardware for strength as well. Sometimes it only takes a stronger hitch receiver or with beefing up the one you have.