Why no over 40-foot trailers?
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 ...
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Well, I pull a 53' long, 13' 6" tall van trailer behind my 240" wheel base class 8 semi truck quite a bit, and the last thing I would want to do is pull a 40' TT around on my fun time. Pulling something down the road is one thing. One could pull a 70' trailer down the road and it not be an issue. A monkey could do that. It is maneuvering a TT around camp areas and other tight situations where things can get messy. Even so-called "pull thru" spots are not that easy to park exceptionally long TT's at times. After over 5 million miles of commercial driving and putting trailers into places where it seems one couldn't park a VW Rabbit, I have learned many neat tricks on how to put a trailer somewhere. I just don't want to utilize that much skill when I am on my own time.
