Hitch install on 27' toy hauler

Quad411 · 04-23-2012, 12:32 PM

I have a 2008 27 GTFW wolf pack. I was wondering if anyone out there has put a hitch on the back. If you have, did you find one that went right on, or did you have to have one fabricated?

TURBS · 04-23-2012, 07:20 PM

What would be your intended purpose for installing a hitch on the back ?
IF its for towing another trailer I would not recommend it .
Not to mention triple tow is illegal in some states.
Some states also have a max combined length law as well.

Some more info is needed here to better assess your question .

Quad411 · 04-23-2012, 07:29 PM

I wasnt asking for your reccomindations, or for you to tell me what the laws are. The question was if there was anyone that has installed a hitch on the back of there 27GTFW and if it bolted on, or if they had to have one welded.

TURBS · 04-23-2012, 07:33 PM

sorry to have offended you in some way .

Quad411 · 04-23-2012, 07:38 PM

Im not offened, it just seems that when you ask a question on this forum, you always get a different answer, or someone's opinion, other that the answer to the question.

TURBS · 04-23-2012, 07:41 PM

no worries .

IMO you will be hard pressed to find very many people who has installed a hitch on the back of a late model camper .
I will leave it at that .

fast murray · 04-23-2012, 08:08 PM

Most of the hitches I see around here have been welded on with some square tube and a reciever tube. In SD, most everyone pulls a big boat behind their 5th wheels or jet skis behind TT's. The latter doesn't look right to me. All of that is legal here though with a 75 length limit.

Sockman · 04-23-2012, 08:45 PM

There's one in the "pimp my 19rr" thread, Mr. Snooty Pants.

**Herk7769** · 04-23-2012, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quad411

Im not offened, it just seems that when you ask a question on this forum, you always get a different answer, or someone's opinion, other that the answer to the question.

Joshua, I am sorry you feel that way.
We are all trying to help you in our own way.
I think F1100turbo was only trying to find out more about an issue you felt concerned about to post.
This is a pretty sharp rebuke, don't you think?

Sockman, Quad411 is new. He may have lurked here for a while or he may not have. I think your comment was uncalled for and can only serve to make a sensitive situation worse.

Remember we are all here to learn something and

Rod Johnson · 04-23-2012, 09:22 PM

Yeah, I was curious if it was to put a rack on for bikes or a grill, or to actually tow something else behind...

Sockman · 04-23-2012, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by herk7769

Joshua, I am sorry you feel that way.

Sockman, Quad411 is new. He may have lurked here for a while or he may not have. I think you comment was uncalled for and can only serve to make a sensitive situation worse.

Lighten up, Francis. It was a joke, hence the

emoticon. Making light of the situation tends to ease the confrontation.

And in case you're not keeping score, I'm one of the few people on this thread that helped answer his question.

**Herk7769** · 04-23-2012, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sockman

Lighten up, Francis. It was a joke, hence the

emoticon. Making light of the situation tends to ease the confrontation. And in case you're not keeping score, I'm one of the few people on this thread that helped answer his question.

Not a score keeper by any stretch. Thank you for helping him.
I hate being a cop but the comment was reported and that's what got me pointed at the thread.
I need a

Sockman · 04-23-2012, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by herk7769

Not a score keeper by any stretch. Thank you for helping him.
I hate being a cop but the comment was reported and that's what got me pointed at the thread.
I need a

No problem.

To the OP, here's a link to the thread. It's on page 9 in case it doesn't take you right there.

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...r-13769-9.html

**bikendan** · 04-23-2012, 10:01 PM

Quad411, your question is asked all the time and many who ask it, don't know what could happen by doing what you want to do.
that's why the questions are asked, to get more info to better answer you.
such as, doing a mod like what you're asking about, may void your frame warranty. many frame manufacturers will void the warranty if you do modifications to it, especially those with ultra-lite frames.

if you take an attitude from the get-go, you won't get much help.

LadyWindrider · 04-23-2012, 10:05 PM

Lou, I got here later than you, but have read the whole thread. Quad411, original post anyone ever put a hitch on...... Answer, As i have been an RV tech for a few years, I have never seen a ready made hitch for a travel trailer. As for the answer on triple tow, the question on adding a hitch to trailer gets asked here often. Quad411, you have only a few post, so we only assume you are new here, and to the world of towing, as many that come here with questions in their first post are new to towing. Some folks don't know the law, so f100turbo was only trying to point out something, that many don't know. As to your snap back, well, lighten up please. Get used to the place before you start giving it a bad name.

On a forum like this, when a question is asked, you get one of three things, THOUGHTS, 9if it were me), OPINION, and EXPERIENCE. The one thing we don't want anyone to get is ATTITUDE. SO to all that read this, if you don't like the answer, move on. If you have DATA to prove the answer wrong, then present it. If not, move on please. Name calling on a keyboard across a forum does nothing for anyone else.

I don't mean to offend anyone, just getting tired of grown people calling each other names on a forum when they are 100's of miles apart in real life. I'll say what I used to say to my teenage daughter, and then shut up

GET OVER IT!!!!!

Quad411 · 04-23-2012, 10:54 PM

I mainly want to put the hitch on there so I can mount my receiver hitch to put firewood in, so the wood isnt inside my trailer. Maybe once in a blue moon, I would put my 8x10 trailer behind it, with a quad. When I was looking at travel trailers to begin with, I was going to buy a 29' Octane from a dealership in MO, but they wouldnt come down on the price. That particular dealer said they would install a reese hitch on the back if I purchased it. I am from IL, and I found what I thought was a great deal on the 27' wolf pack, but when I took it to my local dealer, they said they couldnt do it. The trailer is a 2008, so the 5 year warranty is almost up anyway, so that doesnt concern me. I have been pulling trailers for 15 years, so experience isnt a issue, and yes I have hauled triples before. I was told in the state of IL, triples where allowed, as long as it was under 65'.

TURBS · 04-23-2012, 11:08 PM

Illinois

Max Vehicle Height: 13 1/2'
Max Vehicle Width: 8 1/2'
Combined Length: 60'
Max Trailer Length: 53'. Required if trailer exceeds 50% of tow-vehicle weight. BC: laden.
Max Trailer Width: 8'0"
Max Trailer Height: 13'6"
Motor Home Length: 45'
Two Vehicle Max Length: 60'
Triple Tow Allowed: Yes. Required if trailer exceeds 50% of tow-vehicle weight. BC: laden.. With certain qualifications. Only with fifth-wheel trailer in Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Manitoba (maximum length 23m.) and Saskatchewan.
Safety Chains Required: Yes. On designated rural interstates; some exceptions.
Breakaway Required: Yes. Required on trucks over 3700 kgs.
Fire Extinguisher: Not Stated
Flares & Signs: Yes
Trailer Brakes Required: 3000 Gross weight requiring brakes.
Towed Cars: Brake hook-up required if towed vehicle is over 3,000 pounds.
Wipers: Yes
Max Tow Speed: 55
Ride in 5th Wheel: Not Specified.
Ride Pickup Camper: Yes
Ride Travel Trailer: Not Specified.
Weight Limits for Towing without Auxiliary Brakes: 3000lbs.
Maximum Length - RV & Trailer Combo: 60ft.Exludes safety and energy conservation devices

just so you know.

LadyWindrider · 04-23-2012, 11:24 PM

Good info f1100turbo. I was wondering when I read a sentence by quad411 in post #16, "I was told in the state of IL, triples where allowed, as long as it was under 65'."

Now can you tell us where you got that info?

Kind of reminds me of the the detective show Dragnet, when Joe Friday would state, "The facts ma'am (or sir), just the facts"

youroo · 04-24-2012, 12:04 AM

Wind & 1100, can you tell me how pulling (2) trailers behind a T/V is (Triple) towing ? Is pulling (1) trailer (Double) towing? Youroo!!

LadyWindrider · 04-24-2012, 01:14 AM

It's called triple towing, and like a lot of things, maybe not correct. May come from the fact that you have three vehicles with license plates under your control, tow vehicle, trailer one, and trailer two. In the trucking industry the term is "wiggle wagon", or wait, maybe that was on the CB radio. Maybe it derived from a triple tow rig, meaning 3 vehicles. Sorry, I didn't invent it, just got to go with the flow sometimes.

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