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07-27-2019, 02:41 PM
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Farewell and ado to you fair Spanish ladies. Farewell and ado you ladies of Spain....
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07-27-2019, 03:33 PM
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Maybe not a park model
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Originally Posted by moose074
Today had some down time looked up 39’ travel trailers. Most appear to be park models and heavier than I was thinking the other night.
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It might be a "Destination Trailer." We have a Cherokee 38P which is a Destination Trailer. It has a 12v system and lighting like other trailers and 5ers. It is expected that the owner will move a destination trailer, although not very often. It doesn't require a special tow vehicle.
That said, we don't even own a vehicle capable of moving ours and wouldn't try. We bought it on a site, and if we ever sell it, it will be sold from/with that site.
Now that you've mentioned it, I should look at the sticker, just to see its weight specs.
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"Everybody's RV is not like your RV."
"Always take pictures with the button on the right."
"Always bypass the water heater before opening the low-point drains."
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07-27-2019, 04:32 PM
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Out on the road
I’m out on the road and most folks have good safe TV/TT combos on the road, but I have seen a few that had me get out of the way fast. Most all of these are half ton trucks overloaded.
However, I did see a guy trying to tow a boat with a Honda Pilot in a monsoon rain storm in Florida. I think he must have hydro planed into a ditch since his front wheel drive front wheels kept popping up off the road and there was so much side to side wobble.
I was in topsail hill beach state campground and the guy next to me from Georgia had a 30ft (34 overall) TT fairly new, and I commented on his nice flat bed one ton Chevy TV. He said, yeah, I tried to tow this with my F150, but was all over the road - it just couldn’t handle it and was real dangerous. TT Salesman said I could tow with it and I believed him. 
My two cents is coworker will destroy the suspension, brakes, transmission or engine attempting to tow this 39 ft trailer (or all of it) or crash.
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07-27-2019, 05:24 PM
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How does he pull any hills.I have gmc 1500 and my gvw is 6000#and my trailer is 5000 to 5500# and I can tell you it struggling at times when i hit a couple of hills.He is a lot heavier then me
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07-27-2019, 06:05 PM
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07-27-2019, 10:47 PM
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I didn’t even think about the possibility if the 2.7. Still hoping for the best
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07-28-2019, 10:25 PM
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Oh my! [emoji50]
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07-28-2019, 10:29 PM
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Well I sent a text today letting him know offer still stood, letting him know I thought he would be pushing limits of his truck.
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07-28-2019, 10:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moose074
Well I sent a text today letting him know offer still stood, letting him know I thought he would be pushing limits of his truck.
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I haven't been towing for that long but that scares me. As it was said before, I hope he rethinks this before he gets too far.
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07-29-2019, 08:27 AM
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I have seen some crazy setups on the road. Not as bad as the OP is describing but some that have made me cringe. And yet I am always a bit nervous with my combo. With my luck I will have some type of severe failure yet the text book of what not to do guy goes along blindly and nothing ever happens to him. I take all the precautions, follow the rules, check my weights and yet disaster strikes.
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09-03-2019, 09:15 PM
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Just an update he finally went for trailer this weekend. Said he borrowed in laws 3/4 ton truck after I showed him his payload . Other than saying he got it nothing else said so I assume it was uneventful which is goo
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11-21-2019, 08:57 AM
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His hitch might look like this before he's done!
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11-21-2019, 12:03 PM
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Easy...
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Originally Posted by pmurph991
His hitch might look like this before he's done!
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Here's a link to a 6-inch drop Class III hitch at Harbor Freight: $24.99
How about an adjustable hitch that extends down to 8 inches? Same place, $26.99
Harbor Freight has started carrying a bunch of hitches and receivers that they didn't formerly offer. One cute product is a hitch doubler they call a Dual Hitch Extender. It extends the receiver about 12" straight-through and has a second receiver about 5" above the first. Some reviewers say this is a great way to carry a basket of cargo and pull the trailer. To me it looks a solution to the perennial question "How do I carry my bikes when pulling the trailer?"
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"Everybody's RV is not like your RV."
"Always take pictures with the button on the right."
"Always bypass the water heater before opening the low-point drains."
Sticks and Bricks: Raleigh, NC
2008 Cherokee 38P: at Ivor, VA permanently
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11-21-2019, 12:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry-NC
Here's a link to a 6-inch drop Class III hitch at Harbor Freight: $24.99
How about an adjustable hitch that extends down to 8 inches? Same place, $26.99
Harbor Freight has started carrying a bunch of hitches and receivers that they didn't formerly offer. One cute product is a hitch doubler they call a Dual Hitch Extender. It extends the receiver about 12" straight-through and has a second receiver about 5" above the first. Some reviewers say this is a great way to carry a basket of cargo and pull the trailer. To me it looks a solution to the perennial question "How do I carry my bikes when pulling the trailer?" |
You aren't supposed to use a WDH, with any kind of extender. Especially one like this one.
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11-21-2019, 09:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry-NC
Here's a link to a 6-inch drop Class III hitch at Harbor Freight: $24.99
How about an adjustable hitch that extends down to 8 inches? Same place, $26.99
Harbor Freight has started carrying a bunch of hitches and receivers that they didn't formerly offer. One cute product is a hitch doubler they call a Dual Hitch Extender. It extends the receiver about 12" straight-through and has a second receiver about 5" above the first. Some reviewers say this is a great way to carry a basket of cargo and pull the trailer. To me it looks a solution to the perennial question "How do I carry my bikes when pulling the trailer?" |
Apparently you didn't look close enough at the picture I posted because it is turned straight down at the ground. LMAO
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11-21-2019, 09:46 PM
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Yeah
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Originally Posted by bikendan
You aren't supposed to use a WDH, with any kind of extender. Especially one like this one.
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Yeah I wondered about that about an hour after I posted. It would give the WDH a lot more leverage on the TV and might even break the receiver off.
Thanks for reminding me.
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"Everybody's RV is not like your RV."
"Always take pictures with the button on the right."
"Always bypass the water heater before opening the low-point drains."
Sticks and Bricks: Raleigh, NC
2008 Cherokee 38P: at Ivor, VA permanently
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11-21-2019, 09:50 PM
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Right!
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Originally Posted by pmurph991
Apparently you didn't look close enough at the picture I posted because it is turned straight down at the ground. LMAO |
Right! I was thinking this was the other current thread about 3/4 tons and 1 tons being so much higher that the trailers aren't level. I intended it to go there. Of course it won't help the 5ers.
Looks like an old 10x70 doublewide, would you say?
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"Everybody's RV is not like your RV."
"Always take pictures with the button on the right."
"Always bypass the water heater before opening the low-point drains."
Sticks and Bricks: Raleigh, NC
2008 Cherokee 38P: at Ivor, VA permanently
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