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truck + 5th wheel RV + glider trailer ??
Hello all,
I'm wondering if anyone had ever tried using a fifth wheel RV to pull a glider trailer. This would make an ideal setup for going to glider contests if the trailing dynamics were workable. I did a cursory look on the web yesterday and found a 30 ft fifth wheel that did come equipped with a trailer hitch. It also would seem to be a fairly economic plan in that you can buy a lot more house for your money with a 5th wheel compared to a motorhome. When you get there, the house is disconnected leaving a 4X4 truck to pull you out of farm fields and run around town. I'd suspect that a shorter RV with wheels near the aft hitch would give the best chance of working well. |
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truck + 5th wheel RV + glider trailer ??
Steve,
I believe you would exceed length restrictions. California's limits are defined in the following link: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/tr.../legalsize.htm Wayne http://www.soaridaho.com/ "Steve Koerner" wrote in message oups.com... Hello all, I'm wondering if anyone had ever tried using a fifth wheel RV to pull a glider trailer. This would make an ideal setup for going to glider contests if the trailing dynamics were workable. I did a cursory look on the web yesterday and found a 30 ft fifth wheel that did come equipped with a trailer hitch. It also would seem to be a fairly economic plan in that you can buy a lot more house for your money with a 5th wheel compared to a motorhome. When you get there, the house is disconnected leaving a 4X4 truck to pull you out of farm fields and run around town. I'd suspect that a shorter RV with wheels near the aft hitch would give the best chance of working well. |
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truck + 5th wheel RV + glider trailer ??
On Mar 26, 8:00 am, "Wayne Paul" wrote:
Steve, I believe you would exceed length restrictions. California's limits are defined in the following link:http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/tr...guide/legalsiz... Waynehttp://www.soaridaho.com/ "Steve Koerner" wrote in message oups.com... Hello all, I'm wondering if anyone had ever tried using a fifth wheel RV to pull a glider trailer. This would make an ideal setup for going to glider contests if the trailing dynamics were workable. I did a cursory look on the web yesterday and found a 30 ft fifth wheel that did come equipped with a trailer hitch. It also would seem to be a fairly economic plan in that you can buy a lot more house for your money with a 5th wheel compared to a motorhome. When you get there, the house is disconnected leaving a 4X4 truck to pull you out of farm fields and run around town. I'd suspect that a shorter RV with wheels near the aft hitch would give the best chance of working well.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Utah allows up to 65 ft without a permit and my truck, 5th wheel, and 16 ft ATV trailer combination is within this limit but a glider trailer is a lot longer than 16 ft. Also, not all states allow multiple trailers to be towed. |
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truck + 5th wheel RV + glider trailer ??
Steve,
The crew and I looked at doing this before we bought our motorhome two years ago. You can't do it, because you have a trailer pulling a trailer, and you can't get a trailer hitch put on a 5th wheel. 2NO |
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truck + 5th wheel RV + glider trailer ??
Thanks for the input on the 65 ft limit. I'm thinking that still may
be workable though. The glider trailer is 29 ft and distance from the nose of my truck to the center of the bed is 15 ft. That would leave 21 ft for RV measured from the center of the fifth wheel aft -- a smallish RV trailer but not too bad. The biggest question in my mind is how would this menagerie tow at highway speed? |
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On Mar 26, 2:16 pm, "Steve Koerner" wrote:
Thanks for the input on the 65 ft limit. I'm thinking that still may be workable though. The glider trailer is 29 ft and distance from the nose of my truck to the center of the bed is 15 ft. That would leave 21 ft for RV measured from the center of the fifth wheel aft -- a smallish RV trailer but not too bad. The biggest question in my mind is how would this menagerie tow at highway speed? I have seen a photo of someone doing what the OP suggested. I believe the pictures are in the photos section of the 1-26 associations website. |
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truck + 5th wheel RV + glider trailer ??
Steve
Also along with the length law, you must have active brakes on all trailing units if more than one trailer. Not just surge brakes but something like electric brakes. I think the limit in western states for doubles is 30' per unit. The longer the power unit's wheel base the better and lighter trailer to rear. I'd go with at least 3/4 ton or more. Russ Steve Koerner wrote: Thanks for the input on the 65 ft limit. I'm thinking that still may be workable though. The glider trailer is 29 ft and distance from the nose of my truck to the center of the bed is 15 ft. That would leave 21 ft for RV measured from the center of the fifth wheel aft -- a smallish RV trailer but not too bad. The biggest question in my mind is how would this menagerie tow at highway speed? |
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truck + 5th wheel RV + glider trailer ??
Just forgo the double trailer issue. Buy a camping
trailer to pull behind you tow vehicle and fly a Sparrow Hawk. Transport the Sparrow Hawk in a roof rack... Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA At 18:42 26 March 2007, wrote: On Mar 26, 2:16 pm, 'Steve Koerner' wrote: Thanks for the input on the 65 ft limit. I'm thinking that still may be workable though. The glider trailer is 29 ft and distance from the nose of my truck to the center of the bed is 15 ft. That would leave 21 ft for RV measured from the center of the fifth wheel aft -- a smallish RV trailer but not too bad. The biggest question in my mind is how would this menagerie tow at highway speed? I have seen a photo of someone doing what the OP suggested. I believe the pictures are in the photos section of the 1-26 associations website. |
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truck + 5th wheel RV + glider trailer ??
No such pic is presently in the 1-26 association gallery. Lots of
nice 1-26 pictures though. |
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truck + 5th wheel RV + glider trailer ??
Russ,
Thank you for that input. Is this rule regarding brakes a national standard of some sort or is this a rule that pertains to operation in some partcular states? I wouldn't want to have to mess with my nice surge brakes on the glider trailer unless I really have to. |
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