I have a question for you guys. I have a 30' camper, and a 18' boat plus trailer, and the quad truck. Our main camping area is about 50 miles away. My wife has a small car and can't pull the boat, so I have to make two trips! I have considered pulling both, but a little unsure about it. I can take 2 lane road all the way and stay off the interstate. (I hate it when 18 wheelers pass me on the freeway pushing all that air). I think I may be a little over length too. We are considering buying her a SUV of some type, but until then, what would you do?

 

i see people doing that all the time.

 

i would go for it. i have seen people pulling 6 horses on a goose neck and 16 ft trailer behind that with tack and straw on it

 

My brother does it all the time.



He is affected by 18 wheelers too. He does not go over 60 MPH. The reason he does not go faster is how the 2 trailers feel above that speed. He did play with the weight in the second trailer a little and now has the rig riding very well. My album has the contents in the second trailer.

He has a 25' Jazz RL 5er Not sure how long the second trailer is. he is 4 inches too long.

 

Lots of posts on this subject; do a search on "doubles".

State law varies state by state, eg do you need a CDL, with any special endorsements etc. You can usually do it with a fifth wheel pulling a trailer, not sure of the legalities of pulling doubles where both hitches are *****.

 

I just did a search of AR towing laws, and it said length NA / total length NA, and 2 trailers Yes. I could'nt find anything about both ball hitched. Don't know, it might be legal in AR. Think I'll do some more searching.

 

I would definately say its an individual state thing, so as was suggested, check with your local DOT. Here in N.H., no doubles of ANY size without the proper license.

Jim

 

It definately depends on your state laws, here in utah it is legal. I've done it several times and haven't had any probs. For most states the length is limited to 65' not including the truck.

 

The best thing you can do is go to your local Highway Patrol office and discuss this with an officer. I did and walked out of there with a copy of the laws copied right out of the handbook the officers carry. That way you get the straight and propper answer and you can ask all the questions you want.
Tom

 

I do it all the time. I thought once that it could only be doen with a fifth wheel or gooseneck, but I have seen two ***** hooked up. Make sure the boat is not to centered or it will fishtail way too much. Try to get more weight up front. I just made my own hitch for the back of my fiver. Pull it!

 

From the AHP I have talked to, they will not usually pull you over for pulling two ball trailers, but if you have a crash, they will rack you up on that too.

 

http://www.recvehicle.com/laws.html

Link to state by state regulations

 

Be aware that the info on that page is information only (factual or not), and it is not the law, for each state. The author of the site makes no claims on it being accurate across the board.

You should still contact each state that you plan on travelling through to ensure compliance.

 

I pulled doubles from Alberta through MT, ID, UT and a corner of AZ into NV.

I was 64 ft and change...total length. I was tagged for over length in that 30 mile corridor of AZ. Their limit was 63 ft.

I was told in UT that its the total length. But I did not get it in writing.

Several hundred dollars later I was able to drag my extra few inches through AZ. Next time I went down through Jackpot NV and skipped AZ.

The law I found [for most of the states] was I had to have a 5th wheel in the front and the 2nd trailer could not be bigger then the first.

Rules changed up here recently. My 3500 Ram is no longer classed commercial nor is it required to stop at the scales. Its now called an LV truck,
Light Vehicle. The other provinces I spoke with said they would accept that and they use reciprocity [sp?] for whatever base plate you have.

Scotty

 

Most eastern states have a max length of 28 foot per trailer if thay allow doubles at all. Doubles are only allowed on the freeway and desingated routes. Doubles were forced down their throat by the feds. Most states did not like it.