I have this hurddle i need to overcome. 03CTD 2500 quad, short bed, banks six gun, AFE intake, 4" full exhaust, EGT,POST PYRO, and trans temp gauges. towing,,,,,,,
32 fifth wheel, loaded, 9100lbs. trailer BEHIND fifth wheel. maybe 800lb. just two dirt bikes. I have a total of 900 miles of towing thr fifth wheel, but I need to haul a couple od dirt bikes on one trip. it's about 500 miles one way. i have it all figured out, but I keep freaking out about TWO trailers in tow! anybody else doing this? should i just get over it, and do it? somebody calm my churning brain!

 

I pull a 28ft fifth wheel and a 16ft boat, have for years. Just do not put yourself in a situation where you will have to back a long ways. With practice you can back the two, and if you find yourself in a akward situation you can always unhitch the small trailer your talking about. One more thing, load the trailer as so it will not walk [sway] on you, if it will not walk behind your truck it will not walk [sway] behind your trailer. You will not notice that small trailer after some distance,so just keep it in mind when passing and hopefully you have some good towing mirrors, even with the large foldout my boat is still hard to see. Goodluck,,,Rick

 

Make sure you have lights rigged up on the second trailer, and that you are not over the legal length for your state(s) that you will be running in.
Other then that, just give yourself a little extra room and everything should be good to go.

 

Do a search in this forum on "doubles". Lots of stuff to read.

Reg's vary state to state, and one thing to keep in mind is overall length.

I've seen many folks towing doubles, but have never done it myself.

Here's a website that you might to look at:
http://www.rvsafety.com/state.htm

 

The only problem with that site is the info is not really accurate. Here in Mn. The legal length is 60', the first trailer cannot be over 28', and the first trailer MUST be a "semi" (fiver) type. What you need to do is call or stop in and ask the state patrol in your area and if you can get a copy of the laws. I carry a copy right that was copied right out of the hand book the officers carry. That way if I get stopped (have not been looked at yet) I can show the officer the laws. I pull a 26' fiver and a 16' boat quite a bit and I am right at the 60' limit.
Tom

 

Thanks for all the words of comfort! I finished wiring the light plug in, on the 5ver, and the I will do a "test" run next weekend.
It's all interstate driving I am doing, so backing up shouldn't be a problem. We will hit the truck stops for fuel.
I already started packing for this trip, and it's still 30 days away!

 

Let us know how it goes and enjoy your trip. You will find it is nothing to fear, been pulling various boats behind my fifth for over 25 years no problems at all. Goodluck,,,Rick