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Towing 12,500 Pounds - krminyl@... - 09-11-2006 05:31 Curt, Don't do it. the max length you should tow is maybe a 24' trailer...I tow my 24' trailer, and the total combination length is somewhere around 68 1/2 feet long...the max in CA is 65'. The owner of Quicksand Performance got cited just outside of Needles last season, towing his 30' trailer behind his SOB 38 footer, and it cost him $700.00 (AZ Max length is 70'. He tried to get the Chippie to give him a break since we was just a few miles from the AZ border...no luck! He even made Omar hold the other end of the tape when he measured it. From all the CHPies I've talked to (probably more than 10 or so), they usually won't give you a second look if you are under 70', but over that, you'll probably get cited, and may God help you if you ever get in an accident. You know for sure that weight and length will become an issue, especially if you are unfortunate to be at fault. JMHO...FWIW! Kevin McKeown Yorba Linda, CA 1986 38' PT [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Towing 12,500 Pounds - Curt Sprenger - 09-11-2006 06:20 My daughter has a 34' toy box trailer. It weighs about 12,500 pounds. They use load levelers and a sway control when towing the trailer with their truck. I may want to tow the trailer behind our coach, using the load levelers and sway control? Is anyone towing that much weight behind a PT38? Thoughts? -- Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif. Towing 12,500 Pounds - erniecarpet@... - 09-11-2006 06:50 When we went to Idaho at the sand dunes, I pulled my son's utility trailer with all his goodies. I was 70 feet in length. The overlength police were not insight on this trip. That is too long for me. With my car hauler I'm at 65 feet. Ernie Ekberg 83 PT40 Livingston, Montana [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Towing 12,500 Pounds - Mike Hohnstein - 09-11-2006 07:52 You will need to look the hitch over and possibly reinforce it for the toy box. The bird hitch is good for 10k, barely. Using equalizer bars on the trailer will probably break the trailer tongue off the frame, been there done that. I have my 24' 10k Pace trailer changed over to pintle hitch style, remove the hitch for security when not in use and doesn't transfer loads between vehicles. That transfer is what breaks trailer frames when the equalizer bars are used towing with a large vehicle. A few years back I broke a new trailer on the first tow, Pace told me to pound sand as I was towing with a medium duty vehicle. Their warrantee states that there is no protection available if a vehicle larger than One ton, like a dually is used to tow. Most of the enclosed trailers on the market are similar in their lousy construction. The trailer I have now was a special order that fell through, extra thick walls made of square tube rather than the light channel they normally use. Heavy but it is solid. Wells Cargo probably builds the best affordable trailer, after that Gold Rush is the truth, you really pay for them. MH ----- Original Message ----- From: Curt Sprenger To: wanderlodge@yahoogroups.com ; WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 1:20 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Towing 12,500 Pounds My daughter has a 34' toy box trailer. It weighs about 12,500 pounds. They use load levelers and a sway control when towing the trailer with their truck. I may want to tow the trailer behind our coach, using the load levelers and sway control? Is anyone towing that much weight behind a PT38? Thoughts? -- Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Towing 12,500 Pounds - Wilhelmus Schreurs - 09-11-2006 08:20 Curt: You should also look at the maximum overall length that many states and provinces allow - I think it is 65 feet or so, with the trailer etc you mention hmmm that brings it up to 72 feet. Bill 84FC35SB terrace, B.C. Curt Sprenger wrote: My daughter has a 34' toy box trailer. It weighs about 12,500 pounds. They use load levelers and a sway control when towing the trailer with their truck. I may want to tow the trailer behind our coach, using the load levelers and sway control? Is anyone towing that much weight behind a PT38? Thoughts? -- Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif. --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail - --------------------------------- Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Towing 12,500 Pounds - Curt Sprenger - 09-11-2006 09:53 Thanks, Mike, Bill, I did not give consideration to the max. length here is CA. I would be over the max. for sure. Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif. Wilhelmus Schreurs wrote: >Curt: > > You should also look at the maximum overall length that many states and provinces allow - I think it is 65 feet or so, with the trailer etc you mention hmmm that brings it up to 72 feet. > > Bill > 84FC35SB > terrace, B.C. > >Curt Sprenger wrote: > My daughter has a 34' toy box trailer. It weighs about 12,500 pounds. >They use load levelers and a sway control when towing the trailer with >their truck. I may want to tow the trailer behind our coach, using the >load levelers and sway control? Is anyone towing that much weight behind >a PT38? Thoughts? > > > Towing 12,500 Pounds - Mike McMahan - 09-11-2006 10:24 Curt, I routinly tow my 28' enclosed race car trailer behind my 89 PT40 8V92. It tows the load just fine. I use the equalizer hitch and electric brakes on the trailer. I have been in Denver with the rig with no real problems. Probably the weakest link is the cooling with that much extra weight. Don't be afraid to turn on the fan override and leave it on. Prior to the 89 I towed the same trailer with an 82 pt40 with a 6V92. It would do anything the 89 will but a bit slower. My trailer with car, golf cart, and misc junk weighs about 12500. I assume you have checked to see if this is within the GVW and not over the overall length restrictions. 34' is a long tounge trailer. Hope this helps. If you need anything else call me. MIke McMahan 1989 PT 40 WBWL For Sale --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Curt Sprenger wrote: > > My daughter has a 34' toy box trailer. It weighs about 12,500 pounds. > They use load levelers and a sway control when towing the trailer with > their truck. I may want to tow the trailer behind our coach, using the > load levelers and sway control? Is anyone towing that much weight behind > a PT38? Thoughts? > > -- > Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif. >