Towing 12,500 Pounds

[krminyl@...]

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


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[Curt Sprenger]

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.

[erniecarpet@...]

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



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[Mike Hohnstein]

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.





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[Wilhelmus Schreurs]

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.






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[Curt Sprenger]

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?
>
>
>

[Mike McMahan]

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.
>