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Al:

You raise a valid point in your posting. My Wanderlodge weighs about 50,000 lbs. The tow vehicle and trailer weigh just over 5000 lbs. The tow hitch, ball and tow bar are rated for 5000 lbs. with (I believe) a 4:1 safety factor.

In a hard stop braking situation, the tow bar will accept the load factor. If you run into a brick wall or the back of a tanker truck with the motorhome at 50 mph, what is behind you is going to be the least of your worries.

There are a couple other things that enter into the mix. Most western states allow RV doubles except the left coast. Arizona and Idaho have a 65 ft. limit for RV doubles. I don't know about the other western states. The lashup in the picture is 84 ft. long so it hardly qualifies.

Also, in Arizona, RV doubles have to use a fifth wheel plate on the center unit. I had a discussion with an Arizona State Trooper regarding this aspect of it. You cannot tow two balls.

The third aspect is that my wife gets a little nervous and jerky about me towing this arrangement. Therefore, I have largely abandoned this particular mode of transportation even though it is convenient.