cougar

Thanks, now I have to clean my monitor again!

Skipit50

About 65 feet of recreation!

Kidrod

Like to see ya back the boat in at my ramp I make two trips to my local lake to get the trailer and boat there. Now you got me thinking about your set up. I couldn't launch the boat but I could haul it all up and home in one trip. Thanks for the $ this may cost me

Tallguy67

Kidrod, drop the boat, drop the TT, reconnect the boat, back into lake and Bob's your uncle. The 2 disconnects and reconnect take a bit of time but it is faster than 2 trips to the lake. Lots of people tow tandem like that in Alberta. It is against the law in British Columbia but we are a little more reasonable here on the east side of the Rockies.

Jim Lane

I am glad they don't have that here in California, people cannot drive in a regular small car let alone another 40 feet with extra wheels behind them.
We have probably the rudest people on the road, If I turn on my signals to change lanes so I can take an exit, someone will speed up and pull up next to me so I cannot get off, I can see them looking at me from the corner of their eye as they continue to look straight.

They do not expect to hear my Grover Air Horn under the middle of my truck, love to see them jump.

How do you back them up?

Do you have to have a CDL to drive this kind of a rig?

Someone needs to build a setup like a transfers.

Jim

Skipit50

You don't back up. Most campgrounds here have a unhitching area. I unhitch the boat, park the camper and come back for the boat. Usually takes about 30 minutes.

No CDL required but legal in just a handful of States.

Jim Lane

How about any special training proving you are competent enough to drive them?

NJTman

I didn't know you lived in the NY / NJ area metropolitan area ! When did you move here ?????

j_martin

Actually, most states have reciprocity, so if it's legal in your state, it's legal there. Florida comes to mind as an example.

Don't need a CDL here, but you better have some experience driving jointed vehicles or it'll bite you.

Kidrod

Found this twin engine ultralight in the hanger when I opened up this morning. Would be really cool if it was in team colors. It's amazing to me what people will do to try to kill themselves

Jim Lane

Since most trailer chassis are built to save weight, is the front trailer built special for tandem use? can the front trailer still handle 500-600 pounds tounge weight hung off the rear bumper.

Is it an equalizing hitch, is the tow vehicle usually a gooseneck or 5th wheel?

Is there sway control on the last coupler?

Do any have steering like a land train?

Jim

j_martin

Weight saving in this trailer is by aluminum upper framing. Main frame and axles is heavy boxed construction, plenty for the added hitch. Second trailer is only 2000 lbs, don't need 600 lbs tongue weight. Hitch is class 2 plus, my design. I have 50 or 60 world class welders for personal friends.

Tow vehicle is fifth wheel, dual rear wheels. Tight suspension and steering, and wired for double, including easily handling wiring faults anywhere in the trailers. I wouldn't dream of pulling it with anything less.

No. I wouldn't have that kind of junk on it.

No. The second trailer tracks inside the wheel track of the middle trailer because the hitch swings out on a corner, being quite far behind the tandem axle assembly. If you can get the fiver around the corner, the second trailer is no problem.

I am somewhat concerned with driving on ice, like mountain passes with it. Considering chaining both trailers, and the tractor, or maybe putting wheel sanders on the tractor.

I've had it in some pretty good cross winds. Handles quite well.

Kidrod

Was taking oil samples this morning so thought I'd try out the new phone. Never seen the 95 from above..... Can't tell from the pic but I shoulda painted the shell also

NE frmhnd

Just remember, chains only give you traction fore and aft- not side to side.

j_martin

Usually i'd be going about 15 with chains on, and on the main road only. I've been advised to chain the drivers, and put cables on one axle of each trailer to aid in braking and straightening control. Man they are proud of that equipment. $$$ The main change to the rig before risking any snow driving is ditching the pendulum brake control and putting in a hydraulic actuated one.

Since I posted the picture in this thread, I pulled the string out to western Montana, up and down the Rockies, and back. CTD played with it. Could run any speed I wished. Usually ran about 60 for safety, unless I was in danger of getting run down, then I'd goose her up a bit. I did put a slight smoke layer on the boat finish. I probably did that all at once when the casino idiots wouldn't let me into traffic coming out of a filling station. When I got opportunity, I blacked out the intersection with rubber and diesel smoke. I think they were a bit surprised.

Threaded it through some pretty tight spots. Handled like a dream. If the camping spot was a drive through, we'd just drive in, drop the boat if we wished, or leave it hooked up if we were just sleeping and running. If we used the boat, we'd just hand push it out in the street on the dolly, and hook up, then back it in behind the trailer. Otherwise I'd drop the boat, spot and level the sleeper, then pick up the boat and park it, or leave it on the truck, depending on the parking. Only takes 20 minutes or so. Would be less if DW were a little more spry, but she's nursing some bad joints, so I just do the running myself.

On the couple of occasions I had to stop quick, there was no problem. Went over some rough spots that scrambled things up in the camper and boat with no equipment problems. Over all the drive was quite pleasant, and not overly taxing at all.