Re: [RC] motor home towing horse trailer - Mary Ann Spencer
Hi all,
I just towed my 4horse bumper pull with 2 horses in
it from TX to WA, about 2200 miles. Biggest problem is gas stations that don't
have the turning radius for a big rig. Use the truck stops for
fueling. I am now using Flying J as they have a discount card and got
3cents off per gallon price. Used to use Love's but they no longer have wi
fi but they used to have free wi fi so used to get gas there.
My motor home is 33 ft, a 91 model with ford
460. Towing the mountains was rough but we just lined up with the other
heavily loaded rigs and crawled up and coasted down. WAS GLAD to have had
the brake controller installed. Really makes a different. It is a
gas guzzeler but the comfort level is so wonderful. Have been camping in
pickups for a long time. I have earned this luxury.
HOWEVER, watch where you go and get good at backing
up. Easist to go where you can pull thru. I can back my horse
trailer between trees but have been doing this a while. The camera at the
rear is a great asset.
There are many roads in poor repair and they will
rattle your rig and the concrete roads will make your trailer feel like it is
doing crow hops at times. I 20 going west out of Anniston AL is bad for
that as are many areas in many states.
good luck and enjoy but remember you need to be
able to get yourself out of where you go into so be becareful where you go and
get good at backing up.
For a trailer hitch I am using the telescoping one
and I can even hook it up alone when the dang camera goes out. That
happened twice now. The cord got vibrated off from the rough roads.
The telescoping hitch is one of the best one hundred dollar items I have
purchased. It also goes side ways. My trailer is level with it and I
have no problems backing up. As always be careful not to jack knife
it.
Lisa, I tow my 2 horse aluminum slant load with an F350, V10,
23 foot, Tioga RV. I love the set up and love camping in it. A
31 foot RV is BIG and you may have length issues getting into places, or
perhaps getting out of places. Also note that many National Parks
have length restrictions on RV's. Sorry I can not remember what the
exact limit is, but it may be 27 feet. All that said I would make sure
the RV is set up to pull your horses safely. You will need an
electronic brake controller ( a new progressive type is now available that
is safer in panic stops. I got to test it the other day and the extra
$25 dollars was worth it), the proper sized frame welded hitch to pull the
load (in pounds), a transmission cooler and a large radiator, mirrors that
stay put and are large enough to see behind and along side you. This is all
basic trailer stuff, and I bet you already know it. So please forgive me if
I an being too elementary. The biggest problem I have had to deal with is
the trailer hitting the RV while backing up or going through dips.
This is the same type of problem short bed trucks have with gooseneck
trailers making tight turns. With my first trailer I ended up with a hitch
extension. After a trailer accident were the pin came out I decided I
needed to get a safer set up with less parts to fall out. So after
much worrying and fretting, I figured out the problem! An RV needs to
pull a bullet nosed trailer, not a flat nosed one! Well, I guess you can
tell I am NOT a genius, but I am so happy to have a safer set up. Good
luck to you and you will love camping with an RV. Nancy Reed Lazy J
Ranch Elfin Forest,
CA ==========================================
I am shopping with my
family for a motor home. The one we are= looking at has a Ford F450
econoliner v10 chassis and 31 foot= total motor home. can a 2 horse
trailer be safely towed with= this? I don't recall seeing this done,
but my fiancé doesn't see= why we
couldn't?
