Re: [RC] motorhome towing horse trailer. - Mary Ann Spencer
My motor home is on Oshkosh chassis and has storage
all over the place. I have a compartment for the grain, one for tack but
keep my new saddle inside, another holds a bale of hay. It is so nice to
use the outside shower fixtures to give my horses water without having to make
several trips from the bathrooms at rest stops. I still have one whole
bale left when I arrived. My two horses ate 2 bales of hay during the 4
day trip. I put one bale into hay bags and stored one more in one of the
feeding bins in horse trailer. Also carry a spare that is not on a rim and hang
it vertically along the wall of the horse trailer. I have bene caught
without a spare and had to track down the 19.5 inch tire. NOT all stores
carry them.
Yup we do go slower. Went down to 25 mph
climbing some of the moutains that go up to 8000 ft over the passes. The
engines are made for working. But I am not a candidate for speeding
tickets either. Want food or TV, crank up the generator.
I would eventually like a diesel pusher but they
all seem so long and are WAY more expensive. It would take a LOT of gas
purchases to make up for the extra a diesel costs. IMHO
It is not new but heck I am going to the boonies
and riding a horse on dirt trails, so who wants to climb into a new one with
totally wet dripping clothes.. just my opinion. I just need a bumpber
sticker that says: Don't laugh it is paid for. mas
The brakes, transmission and frame are the important parts of
the motorhome I'd be concerned with. The engine might seem big, but
you will be asking it to do a very big job. I'm guessing that the
extra work will shorten the life of the motorhome engine so you'll have
bigger repair bills and bigger fuel bills than you would without pulling
the trailer. But if you build those expenses in & it's still
financially feasible, go for it. You don't say where you live, but
length can be a problem in lots of places. Out here in the west,
many people have 4 wheel drive trucks to handle mud, sand and
whatever. Also think about where you will store feed & other
horsie stuff since you won't have any storage for that kind of stuff in
the motorhome. If you only do one day rides that might not be a
problem but if you ever do multi-days or drive a long distance to get to a
ride, you will need an extra horse slot in your trailer for
feed. Laney
Ridecamp Guest wrote: > Please Reply to: Lisa lisacpa@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >
========================================== > > I have posted this
to one other list, but would like to get any feedback i can on this
subject. > > I am shopping with my family for a motorhome. The
one we are looking at has a Ford F450 econoliner v10 chassis and 31 foot total
motorhome. can a 2 horse trailer be safely towed with this? I dont recall
seeing this done, but my fiance doesnt see why we couldnt? > >
Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, lisa > >
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