We sold our house and will be moving stuff to a storage facility in MO. One of the big headaches is dealing with the motorcycle and this compact trailer I do not want to sell. The trailer is made of heavy steel which originally was used for a DitchWitch trencher. It can easily handle a pallet of pavers with its load H tires. I added a motorcycle chock to support my little Duke. We will be headed to the Newell Rally in Michigan this week with a stop in MO. I can't find any definitive laws other than the states we plan on traveling through DO allow double towing but we will be around 76' in length. Has anyone done this and have experience to share? Coach will tow Jeep and the Jeep will tow the trailer with bike on it. I took the assembly out on a test run yesterday to see how the weight balance worked out in various conditions.
Under the former president the past the FAST ACT properly licensed and you can legally run out to 80 feet on all Eisenhower interstate roads. Being allowed to do that however does not apply for most state and local roads, but most areas wont complain if you can show your taking the most direct route possible. I ran commercially for the 15 years with a truck trailer combo that was 95 feet and could load it up to 107 long keep your height under 13'6" east of the Mississippi and west of it you can run up to 14 tall. Hope this helps.
"Properly Licensed" is what I think is a gray area in the "consumer RV" world. I gave up my CDL last month after 30 years. I never plan to drive professionally again along with the hassle of the medical card.
(09-09-2024, 08:00 AM)HoosierDaddy Wrote: Pack the wheel bearings!! Those little guys are running at least twice the rpm's as your jeep wheels.
Those have new bearings and Mobil synthetic red grease. I had redone it a few years ago and it sat in the storage building.
--Simon
1993 8v92TA #312
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I'm trying to keep my Class A with everything but hazmat for as long as I can. Trying to get it again after it lapsed now requires a mandatory school certificate. Could cost 10-20K to get it back. But if you were a CDL you should be fine. Probably know the places to slide around as well.
I used to slide around the entire country back in my day when it was still "fun" to drive and before the advent of satellite tracking and cell phone use. I would take freight from one end of the country and have it on the other end in 3 days. Used to use those large road atlas' and navigate through farm roads to avoid the scale houses. Good times. I was 23 and single then. Today it seems like these trucks are being operated by the same people we are at war with on the other side of the world. Between that and the lack of professional courtesy, it's not for me. The American trucker the way I remember it left the industry in the late 90's. Add the tracking and the LEO constantly looking to line their pockets along with the public looking for a paycheck with all those lawyer commercials on TV, it's not a decent joy to drive for me.
Regarding this towing thing, my backup plan if we do get stopped is to have my wife drive the jeep and trailer until we get to another state.
--Simon
1993 8v92TA #312
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Congrats Simon! You'll have plenty of adventures. Our travels brought us mostly in the western states, to Alaska, and now in our cabin in Colorado. Rumor has it we may be going back to Alaska next year. Not in a Newell but a Monaco. Someone else may be coming along with us but that's for him to tell.
(09-10-2024, 06:09 AM)folivier Wrote: Congrats Simon! You'll have plenty of adventures. Our travels brought us mostly in the western states, to Alaska, and now in our cabin in Colorado. Rumor has it we may be going back to Alaska next year. Not in a Newell but a Monaco. Someone else may be coming along with us but that's for him to tell.
Thank you Forest! We had adventures my wife and I. I can't count how many times we crossed the continent together and with me solo. I do enjoy driving. This is a big beautiful country that I wish many others would drive it and see. Alaska is on our trip list but not sure if in a motorhome. I've been reading about your cabin. Really happy for you guys. Adventures come in all sizes and time lengths. The important thing is how you enjoy them along with the company you keep
(09-10-2024, 06:09 AM)folivier Wrote: Congrats Simon! You'll have plenty of adventures. Our travels brought us mostly in the western states, to Alaska, and now in our cabin in Colorado. Rumor has it we may be going back to Alaska next year. Not in a Newell but a Monaco. Someone else may be coming along with us but that's for him to tell.
