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Location: Middle Tennessee | I have an older 22 ft Class A Winnebago and I would like to tow my horse trailer behind it for local camping trips. Any advise out there on this? I'm not sure what these type of vehicles can tow, so I was wondering if anyone out there has a simular setup. My trailer is just a two horse and not too heavy. The RV has a 454 gas engine if this tells you anything. Any advise would be appreciated. |
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Location: Southern New Mexico | My dad hauled a plain jane WW 2 horse BP behind his little motor home(class C?) for about 10 yrs. Never had a problem just check with a dealer or your owners manuel tor the tow ratings. |
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Location: Danielsville Georgia | Friend with a Bounder Class A 454 and a 3 horse Sooner Slant load says he dosen't know its back there. |
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Location: Home of Wild Turkey Whiskey | I see people doing it all the time. Just go to a good hitch guy, because some Motorhomes don't have a frame for the last couple of feet. |
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Location: Northern Utah | I see RV's towing Toyhaulers and Boats all the time. So why not a horse trailer? The biggest problem you will have is getting a hitch that will support the tongue weight of 3-4 horse bumper pull. Luckily you are only trying to pull a two hrose, so tongue weight should not be to bad. As stated above most RV's just don't have the frame structure to support those weights on the very back of the units.
Edited by Painted Horse 2007-06-03 4:26 PM
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Location: MO | I guess it depends on what kind of horse trailer a 2H bumper pull should be no sweat. A 3 or 4 horse with dressing/tack room - different story. What's the trailer weight? There should be something in your owner's manual as to how much it can tow. |
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Location: Danielsville Georgia | Seen a class A with a Dodge chassis and 440 with a gooesneck hitch welded to the rear of motor home pulling a gooseneck 4 horse! Usually a cart and a driving horse in the trailer. |
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Location: Odenville, Alabama | I had a friend who had a Bounder (we called it Starship Enterprise) who hauled a 4 horse BP. Did it for years. |
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Location: Arkansas | I have a class A that I have pulled a 2 horse with, no problem, 454 engine, frame mounted receiver hitch. These arrangements do tend to "wag their tail", so go easy in maneuvers and spotting the trailer backing up is easy, just remember, a little with the MH goes a long way on moving the trailer. Must say I do like the truck LQ trailer combo better..........but wouldn't hesitate to use the MH/BP 2horse again if need be. |
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Location: Near Wheeling, WV | OH YES! This is so TRUE. check out the pictures at this link: http://www.american-flex.com/photo.htm
Shows an RV that was towing a trailer and the hitch started to CRACK under the RV - exactly like HWBar says - the last couple of feet of this RV was ready to fall off.
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Location: Arkansas | Indeed, that size trailer and 3 horses and gear wound up with quite a bit of torque on that rig. I would definitely stay with a ordinary 2 horse. |
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Location: Middle Tennessee | Thanks for all the advise and comments. I will definitely check the frame of the motorhome everytime I hook up. I won't be using it often and the furthest distance I would drive would proably be around 200 miles, so with using caution and common sense, it should be fine. |
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| Or I'd get a LQ trailer and a truck to pull it with if I traveled like that. |
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| Originally written by flyinghfarm on 2007-06-04 8:50 AM
Indeed, that size trailer and 3 horses and gear wound up with quite a bit of torque on that rig. I would definitely stay with a ordinary 2 horse. Talking about the folks on the website. |
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Location: East Tennessee, USA, Planet Earth | Originally written by LEC Trail Rider on 2007-06-04 8:01 AM OH YES! This is so TRUE. check out the pictures at this link: http://www.american-flex.com/photo.htmShows an RV that was towing a trailer and the hitch started to CRACK under the RV - exactly like HWBar says - the last couple of feet of this RV was ready to fall off. SCARY That's Cathy's trailer, she needed to "beef up" the rear end. She did that last year. |
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Location: East Tennessee, USA, Planet Earth | Originally written by LazyDayHorseFarm. TN on 2007-06-02 10:25 PM<BR><BR><P>I have an older 22 ft Class A Winnebago and I would like to tow my horse trailer behind it for local camping trips. Any advise out there on this? </P> Hi, This is my first year hauling with an RV. I have a 1993 Class A Damon Challenger, 26' long. It has a Chevy 454. I call it the "Beastie" I am hauling a 2007 Sundowner Sunlite 727 2 horse BP with front dressing rear. A few things you need to do before you use your RV to haul your trailer. Most importantly is that you MUST "beef up" the rear end!! This is done to prevent what is known as "broken neck". This happen when the rear end starts to "crack" apart from the section in front of the rear axle.I highly recommend that you contact a trustworthy local RV shop and ask them to recommend a welding shop who will "beef up" your rear end.They will also install a heavy duty 10,000 lb receiver hitch welded directly to your frame, install a brake control and you will also need to install an Equa-lizer bar to help transfer some of the trailer tongue to the front of the RV.It cost me about $2,500.00 to get all of this done to my RV. I took it to Crystal Welding in MN. They are awesome! They work with all the local RV shops in the area. They are used to beefing up Rv to haul horse trailers, car trailers and such.You can call them to chat about your concerns, and maybe they can recommend a shop in your area.Now...do I like hauling with a Class A?? Yes and no.I have my CDL and know how to drive the big rigs, but ...it's a another thing driving an RV. I had never driven one until I got mine. To me...it's like driving a boat down the highway. HA!I am getting used to the "billboard" feel when it's windy and when a semi passes me. After this season I will be used to it.I am concerned about the fact that I gave up my 4x4. I have driven up a few hills and have had not problems, we see how the "Beastie" does going up the Forestville steep hill on Wednesday. I'll report back. Now....I LOVE.....LOVE camping in it!! I love all the extra room, love my bathroom with shower, bed on the floor, and love my fridge! These are all things that I did not have in my truck slide-in-camper. So..yes, I am enjoying my RV. <img src=HTTP://www.horsetrailerworld.com/forum/emoticons/icon_aug4.gif border=0> |
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Location: East Tennessee, USA, Planet Earth | Oh, you may want to also check out www.campingworld.com they have some great RV'ing forums. |
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