Help! Last year we bought a 1992 motorhome (29', ford chassis) to haul our 3-horse slant load ponderosa trailer. I used it a few times and was advised by friends that I should have the frame of the motorhome beefed up to haul that weight. Of course the salesman convinced us this motorhome was able to handle the weight. Anyway, my husband is now convinced that we should not use the motorhome for this purpose at all! He prefers to buy a pickup camper and use the motorhome only for non-horse camping. What do you think?
Posted 2012-03-14 12:43 PM (#142081 - in reply to #142079) Subject: RE: Motorhome towing trailer
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Originally written by briscosboss on 2012-03-14 12:38 PM
Help! Last year we bought a 1992 motorhome (29', ford chassis) to haul our 3-horse slant load ponderosa trailer. I used it a few times and was advised by friends that I should have the frame of the motorhome beefed up to haul that weight. Of course the salesman convinced us this motorhome was able to handle the weight. Anyway, my husband is now convinced that we should not use the motorhome for this purpose at all! He prefers to buy a pickup camper and use the motorhome only for non-horse camping. What do you think?
Which hitch is installed?...What is the GTW as defined by the hitch as well as the max tongue weight??
Posted 2012-03-17 7:05 PM (#142221 - in reply to #142091) Subject: RE: Motorhome towing trailer
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Thing is, we use the motor-home sometimes when not horse-camping. Thats why we went this way. Sure, I'd like a gooseneck (my husband could convert a simple one to make a LQ) but then we'd need a different truck and what about the times we go without horses? Keep both? That is a lot of $$$! The RV is supposed to do both. I don't find driving it too bad horse trailer and all. The RV has air bags and and a 460 engine.
Posted 2012-03-17 9:19 PM (#142224 - in reply to #142079) Subject: RE: Motorhome towing trailer
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We go camping all quite often without the horses and take the gooseneck. It works great for hauling the motorcycle or golf cart or nothing at all. Best option I think. Big truck and a gooseneck trailer with LQ.
Posted 2012-03-19 10:59 AM (#142276 - in reply to #142079) Subject: RE: Motorhome towing trailer
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I am with Tami! We just take the big ole trailer camping, and have all that space to put OHV's, or once we used the back end for a patio when it poured rain all weekend, and we had two guests with us camping. The rear ramp makes a nice platform when blocked with cinder blocks for a big bar-b-que and put a table too. ( Just remember that when down can be a real ankle banger.) We camp in the desert a lot, so getting out of the wind, without going into the LQ, is nice and it stays relatively cool.
Posted 2012-03-20 8:01 PM (#142335 - in reply to #142079) Subject: RE: Motorhome towing trailer
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Every year we go on a float trip with my parents. They're in their motorhome, us in our horse trailer. The looks we get pulling a horse trailer into the campground are priceless.
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