deltabravo
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StonedPanther wrote:Despite triple towing being illegal in most if not all of the states on your route,
I've never seen it legal to triple tow (tow three trailers) in ANY state. or province.
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Cummins12V98
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Give it a shot! Highly doubt they will impound it. Most likely go to next exit and find a place to separate.
I have been towing my 5er and Motorcycle trailer since 2017 thru two 100% illegal states twice a year since then. Not even a strange look. I save over $1,000 in transport fees by doing this every year. I have more than paid for my Kendon MC trailer and have $$$ in my pocket to deal with whatever may happen along the way.
I drive the speed limit and stay in the right lanes.
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Horsedoc wrote:"I understand the premise but never seen it in writing from any official site. Do you have any links to this assertion?"
As do I.
Do you think that could be the device the second trailer sits on when over-the-road truckers use? I have seen these towed with the second trailer missing.
Bet if you checked you would find the fright-hauler pulling the dolly behind a trailer is a)running routes/states that allow CMV to tow doubles, and b)the CDL states driver has passed test to tow double/triples. BYW, the endorsement is for doubles and triples. Likely because some state might call the converter dolly a trailer.
And while doing the grape/grapefruit comparisons;
fj12ryder wrote:The swivel wheel company that I bought mine were very specific about not claiming it "NOT" to be a trailer. They stated that some states considered them trailers, and it was the responsibility of the owner of the trailer to find out the particulars for their case.
Last company I was leased to had what we called a stinger. It worked kinda like a swivel wheel trailer, in that it pined solid to RGN. (Your SWT has load put on it, and pivots up/down so does not lift 5th. wheel. Stinger, OTOH pined solid, no movement between it and trailer. Had no load deck, but was adjusted to take some weight off trailer axles. Less like trailer than the swivel wheel). If the stinger was in place the driver had to have double/triple endorsement
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fj12ryder
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The swivel wheel company that I bought mine were very specific about not claiming it "NOT" to be a trailer. They stated that some states considered them trailers, and it was the responsibility of the owner of the trailer to find out the particulars for their case.
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Horsedoc
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"I understand the premise but never seen it in writing from any official site. Do you have any links to this assertion?"
As do I.
Do you think that could be the device the second trailer sits on when over-the-road truckers use? I have seen these towed with the second trailer missing.
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bob_nestor wrote:fj12ryder wrote:FWIW, I towed a swivel-wheel trailer behind our fifth wheel through and in Virginia, and never garnered a second look. But that was about 10-12 years ago. As was said, sometimes you just roll the dice and take your chances. What's life without a little gamble, now and then. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
Ah, but a swivel wheel "trailer" is a platform considered to be an extension of the tow vehicle, not a trailer in the traditional sense - at least in most States. Here in Texas they're not required to be licensed or registered. I towed mine thru a number of States (not on the East Coast though), and never had an issue or got stopped by law enforcement.
I understand the premise but never seen it in writing from any official site. Do you have any links to this assertion?
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fj12ryder wrote:FWIW, I towed a swivel-wheel trailer behind our fifth wheel through and in Virginia, and never garnered a second look. But that was about 10-12 years ago. As was said, sometimes you just roll the dice and take your chances. What's life without a little gamble, now and then.
Ah, but a swivel wheel "trailer" is a platform considered to be an extension of the tow vehicle, not a trailer in the traditional sense - at least in most States. Here in Texas they're not required to be licensed or registered. I towed mine thru a number of States (not on the East Coast though), and never had an issue or got stopped by law enforcement.
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4x4ord wrote:You could just tow it. Probably not legal ….. you probably won’t get stopped. If you do get pulled over you might be fined and or have to unhook the dolly.
X2. My opinion is if the trailer isn’t bouncing all over and if you are driving responsibly it’s unlikely you would run into any trouble.
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According to my buddy a Ga State trooper. It is legal here to tow a trailer behind a fifth wheel.
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bukhrn wrote:I can't tell you if it's legal or not for double/triple towing, but having towed one empty for only a few miles behind my pickup, I surely wouldn't want to do on an Interstate or other main highway, if you've ever seen one being towed empty, you probably wouldn't want to either, it bounced and swayed terribly, the tires were Off the ground as much (or more) than they were on it.
X2 and I suspect if a patrol officer saw one bouncing all over the road behind a trailer you will probably be stopped for unsafe towing.
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