daveyboy12
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Is it legal to pull a 18' fishing boat behing a travel trailer? I know I've seen some large RVs towing cars and what not.
I have a 1989 F150 with new tires. My parents passed onto me a 31 foot Jayco trailer and I've had the fishing boat.
We plan on going to Southern Indiana for a bass tourney, and I'd really love to pull both the travel trailer and the boat.
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Fisherman
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It is entirely dependant on each State's road rules, some allow towing another item behind travel trailers and 5th wheels, some do not. I do believe for those that do, the 2nd item must have it's own brake away braking system, etc. Now for the crunch, I really think your going to get hammered trying to tow all that with an F-150.
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Towing laws are governed by the state you're in at the time and they are NOT reciprocal.
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anaro
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I really don't think your F150 can handle all of that. Your F150 will probably be at or near (if not over)its limits w/ the Jayco (depends on what F150 you have and what your payload is etc). Also many states that allow triple towing require the first trailer to be a 5er so you would need to clarify that. All in all, I don't think it is a good idea.
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I would add that you are at or past 50' of length with the two trailers depending on the hitch arrangement between them. States that do allow 2 trailer have an overall length restriction. Some are 65 feet, some a little more. I think you would be over 65', possible over 70'. I would definitely not do that with an F-150.
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squarles67
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Legal in Texas as long as you don't exceed 65' overall length. I do it all the time heading to the local lakes.
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goducks10
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anaro wrote:I really don't think your F150 can handle all of that. Your F150 will probably be at or near (if not over)its limits w/ the Jayco (depends on what F150 you have and what your payload is etc). Also many states that allow triple towing require the first trailer to be a 5er so you would need to clarify that. All in all, I don't think it is a good idea.
Kinda what I thought. 98 F150's are near the truck the newer ones are and that would be agood load for a newer F150.
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In Alberta you can do that, but only if the first trailer is a 5th wheel. Definitely jurisdiction dependant.
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It would be legal in Montana, up to 75 feet overall length.
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