caitlinbflaherty
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First time hauling my fifth wheel that I've been living in for the past year. Is it okay to haul it full? Meaning, with all my things as they are now in cabinets and fridge? I do know I will need to pack fragiles, obviously and anything that is 'loose' but specifically, I removed the dinette and replaced it with an office desk that is pretty heavy, especially full of my files. Is this okay? I'm traveling 2,500 miles over the course of 3 days.
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michaelman501
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It depends....Take it to the nearest scale and weigh it, make sure your not over the GVW of the trailer.....If you are over then no its not safe to tow it...Chances are you will be over the fully loaded weight of the trailer, which could be over you tow vehicle capacity ?
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HappyKayakers
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Let's see. We don't know what kind of 5er, what kind of tow vehicle, what anything actually weighs. Any answer you get here will be purely a wild a$$ guess.
Also, you'd be better off asking a moderator to move your post to the proper forum. That way, if you add any useful information, you can get some pretty good responses.
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FrankoToo
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2500 miles in three days?? That's a lot of driving.
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the bear II
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You do need to make sure you are not over weight both for the trailer and your tow vehicle.
You should have fairly new tires and check pressure daily to keep them inflated properly(less than 3 year old tires with good tread)
As far as your stuff:
I would protect anything made out of ceramics,crystal or glass that is valuable or has memories attached to it.
Make sure all of your cabinet doors are closed and latched.
Latch the refrigerator doors.
Put away or secure anything that can roll, fall off of a shelf, slide or isn't tied down.
Move heavy objects like your TV to the floor
Sliding doors need to be latched.
Any added in furniture like your desk and book shelf need to be secured so they won't fall over or bounce around.
Just keep in your mind as you are travelling your stuff will be experiencing up to a 7 richter scale earthquake. Bouncing, rolling and rocking, not to mention what happens if you need to make a quick stop.
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naturist
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2500 miles in 3 days? You are kidding, right?
That's 833 miles per day. That's 14-18 hours a day driving at the 50-60 mph speed it is possible to average. Given that it is a lot more work to drive a truck towing an RV than it is just the truck, and a HUGE amount more work than it would be driving a sports car, I can't help my disbelief.
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Moved from Forum Technical Support.
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NC Hauler
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As others have stated, that's a lot of miles in a short period of time...As also asked, we don't have enough info...What 5er do you have? What is it's GVW rating....What do the tires look like? What truck are you towing this with...IF you overload the tires, or axles on the 5er, you may be looking for a place for an accident to happen....I'd want to make sure I had the right truck, that the tires on the 5er are in good shape and that I haven't overloaded the 5er, which means, you might want to take it across some CAT scales to see what you've got it loaded to..Overloading the truck your towing it with or overloading the 5er either one, or both could prove to be unsafe to say the least....Need some more information to help us try to help you.
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kzspree320
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I agree with previous posters Go to the nearest CAT scales connected to your tow vehicle and give us the axle weights. You need to be under the GVWR of the trailer and well under the axle ratings of the tow vehicle. On second thought, if you know your going to be way over the trucks axle ratings, get someone with enough vehicle to get it weighed. With the axle weights and info on your trailer and truck requested above, we stand a better chance of answering your question correctly. Good luck on prepping for the big move. 2500 miles in 3 days is rather ambitious.
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The desk probably will not move much but if you can somehow secure to the trailer it will probably be give you a little more peace of mine.
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