Drew&Corinn
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I am almost ready to get my first class A... I was gonna get a freightliner FL60 and a 45 foot toyhauler but I have kind of changed my plan and am picking up a 2005 Revolution 40e on friday. I need to haul the toys... how hard is it to pull a 10 or a 20 or a 30 foot trailer? I am thinking of getting a 30 to 35 footer. Let me know what your experience has been like with towing especially big trailers...
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fourfurz
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You could be over the maximum length of a rig, I think it's 70 feet in most states.
The biggest issue is going to be your combined gross weight. Make sure the coach you get can handle the huge load of your trailer. Only the largest coaches with the biggest engines can handle more than 10,000 lbs. of trailer.
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Drew&Corinn
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Ah ha... I have thought of that... In Utah 65 feet is max... that being said the things I wonder is am I OK to pull this home? It will have New York plates on it (as will the trailer) but I will be looking to register it in a certain Montana LLC as soon as I pick the thing up. In Utah the law for length costs about 75 bucks a year to get a permit to go longer... however I will have a Montana plate on it. This coach is rated to tow 15K lbs...
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Don't overlook the capacity of your trailer hitch on the MH. As I recall the Revolution comes with a 10,000 lb hitch. Something to think about. As others have said 65' is the standard for MH and trailer.
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Drew&Corinn
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Hmmm I better check that... I know the guy who owned it towed a trailer that weighed 22,000 lbs right out the door...
But I want to check things... I think that is the least of my worries though... I think the big deal is can I make it work to move it from NY to Utah... In Utah the likely hood of you getting pulled over and ticketed for being over is LOW... But pulling it 2,000 miles across country could create issues... I just dont have any experience with that... And more... Has anyone ever pulled this long a trailer... can you even make turns?
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Hi,
I towed a 25 - 30' long trailer behind my 30' Bounder and it did fine.
Just be sure to stay a little more to the center of your lane when turning right (don't pull into the right hand lane pocket). Also swing a little bit wide around the turn.
I take it that you have a brake controller and have enought knowlege to downshift when leaving the freeway and when going down the mountain grades.
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The length law that would be in effect would be what ever the length limit is in the state in which you're driving. I still think that would be your biggest problem because the violation would be easily apparent. In New York even it is listed as 65' combined feet for the two vehicles. Some other states are as little as 55'. This will include the 3 feet or so BETWEEN the two.
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Drew, I tow have towed a 24' and just purchased a 26' enclosed that I tow behind my 40' Dynasty without any incidents with the law. I also live in Utah where the max lenght is 65'. Our last coach was 38' towing the 24' with a combined length of 69' and never had an issue. Right now I am 71' soon to be 73' and other than parking sometimes being an issue I love towing the trailer. We have towed it as far East as South Dakota and as far West as the Oregon coast without concerns. Some campgrounds may ask you to unhook in a holding or overflow area before entering your site as you may be too long. Sometimes this is an inconvenience (especially for one night) but it is usually not too bad. We were at the dunes in Oregon last year and a guy had a 40' Revolution or Expedition (don't remember) with a ISC 350 pulling a 26' stacker. He said it towed it great other than on a few hills he wish he had a little more power (then again who doesn't) but he said he liked it. Mike.
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Since you are not COMMERCIAL, I don't think you will have a problem with the law. There are 85' rigs out there. If you have been a trucker for the last forty years you can handle the rest of it.
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