jauguston wrote: That little Suzuki of mine is a lot of fun to drive. I have a VW 1.6 turbo diesel in it that gets 40 mpg and has twice the power of the stock engine
I am currently in the process of extending the "trailer" and adding a set of bunks to carry a 1448 Crestliner Jon boat at a angle so the bow is above the back of the roof. The boat on the roof is a 1236 (12' long 36" wide bottom). I am also converting to two swiveling wheels for increased stability with the boat being higher center of gravity. The suspension system comes from Doublehitch.com
Jim
Now that sounds like a great engine swap for one of those little Suzi's!
Good idea on the double wheels on the 'trailer'. Is the 14' boat too big to haul on the roof of the Suzi?
I "triple tow" a lot, also in some places called "double towing". There are a number of issues about which you need to educate yourself in general:
Hitch - If you are considering towing a trailer/vehicle behind your FW many FW rear bumpers and frame cannot safely take much more than maybe 200 lbs. I have a Class III hitch welded on the back of my FW below, and also my previous FW. However, I only tow a motorcycle trailer which weighs about 1000 lbs. The hitch weight is maybe 100 lbs.
Rear View - When I tow my mc trailer behind my FW I cannot see it. Having a flat, etc back there would be disastrous! So I installed a camera on the back of the FW with a monitor in the truck. Works very well, I'll never tow a FW without a rear view camera, even if not towing a trailer behind. It's a real safely feature. Here is one source for rear view systems.
Maneuvering - You cannot back up a FW with a trailer behind it. So, you need to be picky with fuel stops. Truck stops are wonderful because they have straight in approaches, etc. They are easy to enter and exit. However, if your tow vehicle is a gasser, the truck stop is not a solution sometimes. Worse comes to worse (and I have done this), you just unhook the mc trailer, push it out of the way (easy to do - it's light), back the FW and away we go.
Doug and Kathy
2008 Chevy 2500HD extended cab Duramax/Allison 4WD
2007 Crossroads Cruiser CF30SK
"Nuestra casa con buena vistas"
johntank wrote: What are you going to tow the MH with as this would be triple towing, what you are thinking about is just double towing.
One does not count the tow vehicle (the one that does the towing), the law on double/triple towing varies from state to state.
Not always. For some reason what he is considering is sometimes called "triple towing", and sometimes called "double towing". Depends on the state I suppose.
jauguston wrote: ..... In most states they are considered a load carrying vehicle extension and are not licensed or registered as they are considered part of the vehicle they are attached to. .....
Jim
In many states they are NOT considered an "extension", darn it. I tried desperately to figure out how to get a motorcycle and my FW down to Florida from my home in Tennessee. I seriously considered the Swivel Wheel, but after a lot of research decided it wouldn't be worth it. Even the folks at Swivel Wheel admitted it violated FL law, although they also said many customers used them in FL, they just stayed off the main roads!
Honestly, if it were me, I'd pick up an enclosed trailer big enough for the Jeep & the bikes. This sounds like the best solution for many reasons. 1)you'd have an inside storage bay for your bikes 2)you'd have extra storage for stuff in the trailer. 3)double towing/leangth not an issue, rig is backable and 50 state legal 4)I'd be willing to bet that fuel mileage isn't that much differnt than towing double.
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