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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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I think it should be jetskis-dakota-pop up!LOL

Basid on double trails with farm equipment you want to have heavier trail as the first one. Also I would recomend helper springs and a load distributing hicth. May not be nessasery but better over prepard the to break something.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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sounds lik eya need a bigger camper witha toy hauler i wouldnt do it..
 
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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Ha Ha well if the world was perfect and I wasnt a college student with limited money, then it would be a New Diesel, a 35 foot 5th wheel and 4 brand new jet skis, but thats just going to happen. I got this pop for 500 bucks and its nice with seriously no problems at all so I take what I can get. Ill try and figure something out. Thanks for the input
 
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 01:20 PM
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park the 'skis on top of the pop-up....or, stop buying stuff with separate trailers
 
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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Put what ever weights the most right behind the truck.

Tongue weight is going to be the big factor here. If the trailer behind the truck does not have enough tongue weight it will get crazy behind you. Hook the small trailer to the bigger one and see what the tongue weight feels like. I would try to have about 10 % of the trailer weight on the truck hitch.

I've pulled a ski boat and jetskis with a Ford Ranger, before joining the Dakota ranks, and with the right weights i would fine.

Most states have restrictions about how long the set-up can be, I.E. over all length can be no longer than 40 foot, truck and trailers.

Good luck.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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I believe that the lengths here in Utah are 65 ft. Im ok on that. Yeah good advice on the tongue weight it makes perfect sense. Thanks for the help
 
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:29 AM
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How about a picture of the whole setup when you get it all hitched up?
 
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 05:13 PM
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Yeah i'll do that. FirstI'm going to a truck scale and going to weight each trailer and then figure which would be the best way to set it up, then get a weight distrib hitch, then get someone to weld a receiver on the back of the trailer and have it wired for lights. So it could be a while, im supposed to be getting the skis next week some time. Ha ha this should be interesting.
 
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