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Old 10-22-2007 | 01:51 AM
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Alright dumb questions here. I have a 2002 Quad Cab Sport 4.7, great truck, I love the hell out of it. I have a 1988 Coleman Pop Up Camper thats about 12' long and weighs around 2000 pounds. So my question is I want to buy a couple of waverunners. Probably just two older ones and a two place trailer. I would like to be able to pull both around, but im not sure if I can. I think maybe if I get a hitch and wiring done on the back of the Pop Up trailer I might be able to pull the skis behind that, but wouldn't there be issues with either a) braking, I think the truck is fine to stop both trailers but wouldn't it be unstable while slowing down and they'd wobble? or b) would the trailers sway back and forth on the freeway once you got going up around 50 or so? I think that might be able to be solved with a weight distributing hitch between the truck and camper, but I don't know. I think that the truck has the power and they'd be within the maximum trailer weight limits for my truck. Anyone have any experience on this? By the way I'm in Utah so there might be a problem with laws although I see people pulling doubles here in Utah all the time.
 
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Old 10-22-2007 | 12:54 PM
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Not sure of your states law. In Michigan 1st. trailer has to be a fifth wheel-not reciver hitch to tow a tandem.
 
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Old 10-22-2007 | 01:29 PM
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here you have to have your AZ to tow 2 trailers at a time. and I doubt you know how to back up with 2 trailers
 
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Old 10-22-2007 | 02:15 PM
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yeah backing up with 2 trsailers is pretty tough. I've had to do it with farm equipment before and it's not too easy!!
 
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Old 10-22-2007 | 02:20 PM
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Heh, yea backing up would be hard. Maybe you will be lucky and not have too lol!
 
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Old 10-22-2007 | 03:36 PM
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Not sure how back up came into play here ha ha but no thats not a problem, my dad owns a trucking company and I grew up doing **** like that. Im experienced in pulling trailers and backing them, thats not the issue I brought up. As far as stability goes is what im wondering. My girl friend's friend does this exact thing, apparently, I don't know the kid that just what she told me. Truck-Tent Trailer-Jetskis. Any thoughts other than if I could back it up ha ha
 
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Old 10-22-2007 | 07:25 PM
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see it all the time at campgrounds here in iowa...idk the laws tho
 
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Old 10-22-2007 | 10:03 PM
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You can physically pull it if thats the question, It'll be a haul but you should be OK
they shouldn't wobble, the physics don't change with another hitch in the middle,
you might get some wobble when braking but I've never had it happen (I use twin trailers sometimes at work with farm equipment. get up to 15-20 MPH)
 
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Old 10-22-2007 | 11:55 PM
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take that back ive never seen a pop up with somthing behind it, idk if the pop up weighs enough to have somthing behind it..
 
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Old 10-23-2007 | 02:51 PM
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Yeah thats my concern....maybe flip it around and go Dakota-JetSkis-Pop Up?
 



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