53' fifth wheel?'s

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joep1219 · #1 Post by **joep1219** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:50 am

anyone have any experience towing a 53' enclosed trailer with a pickup?

haulinit · #2 Post by **haulinit** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:57 pm

only pulled long goose necks with a CCLB duramax dually.

Dachshund · #3 Post by **Dachshund** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:31 am

Do you mean a 53' semi trailer?

joep1219 · #4 Post by **joep1219** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:18 am

QUOTE (Dachshund @ Sep 26 2012, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Do you mean a 53' semi trailer?

well just about, only for a pick up...
looking at getting rid of the motor home and trailer to buy a 53' to have half living quarters half garage. like an over sized toy hauler...

joep1219 · #5 Post by **joep1219** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:19 am

QUOTE (haulinit @ Sep 26 2012, 08:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

only pulled long goose necks with a CCLB duramax dually.

were the goose neck trailers enclosed or open? and how did the dually pull?

haulinit · #6 Post by **haulinit** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:28 am

The goose neck was open but a heavy booger it was, and wasn't 53' I think it was 43'. The truck was a 2002 chevy durmax 2wd dually, it needed a bit more power it was on the stock tune.

Dachshund · #7 Post by **Dachshund** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:48 pm

Length has nothing to do with how hard it will be to pull. In fact the longer the wheel base the more stable, although a fifth wheel can't get much more stable.

The resistance comes from frontal area. If it's about the same as the travel trailer, it will pull with the same ease at speed. Total weight affects acceleration and braking.

joep1219 · #8 Post by **joep1219** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 2:05 pm

QUOTE (Dachshund @ Sep 27 2012, 08:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Length has nothing to do with how hard it will be to pull. In fact the longer the wheel base the more stable, although a fifth wheel can't get much more stable.

The resistance comes from frontal area. If it's about the same as the travel trailer, it will pull with the same ease at speed. Total weight affects acceleration and braking.

the length of the trailer has to effect how it handles in cross winds mountains, ect... i just wonder if 53' is too long for a single axle pick up?...

Dachshund · #9 Post by **Dachshund** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 3:27 pm

AHHH, I hadn't really thought of crosswinds. I still don't think it would be a problem IMHO.

Is the tongue weight, once loaded going to be too much for your SRW? Lot of difference in payload(tongue weight for a fifth wheel) between a DRW and SRW even if the SRW is a one ton.

Kuma · #10 Post by **Kuma** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:26 pm

that would be a very long trailer, if you get on any hairpin turns you may have some serious issues