dodge guy
Bartlett IL
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Just found this while searching YouTube!
WOW!
Wife Kim 
Son Brandon 10yrs
Daughter Marissa 9yrs
Dog Shadow 
07 Cherokee 32B
02 Excursion 4X4 V-10 4.30 gear Hellwig sway bar
Reese HP dualcam,Prodigy brake controller.
A bad day of camping is
better than a good day at work!
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old guy
Oregon (pronounced Or e gun)
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some people just have too many toys, thus answers the question, "Can one have too many toys?" personally I think it's too many toys, not enough brains.
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carringb
Corvallis, OR
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But is it really a towing problem? The Jeep won't tow the popup any worse when it's being towed. The motorhome can no doubt handle it and it looks like the cart platform was designed specifically to tow with.
Bryan
2000 Ford E350 DRW Wagon (14-pass all captains chairs)
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Golden_HVAC
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Hi,
It is a class 8 truck with two rear dually axles, no doubt rated at 40,000 GVWR or a little higher, GCVWR well above 50,000 pounds, with a heavy golf cart on the back bumper hitch, and the Jeep hooked up to that, with a small trailer behind that. The motorhome's brakes are rated strong enough to stop the whole train! And I bet that the whole train does not exceed the motorhome's GVWR by more than about 2,500 pounds, well within what is considered a reasonable amount of weight to tow with a toaterhome of that size.
With a commercial driver's license, that is a legal rig to tow down the freeway.
Fred.
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whisperide
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The correct solution would be one long trailer to put the toys and the Jeep on. Plus this would make backing possible, in some places.
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lawnspecialties
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As one who asks about the amount of our toys....
I though it was a cool setup.
2011 Ford F450 4X4 6.7L (the strongest and nicest truck I've ever owned)
2011 Cyclone 370C Full Throttle (a $55,000 45' "what's gonna break next" toy hauler)
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"Can we ever have too many toys?"
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garysol
Avon Ohio
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Frequently I see 5th wheels with a small boat being towed behind them. Not sure I see the difference with this setup.
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gbopp
The Keystone State
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old guy wrote:some people just have too many toys, thus answers the question, "Can one have too many toys?" personally I think it's too many toys, not enough brains.
Too many toys? Is that like having too much money?
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dodge guy
Bartlett IL
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It he big thing for me was how much the jeep and trailer were swaying! Yes im sure the whole thing was well within the ratings.........but still!
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eye8Ubutler
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Me...........I have always disagreed with NON CDL drivers being able to tow as in that video. Towing a secondary item should be banned completely.
Also I would go onto say that frankly, regardless of driver's license class, towing a second item should be banned completely so as to avoid what was clearly in that video close to happening....that bloody stupid little trailer about to roll and tumble across all those lanes and the RV driver cannot see it was close to happening!!!!
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