Heavy Bumper pull: What and who can tow it?

[David_VT]

Hello,
Lets say I have a 23600 lb bumper pull ("tag along") 3 axle with 2K tongue weight in the shape of a large tall windowless RV trailer. (Just to make this a bit more interesting... the vendor enclosed the front of the trailer in a way that one CAN NOT easily connect a weight distributing hitch. . )

I suspect it is just too much for the usual horsed up 1 ton dually delivery rig. I suspect it would almost lift the front wheels off the ground of such a tow rig (because of the bumper pull design).

What (and who) do forum experts suggest is appropriate to tow this across country for a delivery?

Just looking for ideas,
Thx

 

[Wertles]

*NOTE- NOT AN EXPERT* All depends on the tongue weight if you drop the bed onto the axle but regardless, I don't know of a receiver rated to pull that type of weight that would fit on a one ton dually and even if there was one, I still would not attempt it even driving my buddy's truck. To help you out though, last year I had a very large tri axle air compressor (16 Liter CAT Diesel, 18K pounds) delivered to my house and the only thing that would haul it was a semi. Call a large equipment rental place and you can ask who they use to deliver such equipment. It cost me 300 dollars for delivery and pick up from about 30 miles away. I am no help on what it would cost for a cross country delivery.

 

[Hoefler]

With the proper weight distributing hitch, it can be done.

 

[David_VT]

thank you Hoefler, oops I forgot to mention.....

I edited the original post to indicate that a weight distributing hitch is not possible. That was the original idea until we looked at the frame.....

 

[HBarlow]

Hello,
Lets say I have a 23600 lb bumper pull ("tag along") 3 axle with 2K tongue weight in the shape of a large tall windowless RV trailer.

I suspect it is just too much for the usual horsed up 1 ton dually delivery rig. I suspect it would almost lift the front wheels off the ground of such a tow rig (because of the bumper pull design).

What (and who) do forum experts suggest is appropriate to tow this across country for a delivery?

Just looking for ideas,
Thx

If the trailer was built properly and weighs what you said it does it should have at least 12% of gross weight on the ball coupler to track properly so it will have tongue weight greater than your estimate, around 2,500 lbs.

A Dodge Ram cab and chassis with well built full skirted factory built aftermarket bed can haul it but the driver will need a CDL A to be legal.

If you are serious about actually having it hauled, I would contact Horizon Transport or one of the other professional transport companies. They will haul it with proper insurance, permits, licenses, etc. They would send a CDL driver, probably with a MDT, and charge you per mile from origin to destination.

 

[Wertles]

To be a little off topic, I thought the stock receivers on a Ram pick up was rated to 10K pounds. Do the C&C have a different receivers rated for higher weights? I have no doubt that a 4500 or 5500 C&C would haul that load with ease but my concern would be the rating for the factory receiver.

 

[David_VT]

If you are serious about actually having it hauled, I would contact Horizon Transport or one of the other professional transport companies. They will haul it with proper insurance, permits, licenses, etc. They would send a CDL driver, probably with a MDT, and charge you per mile from origin to destination.

Thanks, I will add Horizon Transport to the list of ideas. Serious? Oh yes

 

[HBarlow]

To be a little off topic, I thought the stock receivers on a Ram pick up was rated to 10K pounds. Do the C&C have a different receivers rated for higher weights? I have no doubt that a 4500 or 5500 C&C would haul that load with ease but my concern would be the rating for the factory receiver.

Cab and chassis trucks don't have a hitch receiver.

That's why I wrote my post with the words I chose.

My C&C has a CM aftermarket bed with a full skirt with welded in rear bumper and receiver. I would not be afraid to haul a trailer like the OP's question but it would be a for-hire move, obviously not a private RVer so whoever hauls it could not slip past the scales with it. At that weight, a CDL A would be required.

 

[Barry]

It needs to go from where to where?

 

[Wertles]

Thanks for the info Harvey. Still not too many around here with the C&C. I saw quite a few 4500 commercial haulers on the road this week with goose neck trailers but none pulling anything on the bumper.

 

[Bill Stockard]

Thanks, I will add Horizon Transport to the list of ideas. Serious? Oh yes

A mobile home "toter" could tow it easily, call a mobile home transport company.



Bill

 

[David_VT]

We had a hard time finding a Mobile home transporter who had the papers for multi state long haul. This afternoon the first of two trailers headed down the east coast.

It was an old volvo with the hydraulic locating hitch for mobile homes.

Thank you all for your ideas!