Mobile Home

[Stroke This 24V]

Do you guys/girl think that a Dodge Ram 2500 is capable to move a mobile home? I have a friend that is looking into one for a temp home until he gets his finished. I told him if nothing else I would try it. It is a 14x70 all thin metal frame work not the real wood walls so should be lighter.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Well, I don't think you would break the weight record but you may break the length record. You might want to check out your states length and width laws.



The one thing your going to have to watch is the tail wagging. When you swing that thing around, the overhang behind the axels is going to go real wide.



And, if you wanna know whats happening back there, your going to have to set up some wide mirrors. Do you have a CB, you could have some friends follow you to keep tabs on things.

 

[KMeek]

So you know. There are many companies that specialize in moving mobile homes and their drivers receive quite a bit of safety training. Some are provided with gauges to test the wind speed since a small gust can pick up a mobile home and throw it down on the ground easily. They are trained not to haul if the wind reaches a certain level--and trust me--that level is much lower than you might expect. So please, for his safety and the safety of others, I hope he will be careful!

 

[illflem]

I can tell you from experience that moving a 70' mobile home isn't that easy. I might hold the record for moving one in reverse, 14 miles. Had the ball mounted in the bucket of a front-end loader so I could see-saw the front and rear ends of the trailer though dips. All was on back country roads with zero traffic, still was stressful. Took four other people and me 5 hours to do it, all I could see was the front of the trailer. Started to try to move it move it with my 4x4 but realized before the hitch was all the way down that the weight on the ball was way too much for my Dodge. Leave moving a mobile to the professionals, they don't charge that much. Their trucks are equipped with extra wide mirrors, hitches that raise/lower hydraulically and specially trained drivers. If you need to go on public roads I highly doubt if you can even do it legally with a pickup. I'm no stranger to extra heavy loads but the size of a mobile makes it way too difficult.

 

[Big White Beast]

I have to go with the cautions......

BUT, If you decide to do it you have to take pictures.



Garrett

 

[WeirCummin]

and I thought I'd already heard it all.

 

[klenger]

This might fall into the catagory "if you have to ask, you can't afford it. "

 

[RATTLINRAM]

I can see that Indiana State Trooper now,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

"Son,,,,,,,,,,,,,you in a heap of trouble now" but, like BWB said,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,don't forget to take pictures!

 

[BigMike]

I can't even believe anyone would consider such a foolish thing. Life's too short!!

 

[illflem]

What do a divorce in Alabama, a tornado in Kansas, a hurricane in Florida and SBurton towing have in common?





Somebody's fixin' to lose a mobile home...

 

[Wiredawg]

You won't get far

Once you set that thang down on your truck, blow out the tires and bust the springs, you won't be worried about the mobile home any more; you'll be worried about getting your truck moved.





Promise you'll send pictures if you decide to not take our advice about getting a profesional to do it.



Wiredawg

 

[1BIG44]

I've actually seen it done with a one ton. Heck, I have seen ads in the newspaper claiming "can be safely moved with a 1 ton truck". But none of them are 70'. I think the tongue weight would be way to much. I buckled one of my high lift jacks trying to raise the front of that one that we moved.

 

[Roger rodbolt]

SBurton,



I operated a towing and repair business for 20 plus years, first with only one ton dually tow trucks later had various sizes with a couple of twin screws. We alway used the one ton wreckers to move mobile homes most were 55' to 65' and short tows of twenty miles or less. Don't remember any problems or even a concern after getting them on the pavement. Getting them out of soft ground and through trees and other obstructions could be an adventure. I don't recall tongue weight being high either, but will say that single rear wheel truck aren't nearly as stable as dually's. My first four wheel drive tow truck was one that I built from an old 1974 W250 Dodge. We intended to use it offroad extrication and service calls but after getting rid of the stock 7. 50 x 16 tires and wheels for 9. 50 x 16. 5's we did a lot of towing with it. Worked a school bus wreck with it and after towing it some distance will say that it needed a Cummins for proper weight on the steering axle