Re: [SilverStreak] Rear Hitch on trailer

["Keneth Wilson" <ke5dfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As noted....SOME states will allow a double tow but only with the first hitch
being a 5th wheel hitch, so a bumper pull can not pull anything behind it.  I
believe that Texas will allow a second trailer if the first is a 5th wheel and
nothing on a bumper pull.
Just this past weekend, we saw a 26' of so bumper
pull with a 16 to 18' boat in tow behind it.  The travel trailer did not have
any W/D on the hitch.  He was trucking along at close to 70 MPH.
No one has
ever said that you have to be smart to buy and RV...all you need is the cash
or credit and you are an RVer.
 Ken Wilson 
KE5DFR@sbcglobal.net 
Cypress,
Texas



----- Original Message ----
From: "waymark1@juno.com"
<waymark1@juno.com>
To: sslist@tompatterson.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008
2:27:19 PM
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] Rear Hitch on trailer

Bob
Scheimeister, the original owner of my SS, had a bike carrier mounted to the
bumper. It is attached by 4 bolts thru holes drilled in the bumper. When there
are bike(s)on the carrier, I strap to the trunk handle, so there is no shaking
of the bike(s) and carrier,and the weight of the bike(s) does not tend to
twist the bumper.
Mounting a hitch receiver to the rear of a "teeter-trailer"
(the trailer is balanced on its axle(s) reminiscent of a teeter-totter or
see-saw) invites hitching a second trailer to it. This is illegal in some
states and dangerous in all.
I think the idea of a hitch on the rear of a
trailer is to allow towing a lightweight fishing boat. Certainly not another
heavy trailer!
Putting weight on the back of a trailer, behind the axle(s) of
the trailer, is a major contributor to instability characteristic of
straight-pull trailers. You will notice that heavy freight trucks have the
rear axle of the trailer as far back as practical for highway haulage. Our tow
vehicles just won't tolerate the weight on the hitch that would result from
having the trailer axle at the rear of the trailer.
Al

-- "Eddie"
<Eddie@Huffstetter.com> wrote:

Joe,
No, we were just fighting the weight and
wiggle of the spare that fractures the bumper. My spare is also in the trunk.
No need to worry or move it.
-Eddie-
Houston, TX

----- Original Message -----
From: <joepatwink@netscape.net>
To: <sslist@tompatterson.com>
Sent: Monday,
May 26, 2008 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] Rear Hitch on trailer


>I
see that some wrote that they have taken their spare off of the back 
>bumper
on trailers, would it be wise to remove the spare from the back 
>trunk of a
Silver Streak? We have a 1969 Sabre with the two foot deep trunk that holds
the hitch,?equalizer ?bars, spare tire, wood blocks for leveling, and a few
other misc. parts. The heavy hitch and equalizer bars go on the front of the
trailer when you hook up, the only heavy object left back there is the spare
tire. Do you think I should move it? The frame is extended so the trunk has a
angle iron frame under, but it still adds weight behind the rear axle.
> ? Joe