Speaking of towbars...

I've been trying to noodle a way that I can get the Jeep and maybe 2 motorcycles or maybe a quad out to the desert without having to get a really big trailer that I would have no place to store. One of the ideas that came to mind (after taking a long drag off Dan's crack pipe?) was to have a long towbar (I'd like to make a longer one anyhow) that I can mount a ramp and some tie downs on to and put the bike there. Is it a really bad idea to add a bunch of tongue weight to the towbar? Just another wacky idea.

I've also considered double towing - i.e. pulling a small trailer behind the Jeep which is being flat towed. Not sure that's legal - and it sure would look weird. Kind of a toy train.

I'd love to hear if anyone has a solution or idears.

 

My family has a business that requires alot of towing with towbars. I have built most of them, and I dont think the long towbar with 4 wheelers on it is a good idea. besides the tongue weight, you would also be adding alot of extra weight to the front end of the jeep causing alot of premature front end wear as well as steering issues as a trailer is concerned. Could you maybe put the 4 wheelers in the tow vehicle?

 

I believe that the double towing laws vary from state to state. I'd be surprised if CA allowed it, considering the regulatory environment there.

Biggest downside is that you can't back up.

 

how about renting a 6x12 open trailer from uhaul. Like $30 a day. I would forget to mention you are putting a jeep on it. I would think you could get jeep to drive all the way to the end of the trailer leaving 3-4 feet plus the trailers tailgate to put the bikes sideways.

Might be a close fit, but those trailers are built well, have dual axles and gravity assisted brakes. They tow nice and smooth as well.

 

Yeah, the open U-Haul trailers are cheap, since they won't rent them one-way. Someone here on the board used one of those to haul a Jeep, rather than a car hauler.

 

Alright - thanks guys. I was pretty sure it was a dumb idea, just thought I'd check.

Renting a trailer is probably the best alternative - it'd just be nice to be able to load and go without having to deal with that.

And when I come up with that spare $180k Mike - I'll jump right on that.

 

That's neat - I hadn't seen one like that. I've only seen these .

Hmmm. Not this year anyway.

 

In California you can double tow if: the first connection is a fith wheel and you have a commercial license.

 

Thanks Gregg - that rules me out.