I am looking to find a trailer that can hold 2 jeeps, and preferably not a 5th wheel or pintle style attatchment, but just a regular reciever hitch attatchment. Anyone know of any or used any before? I have been looking at the Big Tex trailers, but the longest I can seem to find is 20', and I am thinking that I would need a 24-25' minimum.
2 jeep trailer
- Thread starter 1993yj
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- Bountiful, land of rocks
I've seriously thought about buying one. I want to haul my YJ (say 5000 lbs) and tent trailer (say 1500 lbs--{I think that's WAY generous but I like to build for worst case scenario}) around and that'd be a decent load. I'd like to build it for two rigs but don't know how often I'd use that feature. I'm 100% sure you'd want brakes on both axles, a weight distributing hitch and a perfectly positioned load to travel at safe freeway speeds with two trail rigs on it. Not that it couldn't be done, but it'd be interesting from the bumper pull.
There's TONS of goosneck trailers out there that will haul 7000 and 10,000 lb payloads. I'm thinking that's the way to go. To haul two rigs regularly, I'd try to get a 12,000 lb or similar trailer. Safety margin is a good thing, IMHO.
My money is on doing it 'right'. I'd rather invest in the gooseneck setup.
There's TONS of goosneck trailers out there that will haul 7000 and 10,000 lb payloads. I'm thinking that's the way to go. To haul two rigs regularly, I'd try to get a 12,000 lb or similar trailer. Safety margin is a good thing, IMHO.
My money is on doing it 'right'. I'd rather invest in the gooseneck setup.
I have seen the brochure on Big Tex and you can order longer lengths. My bro in law is Mike- a salesman at Lone Peak and we have had discussions on just such a trailer. Call him.
I would agree a goose neck would be safer than a tongue pull. A strong vote for a equalizer if you must tongue pull.
I would agree a goose neck would be safer than a tongue pull. A strong vote for a equalizer if you must tongue pull.
toys4rocks
I didn't mean to do that!
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- Lehi
Hit up Cherokeester on here, he has a 2 jeep bumper pull. I believe he posted in the tow rig forum in "What do you tow with?"
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- Bountiful, land of rocks
dunatic67 said:
What's the damage? i.e. $$$
Big Bubba will build what ever trailer you want, cheap too.http://www.bigbubbastrailers.com/
53 willys said:
I've known Bubba fir a long time and I've never heard or seen a problem with his work. Alot of Big Horn members have bought from him up here and I've had him to mods to my 2 jeep trailer for less than what the parts would cost me to do it!
Cherokeester
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pkrfctr
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- Spanish Fork, UT
when i need to tow two vehicles I put one on the trailer and flat tow the other behind the trailer, tandem.
Cherokeester said:
My brother in law told me someone in Lehi was using a Big Tex for 2 Jeeps- obviously that is you. I have a 16' Big Tex, bought it in 1992 and I have never had any problems with it- I'd hate to guess how many miles it has on it.
I have friends with Big Bubba's trailers also- they love them as well.
mbryson said:
Thers a solution for you Marc, in my case I first baught the 16' PJ trailer from wasatch and then decided on the 18' for just the same reason as you. Mount your pop up sideways so the beds comeout over the rails and the wrangler on the back, leaves about a foot of extra trailer, well does on mine anyway with the neighbors pup up. We did have to pull the suspension and axles fromt the camper though to stabilize the load. I took it all down to the truck scales and loaded with water in the camper and fuel in the TJ, the load, and only the load with trailer (no tow rig) weighed in around 7200 lbs.
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- Bountiful, land of rocks
Badcop said:
I was thinking I need about a 22-26 footer. That way I could haul two rigs if needed and leave the tent trailer home.
dunatic67 said:
I dont have any problems with running an equalizer, have done it before with a camping trailer, about 24'. And I am not really against a pintle, just dont know too much about them. I even have a pintle hook that will go into my reciever. As for gooseneck, I need to be able to put a camper in the back still, so the gooseneck option wont work too well.
pkrfctr said:
As for this option, how well does it actaully work? It has crossed my mind, but vaugely. The only thing I like about this option is having a 16' trailer that will be easier to take 4wheelers to the dunes on.
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- Bountiful, land of rocks
1993yj said:
That's just too much stuff on the road surface and too many hinges for me to want to worry about.
pkrfctr
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1993yj said:
I've done it several times and it works surprisingly well !!! I'll see if i have a pic anywhere. only down side is you are really long. but i've found the second vehicle tracks great.
72Pony
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- Logan Utah
1993yj said:
Yeah, I usually have the camper in the back, otherwise the hideaway wouldnt be a bad idea. After looking at trailers the other day, I think that I am just going to go with a 16' one that willl work better for snowmobiles and 4wheelers. Hauling two jeeps at once would be nice, but 26' is just too long for heading to the dunes for a day with 2 4wheelers.
