Safe To Double-Pull with Truck Bed Trailer?

[utahluge]

Serious question here. I don't want to hurt my gear or anyone else on the road.

Would it be safe to hook my 5x8 cargo trailer (enclosed) behind a truck-bed trailer?

The truck-bed trailer would hold a mini-buggy and the cargo trailer would hold a couple of ATV's (I can fit a 4-wheeler + 3-wheeler no problem).

The truck-bed trailer would easily be able to handle the weight as the frame is a freaking truck frame.
What about sway?
What about to much front weight?
Again, I want to be safe here.

 

[Shawn]

Don't do it.

 

[Meat_]

Don't do it.

x10

Truck bed trailers are an abomination. Unsafe by themselves, let alone with something hooked to them.

 

[utahluge]

Thanks. I have had the thought a couple of times and figured I would get some opinions. I figured it wouldn't be the most ideal situation and the second trailer would absolutely need trailer brakes.

In case it makes a difference; I would have taken off the bed portion and made a very stout flat-bed trailer for the mini-buggy.

 

[Devel]

never double pull with both bumper pulls, i did a wreck on i15 a few weeks ago with a guy doing almost the same thing. lost control and flipped both trailers

 

[Mug]

I thought it was illegal in UT to double pull from bumpers. You could only double up with a fifth wheel then bumper pull. NOT SURE THOUGH.

 

[Chevycrew]

There is a thread I did on this a while back...

Ill find it, but 2 bumper pull trailers is legal in Utah and many other states.

 

[bryson]

Legal or not, wouldn't the single axle truck-bed trailer be VERY likely to sway and get that rear trailer wigglin' pretty bad?

 

[Maverick]

Legal or not, wouldn't the single axle truck-bed trailer be VERY likely to sway and get that rear trailer wigglin' pretty bad?

That's my humble opinion.

Done the double a couple times...not a big fan, and that's behind my PJ w/jeep that usually trailers like it's on rails. Can't imagine with two short single axle trailers, especially one based on a pickup frame trailer.

 

[ID Bronco]

My boss pulled his duck hunting boat and a drift boat behind that from IF to Canada and back with no problems except the Mounties got irritated at the border. I told him not to do it, but he said it was fine. Much lighter weight trailers and cargo.

 

[gijohn40]

as long as your making a flat bed out of the truck trailer why not just make it big enough to haul it all at once on it...

 

[ammo_bru]

I think you can pull 2 bumper pulls. I think that the first trailer has to have brakes.

You have changed to a flat bed, do a little more work and make it bigger.

 

[Chevycrew]

Both have to have brakes, but its still not ideal by any means.

 

[rollover]

Dont do it.
That would be way to unstable for a single axle in the middle for sure. Your enclosed would act as a big air brake at the rear as well.
JM2C

 

[ricsrx]

My nieghbor fliped his back trailer w/ATV's going down parly's..not good.
He is an exellent driver, he said once the back trailer started to get out of control there was no stopping it, going down hill anyway.