Posted 2009-06-12 9:58 PM (#106388) Subject: Motor home VS LQ trailer, help!
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Hello all, I am a newbie, and very confused at this point. We are looking at a Four Winds Fun Mover (back end is open for toys, in our case, show dogs) as a tow vehicle vs. getting another LQ trailer. We will haul our 4 Rottweilers with us most of the time, and a horse or two more rarely (the show horse will get hauled w/ the trainer). The Fun Mover has a Ford engine, V10, 5.8l. Any opinions on hauling fairly short distances-normally within 120 m. each way, with a 3H alum BP? While we will probably only haul horses 3-4 times a year, I still want to make sure it's an option. The tow rating appears to be 5000 lb with the Fun Mover. I also want to make sure we are safe....and not burning up transmissions. Otherwise we can go back to the original plan of a LQ trailer to be pulled by our Ford 350 Diesel Dually. Thanks for any suggestions!
Posted 2009-06-12 11:02 PM (#106391 - in reply to #106388) Subject: RE: Motor home VS LQ trailer, help!
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We live in Central Texas, some hills but not mountains! I am still trying to find trailer weights on alum. BP's, strangely not easy to find on the manufacturers websites??? I am afraid that even with a 2H Dress Room and 2 horses w/ Tack/hay, etc, I am going to be over that weight rating of 5000 lb.
I need to research more on the Weight Dist hitches, they appear like too much work to me. We used to have a 28' Travel trailer, pulled with E250 conversion van (yep, full of dogs) and it was TERRIBLE to pull, with the sway bars, would go all over the road. I'm surprised I never wrecked that combination in busy east coast traffic. I definitely do NOT want to get into a scenario like that again where I dread hauling anywhere.
Posted 2009-06-15 2:16 PM (#106486 - in reply to #106388) Subject: RE: Motor home VS LQ trailer, help!
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Another option would be to look at different motor homes. A lot of them have higher tow ratings available. It seems to me you will be hard pressed to stay under the 5k rating hauling 2 horses and everything else.
Posted 2009-06-16 8:21 PM (#106557 - in reply to #106388) Subject: RE: Motor home VS LQ trailer, help!
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Thank you for the responses! I think we will stick w/ LQ trailer, just afraid that motor home won't work...and don't have $100k for a great diesel motor home!
Motor home VS LQ trailer, help!
