Looks good grnspot110.
What's on the other side of the cable to pull the ramp up?

 

Looks like your builder did a fine job incorporating the beaver tail onto the existing trailer. After a coat of paint it will look as if its always been that way.

I can't really tell from the pick, but were you able to keep your hitch with the beaver tail for tandem towing, or did the beaver tail put the receiver too low?

 

It's there, but I'll have to use a different drawbar.

"Gizmo2
Looks good grnspot110.
What's on the other side of the cable to pull the ramp up?"

Garage door springs, they also left one of the hinge springs on!

 

I bought this 16' trailer new 19 years ago with 3500# axles & slide-in ramps. When I brought Dad's 720D home, I needed heavier capacity.
Went back to the builder, traded in the 3500# axles, wheels & springs for 6000#. Later, after cancer treatments, the ramps were just too heavy, so back for the 5' ramp-gate. Then back for the addition of a rear receiver tube to pull a second trailer on occasion. View attachment 95425

You're your own parade there grnspot!!:lol:

Nice work on the trailer.:good2:

 

I like seeing how you made the trailer work for you along the way - nice upgrades!

And the pic pulling 2 trailers - I must admit I've never seen anything like that except for big truck doubles.

 

And the pic pulling 2 trailers - I must admit I've never seen anything like that except for big truck doubles.

You see that out west a lot, a dually pickup towing a big RV towing a boat or ATV trailer.


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You may want to double check with MO laws to avoid problems, if you have already done so. My understanding is that pulling a second trailer behind a bumper pull trailer is not allowed????? Maybe that is just KS. However, I understand it is allowed behind 5th wheel or gooseneck trailers. My gooseneck tandem dually deckover trailer has a factory installed 2 inch receiver in the rear.

Dave

 

Same in MI, NO doubles with bumper pull, 5th wheel or gooseneck only. My worry would be if I were involved in an accident, regardless of fault, if it turns out pulling double is illegal.

 

Went past three MO hwy patrolmen with this load (longest load I've towed) several years ago, they never came after me:

 

Trailer looks great! You certainly have gotten your use out it over the last 19 years:good2:

 

That's a few nice additions. Nice to have a person to go back to and do those modifications.

 

My concern would be that I would get into a situation where I would have to back up. :banghead:

 

Yeah, you gotta kind of pay attention to where you are going.

And they don't call them wiggle wagons (doubles) for nothing!

 

Trailer looks great.

MN requires the first trailer to be 5th wheel too. Finding a cop that knows that would be a secondary concern. The prosecutor's office after an accident is likely to know very well.

Being at fault or not, it's not going to bode well being illegally configured.

 

Here in Alberta doubles is allowed ONLY if the first trailer is a 5th wheel pin, no balls allowed(hitch or GN). There is also a total length you must stay under, the 2nd trailer can't be more than 3500# and it all still has to be under the tow vehicles GCWR. British Columbia doesn't allow doubles at all and catches ton of unknowing Albertans every year trying to cross the border.