Can A 1981 to 1991 C/K R/V 3500 Dually 4Door With A Turbo 400 And 454 V8 Pull A Halfton And Crown Vi

[blackandgold51]

Tow 2 vehicles at one time on trailers behind eachother since im thinl of getting a 3rd vehucle whichs is a dually 3500 and just in case something happens im wondering if it can pull two cars at one time with two trailers

 

[rpcraft]

Your going to have to break out your local law books in regards to legal # of axles first and then move on to learning how to balance the vehicles on the trailers in order to make sure you don't exceed the tongue weight limit of your hitches. Personally, you are moving in to goose neck trailer territory just because of the combined weights and forces involved and you would probably be far better finding a 3 axle trailer that is long enough to tow both vehicles one trailer but I am pretty sure once you start looking at 40 foot trailers you are going to be wanting some serious towing power above and beyond a standard big block if you are talking about this being a regular circumstance. If it is just an emergency situation, the challenge is going to be setting up a tow system on the middle trailer...

 

[blazinzuk]

Several states it's legal to tow doubles.

In every state I have looked the first trailer cannot be a bumper pull. Unless the second trailer loaded is less than 2500 lbs and a single axle

 

[rpcraft]

Yeah, in Texas you can do a certain number of axles... I think it's 5 or 6 total so that was the only reason I thought of that. I used to load plan stuff going in aircraft for the military and getting the center of balance isn't too hard so long as you have a way to weigh each vehicle and transport method independently and accurately.

 

[Fordum]

You might consider a trailer with a wheel lift behind it. Think the little single axle car haulers that they rent at U-Haul. Put the Crown Vic on the trailer, hook the car hauler to the back end of the trailer and put the half ton drive wheels on it.
Shorter than two trailers, and cheaper.
In fact, if you put a receiver type hitch on the back of the trailer, you could just rent the car hauler if you needed it.
But, you really really need brakes on the trailer.
With that much weight, I would put them on both axles.
They also sell actuators that will mount in the half ton and apply the foot brake upon commands from the tow vehicle without modifications to it's braking system.

 

[rjfguitar]

I pull doubles pretty often. First trailer must be a gooseneck, that simple. Second issue is with electric brakes is you must have both trailers brakes match voltage. Meaning, some trailer brakes come on REALLY strong at just 3.5volts. 3500lb 10" brakes are common for that. Bigger 12" brakes found on 5200-7K axles can sometimes like a little more voltage. This creates un even braking between the semi and pull trailer. I do it but I'm in ag and am running short trips so it's no big deal.

In a nutshell, pulling doubles is not a good idea for the inexperienced and especially without the right equipment, dialed in properly. Just get a long gooseneck trailer and haul both vehicles on it. You don't need tandem duals either, those 2 small cars plus the trailer is only like 14K worth of weight.

Here is my typical doubles set up.