Question about double trailers...

[cosmiccowboy]

Is it legal to hook a trailer to another trailer as long as they both have plates, lights, etc.?

I'm thinking about my upcoming West Texas prairie dog trip Memorial weekend and want to put a hitch on my BBQ pit to pull my 10' flatbed for beer, food, and ammo LOL.

[outdoordaddy]

I did it for years pulling atv's to Lake Murray in Oklahoma for years. I would pull 2 16' trailers behind each other...we always found it stupid to drive two trucks up since it was just 5 of us and our atv's wouldn't fit on one rig. Never had any problems and passed many, many state troopers each way. I also have pulled boats behind travel trailers without anything being said or being stopped. Not that I am saying it is legal...I just never heard or found out otherwise?

[DorothyNotKeegan]

I believe the federal law is or at least it was in some states that the total length couldn't exceed 53' in total length. It more than likely has changed since I was working the road.

[Snakelover]

I saw a guy with a motor home that had to be at least 30 feet long pulling a jeep behind it and a bass boat behind the jeep.

[Mayhem]

i dont see why not, i see people pulling travel trailers, with the boat hooked to the trailer all the time..

[Sparkles]

I have been under the impression that you needed a commercial license to double tow

[cosmiccowboy]

I have been under the impression that you needed a commercial license to double tow

Yeah, I see them, I just wondered what the requirements were. Most of the looked like they could afford a ticket if they got one.

[pyrobow]

YES legal max. 65 ft and required brakes on center. The way I understand it. In TX

[cosmiccowboy]

YES legal max. 65 ft and required brakes on center. The way I understand it. In TX

hmmmm. My trailer pit rocks but I didn't do electric brakes. My total length would be around 50' and total weight would be around 9000# with a 2500HD truck.

[bowtechman]

Brotha I haul em like that all the time just make sure they have plates and make u anjumper wire for lights and rock and roll!!!

[Hoyt Man]

I have hauled double trailers for years and never had a ticket, just be sure you have lights and plates

[BTLowry]

i dont see why not, i see people pulling travel trailers, with the boat hooked to the trailer all the time..

Pulled my boat behind the travel trailer, also pulled the 5x8 utility trailer to the lease

I have been under the impression that you needed a commercial license to double tow

I am not going to say you are wrong, but I asked a trooper about what I needed to do to tow my boat. He never mentioned commercial license. I do know that he told me rvs fall under a slightly different set of rules than other things on the road

I think you would be fine as long as you have lights and plates and safety chains

[Todd-ty729]

65' overall length

Need lights, tags and safety chains on both trailers

No CDL required

Trailer brakes are required on trailers that exceed a certain capacity but I can't remember what it is. Pretty sure if you have 2-3500# axles then trailer brakes are required on at least one.

Make sure wherever you pull in you can pull out of in forward gear. Backing up 2 trailers is not easy but watching someone do it well is a sight to behold.