Trailering 2 Broncos, Looking at options

[JWMcCrary]

Would like to see what others use to haul 2 broncos. Interested in something that could be towed with a F250 6.7 diesel, gooseneck setup. I know I've seen trailers that could hold 2 and the deck be between the wheels rather than over the wheels. I now you give up some departure angle getting in out of places such as fueling up, but I figure when you get that long you just need to hit truckstops where you have plenty of room (hopefully). Not in a hurry to acquire something, just looking at options for now.

For clarification, I'm looking for a trailer, not a tow vehicle.

 

[Crush]

they make a goose neck that is expandable. it is a 1 vehicle trailer and its frame will extend to allow you to haul up to two vehicles but there are multiple alignment holes for different lengths you need. a buddy of mine that delivers cars for a living has one. if you are interested i will get the companys info

 

[okie4570]

You're going to want triple axle or tandem axles if you're going to put two crawlers on it imo. I'm just about at max with the 71' and the 66' u14 which doesn't weigh much. Got an incredible deal on it and couldn't pass it up though.

 

[JWMcCrary]

they make a goose neck that is expandable. it is a 1 vehicle trailer and its frame will extend to allow you to haul up to two vehicles but there are multiple alignment holes for different lengths you need. a buddy of mine that delivers cars for a living has one. if you are interested i will get the companys info

That's sounds interesting, yes, any info you had would be great.

 

[JWMcCrary]

You're going to want triple axle or tandem axles if you're going to put two crawlers on it imo. I'm just about at max with the 71' and the 66' u14 which doesn't weigh much. Got an incredible deal on it and couldn't pass it up though.

I do not want a triple axle, I had one of those years ago and it was a nightmare. How long is the trailer in the your pic, specs?

 

[Yeller]

Mine has a 32' deck and is plenty long and is a low deck. I've put plenty of miles on it doing just what you are looking at. Yes it drags at times, but not a big deal, I've even drug it on really tight banked turns on highways. I've owned a deck over and will never go down that rabbit hole again, I'll just drive over the fenders if needed. I won't spend the dollars on a 102 wide with drive over fenders, edges of tires hanging off is not an issue and it just makes the trailer heavier.

When trailer shopping keep in mind to be aware of where the axles are placed. For some reason a lot of manufacturers put the axle the same distance from the back of the trailer whether the trailer is 24' long or 40' long. Its impossible to get the weight balanced where it doesn't beat up the tow unit (and you...) and doesn't over weight the rear axle on the tow unit, an important consideration with a single wheel truck. I've found that with the front edge of back vehicle sitting even center point of the axles and the front one a close enough in front of that to be easy to tie down works very well regardless of the length of trailer. I need to write the "towing" article I've been gathering information for a few years.

Here's how I traveled back from Hot Springs (different bronco but same configuration) trailer is 20'. Single wheel trucks need to be careful about the tongue weight, truck scales are your friend. This pic is 6700# most 250's are rated at 6000 and the stock tires are either 6080 or 6480 for the pair. The price of stopping at the scale and making adjustments if needed is far cheaper than replacing the tire and all the crap it destroys when it comes apart from being over loaded. Just some food for thought

And just for giggles, when your ready to buy give me a call, we may play lets make deal

 

[okie4570]

It's 36' and 14k gvwr. Pulls great and even more importantly it stops great

 

[okie4570]

See there you go, Yeller's already got you fixed up

 

[sprdv1]

Classic...

Mine has a 32' deck and is plenty long and is a low deck. I've put plenty of miles on it doing just what you are looking at. Yes it drags at times, but not a big deal, I've even drug it on really tight banked turns on highways. I've owned a deck over and will never go down that rabbit hole again, I'll just drive over the fenders if needed. I won't spend the dollars on a 102 wide with drive over fenders, edges of tires hanging off is not an issue and it just makes the trailer heavier.

When trailer shopping keep in mind to be aware of where the axles are placed. For some reason a lot of manufacturers put the axle the same distance from the back of the trailer whether the trailer is 24' long or 40' long. Its impossible to get the weight balanced where it doesn't beat up the tow unit (and you...) and doesn't over weight the rear axle on the tow unit, an important consideration with a single wheel truck. I've found that with the front edge of back vehicle sitting even center point of the axles and the front one a close enough in front of that to be easy to tie down works very well regardless of the length of trailer. I need to write the "towing" article I've been gathering information for a few years.

Here's how I traveled back from Hot Springs (different bronco but same configuration) trailer is 20'. Single wheel trucks need to be careful about the tongue weight, truck scales are your friend. This pic is 6700# most 250's are rated at 6000 and the stock tires are either 6080 or 6480 for the pair. The price of stopping at the scale and making adjustments if needed is far cheaper than replacing the tire and all the crap it destroys when it comes apart from being over loaded. Just some food for thought

And just for giggles, when your ready to buy give me a call, we may play lets make deal

 

[Yeller]

I do not want a triple axle, I had one of those years ago and it was a nightmare. How long is the trailer in the your pic, specs?

mines triple and I've put nearly 100,000 trouble free miles on it. If they are set up right they are just fine, I've been there too and said no never again, but got a deal I couldn't pass up, and figured for the price I could reconfigure if needed. If just doing a tandem, you will want 8k axles and either high end all steel (no nylon or polyester belts) 14 ply rated 16's or 17.5" commercial truck tires on it. I run the 14 ply tires on all of my trailers. I will never go back to running regular trailer tires again, IMHO they are all 1 time use disposable POS's that need to be replaced after nearly every use. And I've tried them all from cheap to expensive even the 2 brands that are made in the USA are junk. I've left enough of them scattered across the highway to about buy my own tire plant.

 

[JWMcCrary]

Mine has a 32' deck and is plenty long and is a low deck. I've put plenty of miles on it doing just what you are looking at. Yes it drags at times, but not a big deal, I've even drug it on really tight banked turns on highways. I've owned a deck over and will never go down that rabbit hole again, I'll just drive over the fenders if needed. I won't spend the dollars on a 102 wide with drive over fenders, edges of tires hanging off is not an issue and it just makes the trailer heavier.

When trailer shopping keep in mind to be aware of where the axles are placed. For some reason a lot of manufacturers put the axle the same distance from the back of the trailer whether the trailer is 24' long or 40' long. Its impossible to get the weight balanced where it doesn't beat up the tow unit (and you...) and doesn't over weight the rear axle on the tow unit, an important consideration with a single wheel truck. I've found that with the front edge of back vehicle sitting even center point of the axles and the front one a close enough in front of that to be easy to tie down works very well regardless of the length of trailer. I need to write the "towing" article I've been gathering information for a few years.

Here's how I traveled back from Hot Springs (different bronco but same configuration) trailer is 20'. Single wheel trucks need to be careful about the tongue weight, truck scales are your friend. This pic is 6700# most 250's are rated at 6000 and the stock tires are either 6080 or 6480 for the pair. The price of stopping at the scale and making adjustments if needed is far cheaper than replacing the tire and all the crap it destroys when it comes apart from being over loaded. Just some food for thought

And just for giggles, when your ready to buy give me a call, we may play lets make deal

How about a pic of the 32 ft low deck?

 

[JWMcCrary]

mines triple and I've put nearly 100,000 trouble free miles on it. If they are set up right they are just fine, I've been there too and said no never again, but got a deal I couldn't pass up, and figured for the price I could reconfigure if needed. If just doing a tandem, you will want 8k axles and either high end all steel (no nylon or polyester belts) 14 ply rated 16's or 17.5" commercial truck tires on it. I run the 14 ply tires on all of my trailers. I will never go back to running regular trailer tires again, IMHO they are all 1 time use disposable POS's that need to be replaced after nearly every use. And I've tried them all from cheap to expensive even the 2 brands that are made in the USA are junk. I've left enough of them scattered across the highway to about buy my own tire plant.

In fairness, the 3 axle I had was used to haul around a JD450 Dozer I had, couldn't keep tires on it, destroyed several wheels.

 

[Yeller]

In fairness, the 3 axle I had was used to haul around a JD450 Dozer I had, couldn't keep tires on it, destroyed several wheels.

yeah with a 16,000# operating weight it was probably a just a tad over weight by the time you add the trailer....LOL

 

[Yeller]

How about a pic of the 32 ft low deck?

Here's a few that I have handy.

just as a note the pic with the camper the bronco is about 2' too far foward, it rides like crap sitting there.

 

[JWMcCrary]

Here's a few that I have handy.

just as a note the pic with the camper the bronco is about 2' too far foward, it rides like crap sitting there.

Looking at the pic with yours and Gordon's rig tells me 28-30 ft would work? Seems you would just want the bulk of the rear bronco behind the axles, which makes the location of the axles critical.

 

[Yeller]

If I were shopping a 28' would be my choice. I'm looking at building a custom 28' to replace the 32 that I have. It flexes enough that the camper is unhappy, but hauling rigs it is just fine. As a side note I can fit 2 broncos and 2 quads on the 32'. And for reference I could pull the camper back too, it weighs about the same as the bronco

 

[Yeller]

Looking at the pic with yours and Gordon's rig tells me 28-30 ft would work? Seems you would just want the bulk of the rear bronco behind the axles, which makes the location of the axles critical.

Yes for whatever reason its seams most manufactures have never pulled their own trailer%)

 

[okie4570]

Yes for whatever reason its seams most manufactures have never pulled their own trailer%)

Not sure what it's like on a single rear wheel truck, but on the dually it's not hard to feel if broncos are sitting in the wrong spot on the trailer, especially on Oklahoma highways.

 

[kb6677]

You are good on your estimate of 28'. The pic below is my 32' tilt gooseneck-(28'flat, 4'tail) trailer. The two broncos pictured are 106wb. The only time we have been close to the dovetail is hauling two Ranger truggys- 112 and 116 wb. Rear tire of back rig sits just at the top of the dovetail. 7k dexter axles, brakes on both of course, 16" wheels, E rated tires. Pulls great, but you know you are pulling when you have the trailer and two rigs. I have gone back to a dually over the srw 350 I had for 6 years. Good luck with your search

 

[Yeller]

Another point to consider is a 28' is approximately 650-700 pounds lighter than a 33'. Doesn't sound like much but it all adds up.