Anyone using a fifth wheel rv/toy hauler to haul two bikes?
Wanting to do some long term traveling and want to bring both bikes.
The toy haulers I'm looking at have the capacity to carry the weight but I'm curious how well they are at the task with that much weight in the garage section.
Any information appreciated

 

I have a toy hauler but haven't loaded my bike in it yet. It's not whether the toy hauler can handle the weight, it's whether your truck can. I have a 1 ton diesel truck and pull a 35' toy hauler. I could use a dually but I get by ok.

This guy on has some good videos on YouTube of his toy hauler and bike trips.

 

I have the truck, Chevy 3500 4x4 Dually Diesel, now shopping for a Fifth Wheel TH in the 40' plus range. Would like to make it a New Horizon, Luxe or at least a DRV unfortunately I don't believe a one ton is enough truck for any of those heavy trailers and I'm not stepping up to a HD Truck. So I'm looking for a lighter less expensive trailer that will haul a Street Glide and a Road Glide together along with all the typical stuff you would want in the unit and feel comfortable crossing mountains.
I'm going to assume the ones I'm looking at will fit that bill, we will see.

 

Have you checked into Grand Design? I have the Momentum 328m and like it so far. I changed it over to disc brakes the day I brought it home. It stops much better than any trailer I've ever had.

 

I have looked at some Grand Designs
They appear to be somewhat better built than Heartlands various branded models
(road warrior, cyclone, saber etc) though pricing on them seems to be 15% or more higher.
Not convinced that they are that much better of a trailer. Same basic frames,(12" I beam) axles,leveling system, slides, off brand tires, no name appliances and electronics.
GD did feel better inside for some reason then the Heartlands though. Might of just been the time of day, I think I had a good lunch before looking at them.LOL
How much effort and at what cost was the brake upgrade?
if you would consider it I would like to speak with you on your choosing the GD
Promising not to be a pain in the neck just a few guestions

 

NP, shoot me a pm and we'll talk about the trailer.

 

Looks like I haven't received permission to send PM 's yet.
Something about requiring so many postings beforehand.
Always something��
I will PM you once I gain access or if possible maybe I could impose on you to PM from your end
Thanks

 

It looks like I can't send you a pm yet either.

Anyway, one of the reasons we bought the Grand Design toy hauler is the warranty. On our first trip, I drove 1,000 miles to Florida and my converter quit while in the campground. I drove to Walmart and bought a battery charger to get us buy. I called Grand Design in the meantime and they overnighted a new converter to the campground. Tell me another company that would do that.

The trailer just seems more solid than our last 5th wheel, a Montana Mountaineer. I bought the disc brake conversion kit from www.stopyourtrailer.com. It was a fairly easy install and I mounted the hydraulic pump in the front compartment. Get the auto leveling system, it's totally worth it. I can chock tires, unhook, and set the auto level and be drinking a beer while everyone else is backing onto planks, etc...

 

Thanks for info
Plans are to purchase something in time to use for bike week
I like the sound of the upgraded brakes as that's the real Achilles Heel in towing one of the larger 5ver TH's with just a one ton.
I see the supplier is in Florida so hopefully they install also so maybe while I'm there I can stop and get the upgrade
Again thanks for your help.