Cheapest Toyhauler for two bikes
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 986
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From: Georgia
You are welcome to look at this one Jerry .. Is a Bendron 714TAV Ramp Door, Side Door, Top Vent, Electric Brakes, Dual Axle.. Big enough to haul two Bikes easy .. I have hauled My Ultra and Sporty with lots of room to spare, but any windows, bed or other comforts would have to Do It Yourself .. Was thinking about doing this when bought it but basically all it is doing is sitting .. Has about 500 Miles on it Tops.. Paid 3295.00.. For 2,000 would let it go rather than see it just sit here That includes a Spare Tire as well ..
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Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 668
Likes: 246
From: San Diego, CA.
I was a toyhauler owner for 20 years, in the desert scene, and loved it.
Honestly, unless you like towing a trailer that is a box on wheels, you will appreciate having a home on wheels much more so, with a bathroom, shower, kitchen, and generator.
I started with a 1/2 ton pickup, when I bought my first toyhauler - 23 ft bumper pull (class 5 trailering package on the truck) that was built out of cast iron......The first trip out with that rig, up through the mountains, we ate a transmission.....made it through that weekend, came home with a rebuilt transmission, and put the truck up for sale, and went and purchased a Dodge Ram 3/4 ton diesel pickup. After about 2 seasons, I upgraded from the 23ft rig to a 30ft 5th wheel, and the difference between towing significant weight behind a vehicle on the towing receiver to a 5th wheel hitch is a giant difference. I couple years later I found a deal I couldn’t pass up on a much newer 35ft 5th wheel loaded with everything and then some....that also came with another upgrade in pickup truck - crew cab dually Dodge Ram 1-ton.
My advice to anyone contemplating a toyhauler, or any trailer, camping or otherwise - get all the comforts and options you can, you will thank yourself later. Get a larger rig than you think you need, you will thank yourself later. Have way more towing capacity than you need, you will thank yourself later.
Do your research, learn as much as you can. Upgrading every few years in a trailer and or a pickup can get expensive, depending on your buying choices.....in the long run, you can save money by getting into more than you think you want or need right now.
Resale in RV’s is terrible, it almost always makes way more money sense to buy gently preowned over buying new.....
Good luck
Honestly, unless you like towing a trailer that is a box on wheels, you will appreciate having a home on wheels much more so, with a bathroom, shower, kitchen, and generator.
I started with a 1/2 ton pickup, when I bought my first toyhauler - 23 ft bumper pull (class 5 trailering package on the truck) that was built out of cast iron......The first trip out with that rig, up through the mountains, we ate a transmission.....made it through that weekend, came home with a rebuilt transmission, and put the truck up for sale, and went and purchased a Dodge Ram 3/4 ton diesel pickup. After about 2 seasons, I upgraded from the 23ft rig to a 30ft 5th wheel, and the difference between towing significant weight behind a vehicle on the towing receiver to a 5th wheel hitch is a giant difference. I couple years later I found a deal I couldn’t pass up on a much newer 35ft 5th wheel loaded with everything and then some....that also came with another upgrade in pickup truck - crew cab dually Dodge Ram 1-ton.
My advice to anyone contemplating a toyhauler, or any trailer, camping or otherwise - get all the comforts and options you can, you will thank yourself later. Get a larger rig than you think you need, you will thank yourself later. Have way more towing capacity than you need, you will thank yourself later.
Do your research, learn as much as you can. Upgrading every few years in a trailer and or a pickup can get expensive, depending on your buying choices.....in the long run, you can save money by getting into more than you think you want or need right now.
Resale in RV’s is terrible, it almost always makes way more money sense to buy gently preowned over buying new.....
Good luck
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 10,602
Likes: 721
From: Bellevue, NE
I did the same exact thing. Ended up ordering a new trailer today because people think their 15 year old junk is gold. This one would have been a steal!
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Intermediate
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 47
Likes: 39
From: Montana
Toy Hauler
Picked up this toy hauler 3 yrs ago "used" ! Hauls Road King and a Dual Sport bike together or the sidecar rig (shown) . Funfinder 18' box 23' from hitch to back bumper, and 1/2 ton towable! Also, a plus is its easy to pull in/out of remote camp sites .
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Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 14,077
Likes: 11,099
From: San Diego, CA
I have a Work & Play Toyhauler by Forrest River.
They are a great, quality trailer. Mine has a 28' box. I wanted a 5th wheel, but I already owned the 2500 Ram. While the Cummins can pull a small city, the payload would have been maxed out by the pin weights of the 5th wheelers I was looking at.
I found the bumper pull Work & Play, bought a quality load leveling hitch, and I can barley tell this trailer is behind my truck...
It has a separate garage, which is good. I use the garage for a Harley or two, then when I get there, the garage becomes a big old doghouse for my Great Danes......
It's a fun way to travel...!!
This is the garage with the bike, and the dogs waiting their turn......
The dogs finally with their own room...
They are a great, quality trailer. Mine has a 28' box. I wanted a 5th wheel, but I already owned the 2500 Ram. While the Cummins can pull a small city, the payload would have been maxed out by the pin weights of the 5th wheelers I was looking at.
I found the bumper pull Work & Play, bought a quality load leveling hitch, and I can barley tell this trailer is behind my truck...
It has a separate garage, which is good. I use the garage for a Harley or two, then when I get there, the garage becomes a big old doghouse for my Great Danes......
It's a fun way to travel...!!
This is the garage with the bike, and the dogs waiting their turn......
The dogs finally with their own room...