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Carrying a motorcycle and pulling a toad??

Yahoo Message Number: 87286
I am looking at getting a '99 Country Coach instead of my Montana fifth wheel. I carry a 200cc bike on the back of the Monty. Does anyone know of a hitch that would allow me to carry the bike and pull a toad?

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Yahoo Message Number: 87287
We have a 99 coach and are looking at ways to haul our little Jetta car and add the golf cart also!!! But we are in the process of investigating the "how to's" also.
Kay and Allan

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Yahoo Message Number: 87288
We had one built for our Dynasty and now have a Country Coach. I hauled a 700# bike for thousands of miles with this rack. You must add 2 receivers to your chassis for a total of 3, and that will offer the stability needed to do this. My rack also has the electrical extension and ramp to wheel your bike up on from the ground. It cost me $1500 to have this professionally built and I'll sell for 1/2 of that. I'm in Tacoma, WA.

Doug

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Yahoo Message Number: 87289
For a 200cc bike al you need is one of the smaller carriers. Camping World used to sell one that carried 350 pounds--should be more than enough for your bike. Slide it right into your reciver, and you're good to go. You can get an extension for towing the car.

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Yahoo Message Number: 87290
Kay - The normal answer to this is a stacker trailer, open or closed. Golf cart on top rack, Jetta on the bottom.
I'll follow this thread to see if some magic Jetta car top carrier that defies gravity is now available:)!

Good luck,
Smitty

04 Allure 31017
04 Allure Sold to a nice new owner! Now enjoying a 07 Magna Rembrandt 45' ISX600 #6775
"We're ONDROAD for THEJRNY!" (Toad and Coach license plates, say Hi if you see us!)

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Yahoo Message Number: 87292
That's cool. The shorter one carrying the cycle looks like it would be considered a 'Tow Dolly. I wonder if the longer ones would be classified as 'Triple Towing' in some states?

Best to all,
Smitty

04 Allure 31017
04 Allure Sold to a nice new owner! Now enjoying a 07 Magna Rembrandt 45' ISX600 #6775
"We're ONDROAD for THEJRNY!" (Toad and Coach license plates, say Hi if you see us!)

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Yahoo Message Number: 87294
Wayne,

I have a full dresser on a HydraLift. It is a very heavy duty lift which may be more than you need right now but if you might be moving up in size and weight take a look at this ...
http://www.hydralift-usa.com/
John

05 Inspire #51399
Ford Escape
03 Harley Ultra

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Yahoo Message Number: 87304
There are a couple of good MC lifts available, choose the one taht works for you the best, but before I did that I would do some math to determine the available capacity of the chassis to carry the weight and the weight shift of the added weight. We find in most cases coaches without a tag axle do not have the available capacity to handle the weight and weight shift.

Mikee
 

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Yahoo Message Number: 87315
Sorry, Jim. You're not the first to calculate weight and balance on a MH. We had that discusson years ago on the Open Roads forum!

Per

5259 Affinity with Cruiserlift