a car dolly legal to be towed by the same truck at one time in MI?

 

I haven't ever seen a car trailer with a receiver on the back to hook up a car dolly.

Or did you mean hook up a car dolly and use the receiver on the 'towed' vehicle to hook up a car trailer?

The easiest way is for your tow vehicle to have a front receiver and hook one up on each end but, you would have to be a very skillful driver.

 

my first question is why???


#2 would you consider it safe????

 

I think that you are asking to be stopped by our friendly state troopers by doing this.

 

The technical term for it is 'triple towing'.
About half the States say no.
About half allow it.
Of the half that allow it, only if the first towed, 'middle' item is a fifth wheel.

Michigan is one of those states.
So, if your car trailer is a gooseneck in the bed and has a hitch on the rear, you're good to go.

Please, just don't try to back up.

 

yea i didn't think so. Trying to tow 2 cars don't have a big enough trailer

 

doesn't even sound safe with a 1/2 ton

 

Most car trailers are approximately 2,300 lbs, and a decent dolly is around 700 lbs.

So you are looking at 3,000 lbs even before you put the first car on.

I've seen an older F250 diesel 'triple towing' a 20'+- camp tailer and a motorcycle trailer before.

I know the driver drives big rigs for a living and had a commercial license - you might need one of those to triple tow in your state.

IMO, if you have a car trailer and need to move two cars, make two trips, even if you have a 1 ton truck.

 

We triple tow all the time... mostly empty new trailers.
Again as far as leagality.. state by state laws are differrent.... don't know about MI
Triples in Colorado require a CDL as there are going to be a minimum of 3 trailer axles on the ground.... most, but no all will also be into the weight requirement getting you needing a CDL as well.
Some states require a triple endorcement on the CDL.
Like stated above, the 1st trailer closest to the tow vehicle needs to be either a 5th wheel or goose neck. The major reasoning behind this is most bumper pull hitch/tow ***** etc aren't rated for enough weight to be able to triple tow. An exception would be a tag-a-long with a pintle as the 1st trailer. These are rated at 25k similar rating as a GN or 5'er.

Also, your tow rig needs to be larger than any 1/2 ton to be able to handle the braking of the combined load if your trailer brakes fail also. We use F-550's and Dodge 4500's.
DO NOT use electric brakes on the 2nd trailer.(only 1st trailer)
Hydraulic surge is ok on number 2, but your are asking for trouble if your are running double trailers off of a single electric brake controller.