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My daddy just picked this bad boy up for his retirement. Jayco Seneca 37TS. That General RV sponsorship paid off!
I'll still keep the truck for now though. We were tipping the scales at 12,000lbs with 4 people in the truck all rigged up, plus it was kinda cramped. The biggest bonus will be the savings from multiple hotel rooms and eating out while on the road. Just for this year alone we spent $3,600 on hotels. Plus the week long stay at the resort.
This will make towing the race setup and entire crew to events much much better. His plan is to keep working "work from home" out of the RV and just travel the country. Go down south in the winter or wherever.
Is anyone here pulling a stacker trailer with an RV?
We're starting to look at potential retirement rigs for traveling with a race car and street car, and a stacker seems best, but it looks like you've pretty much got to have a truck chassis Super C to do it right. Interested to hear any experiences folks have had...
Is anyone here pulling a stacker trailer with an RV?
We're starting to look at potential retirement rigs for traveling with a race car and street car, and a stacker seems best, but it looks like you've pretty much got to have a truck chassis Super C to do it right. Interested to hear any experiences folks have had...
A friend of mine does it with a big Volvo -- don't know details on the rig, but I get the impression it was very much "not cheap".
One thing to pay attention to is overall length, it can be difficult to get a decent-sized trailer behind a motorhome without exceeding state limits on that.
What are you hoping to pull it with, a normal E-450 based class C? Absolutely not. Those have tow ratings of 5000 lbs. You can often exceed that by a fair amount (and many do) but a stacker with two cars in it would be out of the question. You'd want a big class A pusher or a Super C for sure.
A friend of mine does it with a big Volvo -- don't know details on the rig, but I get the impression it was very much "not cheap".
One thing to pay attention to is overall length, it can be difficult to get a decent-sized trailer behind a motorhome without exceeding state limits on that.
--Ian
Yeah, "not cheap" is pretty much the defining factor here. LOL
If we do this, we might be full-timing in it for a couple of years.
Overall length is definitely an issue, with the limit being 65ft, from what I've read so far. Some states don't seem to care much, especially for RVs, but some do. California has a rep for being particularly nasty about it. Most of the class 8 Super Cs are 38-45ft, which doesn't leave much wiggle room with a trailer.
Most of the 'lower end' (still "not cheap") Super Cs like the Seneca posted above have the Cummins ISB (same as a Ram pickup, but derated), and don't have the ***** to pull 15k+ stackers, even though a few of them are rated for 20k.
Not I but met a guy this past December while out camping. He was stacking a Corvette and a Porsche behind his large 45' diesel pusher Class A. Got to talking about stacking and life on the road and he said he was right at the limit of length and weight with his combo. Said he enjoyed his rig due to full time living in it and his snowbird life down south hopping camps and able to enjoy two of his retirement possessions at the touch of a button.
Renegade seems to be the gold standard, and the Classic is definitely capable of the job, though they're hard to find in the shorter lengths.
Originally Posted by miataki
Not I but met a guy this past December while out camping. He was stacking a Corvette and a Porsche behind his large 45' diesel pusher Class A. Got to talking about stacking and life on the road and he said he was right at the limit of length and weight with his combo. Said he enjoyed his rig due to full time living in it and his snowbird life down south hopping camps and able to enjoy two of his retirement possessions at the touch of a button.
That's the general idea... travel for a few years, run the track car on as many tracks as we can visit; and haul a Jeep for a utility runabout, and off pavement exploring. Still trying to work out if we can swing the budget... probably looking at a 5-10 year old rig to make it work.
These things are half a million dollars. Even used are more than double what you're going to pay for an average super c. If you go the cheddar, it's an easy choice.
The super c's like the Seneca says it can tow 10k. That's pushing it. Anything to do with a stacker you need 20k hitch for sure. And i'd still prefer engine forward configuration as opposed to a pusher style for that type of duty.
Anyone have any recommendations for fuel jugs - VP vs Fly racing LC2 or something else that fuels up our cars quicker ? Do you guys get rid of fuel trap flap?
Hard to believe this thread's been quiet for 9 months... we made a serious upgrade from our truck camper.
Not a half-mil class 8 Super C, but we did find a 20 year old Class A that was nearly a half-mil new. There are some good deals to be had in older high-end class A's, and they're much better built than a lot of newer RVs.
2004 Holiday Rambler in super nice condition, and nicer than a couple of houses we've lived in, but the really important thing is the 500hp Cummins ISM and 15k tow rating. Last week we took it out for its first race weekend...
Luxury at the track, and 8mpg on the road. You can tell the trailer is there pulling grades, but it'll still show its taillights to the semis.
Finally got the upgraded trailer to go with the upgraded tow rig... ATC all aluminum 22ft stacker. Took 6 months to find the right used trailer on the right side of the country, but now we're set. Total trailer weight with our NA, NB, tools, tires, etc is 12k.
For now, we keep it at an RV storage facility a couple miles from our house. We're planning to move when my wife retires at the end of the year, and though the destination hasn't been 100% decided, wherever we end up will include enough property to store it at home.
Sold my dually during the used truck craze and replaced it with a Honda Ridgeline almost 2 years later. Absolutely no regerets! Still have a 2 car trailer we use maybe 3 times a year and Enterprise rental truck has 3/4 ton and 1 ton trucks that you can rent to tow with. For the number of times I need a big truck a year, it willk take decades to justify the purchase price of a second larger truck.
Given the current prices of a 3/4 or 1 ton pickup, the Enterprise thing is a no-brainer if you have a location nearby and use it less than maybe 24 weekends a year…
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