Towing small trailer behind R Pod

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   Fellow Podders:  Do any of you ever pull a small trailer attached to the receiver hitch on the rear of the pod.  I am disabled and I have a Recumbent Tricycle that I would like to take camping.  I could remove the spare tire carrier from the receiver hitch and purchase one of the aluminum platforms for the trike, but I am afraid that the weight of the platform and the weight of the trike would be too heavy for the receiver hitch on the r pod(the trike is quite heavy).  If I could attach a small trailer that would hold my trike then the weight would not be solely on the r pod receiver.  I would be pulling the trailer rather than having all of the weight on the r pod receiver hitch.  It would be a small trailer, only about 3 feet long.  Also, is it legal to pull a camper and then a trailer behind the camper?
Is this a stupid idea, or what?  I know it may be somewhat harder to maneuver.  Any input will be greatly  appreciated.

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podderfj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 13 Oct 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 57	Topic: Towing small trailer behind R Pod Posted: 11 Nov 2016 at 10:57pm
	Fellow Podders: Do any of you ever pull a small trailer attached to the receiver hitch on the rear of the pod. I am disabled and I have a Recumbent Tricycle that I would like to take camping. I could remove the spare tire carrier from the receiver hitch and purchase one of the aluminum platforms for the trike, but I am afraid that the weight of the platform and the weight of the trike would be too heavy for the receiver hitch on the r pod(the trike is quite heavy). If I could attach a small trailer that would hold my trike then the weight would not be solely on the r pod receiver. I would be pulling the trailer rather than having all of the weight on the r pod receiver hitch. It would be a small trailer, only about 3 feet long. Also, is it legal to pull a camper and then a trailer behind the camper? Is this a stupid idea, or what? I know it may be somewhat harder to maneuver. Any input will be greatly appreciated.

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288	Posted: 11 Nov 2016 at 11:12pm
	I don't think it would be a good idea. I don't know if states allow someone with a passenger car license to drive a tandem trailer setup. You might better ask your department of motor vehicles whether it is legal to do so. Backing would be virtually impossible with tandem towing. RV Roadtrips has a web page about triple towing. You might do well to check that out. It may provide the answers you need.
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techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 15 Nov 2016 at 9:55pm
	Usually only legal if the first camper in the chain is a 5th-wheel, and even then not legal in all states. Plus the hitch on the pod isn't designed for towing.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508	Posted: 16 Nov 2016 at 6:56am
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