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Re: [RC] motorhome towing horse trailer. - Mary Ann Spencer

My motor home is on Oshkosh chassis and has storage all over the place.  I have a compartment for the grain, one for tack but keep my new saddle inside, another holds a bale of hay.  It is so nice to use the outside shower fixtures to give my horses water without having to make several trips from the bathrooms at rest stops.  I still have one whole bale left when I arrived.  My two horses ate 2 bales of hay during the 4 day trip.  I put one bale into hay bags and stored one more in one of the feeding bins in horse trailer. Also carry a spare that is not on a rim and hang it vertically along the wall of the horse trailer.  I have bene caught without a spare and had to track down the 19.5 inch tire.  NOT all stores carry them. 
 
Yup we do go slower.  Went down to 25 mph climbing some of the moutains that go up to 8000 ft over the passes.  The engines are made for working.  But I am not a candidate for speeding tickets either.  Want food or TV, crank up the generator. 
 
I would eventually like a diesel pusher but they all seem so long and are WAY more expensive.  It would take a LOT of gas purchases to make up for the extra a diesel costs.  IMHO 
 
It is not new but heck I am going to the boonies and riding a horse on dirt trails, so who wants to climb into a new one with totally wet dripping clothes.. just my opinion.  I just need a bumpber sticker that says: Don't laugh it is paid for.  mas
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] motorhome towing horse trailer.

The brakes, transmission and frame are the important parts of the
motorhome I'd be concerned with.  The engine might seem big, but you
will be asking it to do a very big job.  I'm guessing that the extra
work will shorten the life of the motorhome engine so you'll have bigger
repair bills and bigger fuel bills than you would without pulling the
trailer.  But if you build those expenses in & it's still financially
feasible, go for it.  You don't say where you live, but length can be a
problem in lots of places.  Out here in the west, many people have 4
wheel drive trucks to handle mud, sand and whatever.  Also think about
where you will store feed & other horsie stuff since you won't have any
storage for that kind of stuff in the motorhome.  If you only do one day
rides that might not be a problem but if you ever do multi-days or drive
a long distance to get to a ride, you will need an extra horse slot in
your trailer for feed.
Laney

Ridecamp Guest wrote:
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> I have posted this to one other list, but would like to get any feedback i can on this subject.
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> I am shopping with my family for a motorhome. The one we are looking at has a Ford F450 econoliner v10 chassis and 31 foot total motorhome. can a 2 horse trailer be safely towed with this? I dont recall seeing this done, but my fiance doesnt see why we couldnt?
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> Any help would be appreciated.
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> Thanks, lisa
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