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Old 03-28-16, 01:58 PM
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Towing a BOB trailer behind a BOB trailer, anyone done it?

Just curious if anyone has tried attaching a BOB trailer to a second BOB trailer.

I've got a BOB Yak with the older type attachment pins which I'm about to modify to use the newer style pins by adding a screw to hook the pin to as done by others. I've also got one of the BOB trailers with the Action Packer type poly box on it. Additionally I have a set of BOB nuts that I had installed on a singlespeed bike. So while I'm drilling and updating, I starting wondering about attaching the trailer to the other trailer just for grins to see if it would work and was wondering how it would handle. I'm not really concerned about the practicality of it right now, just wondering if anyone here has tried it before.

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I have towed two trailer trains unladen and then laden behind my hybrid on many occasions, both of them home-built centre line drawbar trailers, with my standard two wheel general utility cargo trailer leading my single wheel "camping" trailer.

This is not me and my trailers, but If you wish to be impressed then click on this link The Love Train.

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Just offer the Math : the tow fork is wider for rear axles , the trailer uses a Front Hub in it's wheel..


How about a Bikes at work Bike trailer ... can be 6 feet long Bike Trailers | Bikes At Work

I prefer 2 wheel trailers for utility .. Had a BoB , sold it. only works with Low tightly packed loads . touring not utility.
tail wags the dog , torques the rear stays, by twisting the axle.

Got a Burly Flatbed Next.

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Well, I've already got the two BOBs so this is more just an exercise in curiosity than one of full functonality. If it works out then I can see using the Yak trailer for less secure stuff and the ActionPacker BOB for more secure stuff and possibly food items of using it as a picnic cooler.

Anyway, I appreciate the input. If I do end up getting the details worked out then I'll report back with pics and such.
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