“We put a bumper pull hitch on our KW W900” | Ultimate HDT Toy Hauler
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- Fabricating a Dodge Ram bumper hitch to fit our 2009 Kenworth W900
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Awesome idea to yank the travel trailer with the W900, but can I make one...ONE suggestion...put some full fenders over the drives on the W900! Just to prevent things from being flung up from the drives damaging the trailer. Just a small suggestion is all!
Bonus of having the W900 haulin the trailer, you now have additional sleeping area should you have visitors whilst out camping. Keep the content coming, loving your positive outlook on life's challenges
I’ve done the exact same thing. I found out they do make drill bits that get through the frame much easier then a regular bit. Enjoying the vids!
Same here, they still take a while to get through lol
That’s was a great idea. U two don’t let nothing stop you. That’s awesome. Have a great time. Enjoy. Much love the u and the family. ✌🏽✌🏽👊🏽👊🏽😎🤟🏽🤟🏽💯
You’re the best David!! Thanks for watching all our vids! ❤️🙌💯
Thank you so much. 💯💯😎👊🏽👊🏽🤟🏽
They make adjustable trailer hitches that bolt together. That can be welded after you bolt them.
Best install for a practical set up I’ve seen
For a guy that didn’t have a clue what he was doing it turned out to be quite a success for you guys…! Great job looks very good.! I want to install a pintle hitch and ball hitch on mine because I’ve had good paying opportunities while out there OTR hauling but I wasn’t equipped and had to turn off those jobs….smdh lol so I want to be prepared…..cheers from Houston tx..👍🏽😎
Thanks! I had a vision and improvised as I went. It turned out good and it’s still on there holding up fine!
That’s how a lot of us haul our fifth wheels
Drive a man’s truck and not an over priced truck that has a short life span from the boys department
My VNL 780 Volvo was purpose built to haul loads of all sizes
And yes I have also used my bumper pull to haul trailers of all types
I use a jackalopee converter to power the trailer lights
Nice job
Be safe
Nothing wrong with it a lot of people pull RV with HDT. I’m looking for a truck myself to pull a RV. Great job.
The insurance and licensing would probably be too costly if you only use it two or three times a year.
Nothing like thanking out of the box.
Well done Alice & Martin
Thanks Mark!! We need to catch up on some of your videos too while we have some downtime here 👍
Super Cool. I’ve parked my FLD 112, I’m going to put a flatbed on it so I can bring my pickup with my HD in the back and do what you did until I can afford to stretch the frame for a fifth wheel.
Something I was thinking about doing. That swing looks like it would be a pain. Adapt and overcome, truckers motto.
Darn HPOP will kill a Ford every time. Got a buddy going through the same thing on his 6.0.
So we made it to Oregon with the setup and Martin wants to sell the Ford and just use the KW from now on, it’s doing really well at the campground so far just seems
that our home is a PITA for it lol
Wow, amazing modification Martin, VERY well done!!! 👍👌
Awesome great job thank you for sharing how you did this
I love your set up I don’t think it’s stupid I love it and you’re able still going camping
Thanks Tyler.
Nice, that's a long bumper pull toyhauler
Great job you got to do what you got to do love the channel
Thanks Chad! Glad to have you here with us 🙌👏
Great video, gonna do that with truck.
🤘🇺🇸 Do your thing guys! Sweet looking RIG! And the wife is beautiful @PERFECT SETUP
Darn! I coulda made this almost exact video last January! Everything from the pickup broke down….actually too cheap to spend 40 to 80K for a more dependable one, behind schedule, the brake light turn signal issue plus a few more like the brake controller not working (it was in the trailer)! Made mine from scratch except I hired a real welder to finish it! Although back in the day I could weld just about anything. At 65 don’t see that good anymore and maybe 15 minutes of welding in the last 10 years and have no business doing something like this!
3500 miles! Drive tires at 35 psi and the best ride ever! Huge mirrors! Sit up higher to see traffic! Cruise control all the time! Not much would be more reliable and it been paid for for awhile! Who needs a new pickup? Big trucks are selling so cheap right so why sell it? Now planning my retirement around traveling for a bit this way with the wife and two maybe three dogs! Great video!!!
Thanks there is no reliable pick up, no matter how new. I realized they all suck.
Now you need one on the front bumper for easier maneuvering!
Great Idea
Good job guys , love it
I say why not with the kw, look good to me.😎👍
Great job BTW on hitch 👍👍👍
You two may not know this but pulling an rv with a HDT is actually a thing. The west coast HDT rally was not long ago. I watch several channels where couples pull their rv with big trucks.
there’s a really great FB group we found for HDT RV use, didn’t know there were rally’s tho! We are in Oregon right now and there is another HDT here too, it’s pretty neat being one of those guys now lol!
Need a Jackalope:
The Jackalopee provides a compact, high quality, electrical interface between truck and trailer. It converts the 3 light DOT truck system to the 2 light RV system. It has provisions for 12 V DC power, brake controller wiring, and other options.*
Converts the DOT truck wiring for brakes, running lights, and directionals to the RV or trailer system
Has a provision for a brake controller, backup and running lights and 12 volt power to your RV or trailer
System status LEDs are visible through the clear top cover of the Jackalopee converter
Converter is housed in a water proof enclosure
Charging and braking section rated at 60 amps. Lighting section rated at 40 amps.
I looked into it, at the time couldn’t get one quick enough so just made it work.
That’s a great idea, saves buying an extra vehicle just to tow it.
I love the idea, we me and my wife would do the same thing
Nice work
Get the end that plugs into a trailer and plug it in close to cab with the regular pig tail.
we had that wired in but it wouldn’t work with our truck unfortunately
That typically doesn’t work. Wont charge the RV batteries and will lock up the brakes when you hit them typically
I thought about doing this so I could pull my travel trailer out west and do some trucking out there during the summers for a change of scenery.
Yeah it was a good idea. Sold the bumper pull camper now though so I might take it off.
dang is best for kenworth pull hitch
Kind of a funny coincidence. Just trucking was talking about the summit racing in McDonough Georgia today as he was driving by it
😂 Summit Racing is the best! lots of money spent there for sure
@@TruckingTogether yes it’s been a while but summit racing has taken a large chunk of my money at times
Hi guys awesome video i just lost a little bit on the wiring could you guys please make a more detailed video about it it would be awesome to learn how to do it from someone who knows what they are doing thank you if you can
That's not to bad and you're right you can't tell that it's back there. I have a 379 Pete with a 282 inch wheelbase and one time I was doing some belly dump work by Bliss Idaho and I had my 40 foot 3 axle belly dump and behind that I had a pup trailer and behind that I had my 30 foot bumper pull and decided to get it all home to Idaho falls in one shot. It was not only fun but interesting pulling all of that through the narrow windy 2 lane road Craters of the Moon National Monument. Passed a couple cop's but I don't think that they wanted to do any extra paperwork on a Friday. Lol.... 😂
😂😂😂😂 that’s awesome! Yeah those bears sometimes will bat an eye.
And I Wood love to Watch more videos with your semi truck hooked up to the travel trailer
Maybe we’ll do one again.
Now I know why they use the jackalope box
Looks cool, good job driver.
Thanks.
I got the same setup for small trailers
Im putting the universal Class 5 hitch from Curt (p/n 41990-16) on my 2015 Freightliner Cascadia.
I'm a recent subscriber, enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the good work. I live in the Sacramento area, I keep watching for you guys on the freeway, but haven't been able to see you yet, maybe one of these day. Take care, drive safely out there.
You can usually catch me on 99 through Elk Grove and up to the cap city onto 80. That’s my usual route. We appreciate you watching.
Hey guys!! That looks so cool on your big rig! Hopefully we can get together soon!!
Thanks!! We will be seeing you at Frenchys!
@@TruckingTogether oh cool! I didn't realize you guys would be there too! Fun!!
Love it.
Hello Mr that’s a really good idea I have a ?? Did you figure out to bolted under the chassis to not cut the edges of chassis just curious thanks for sharing the video
if I owned my own rig I'd pull my camper with it too, I'd shunt it around town to get groceries and other things, wouldn't bother me one bit
FWIW, Curt #15800 is for 34" cab and chassis frames.
I hope your truck has enough power to pull the camper. You guys stay safe. God bless you.
Awesome just means diesels in your blood
it’s definitely in Martin’s lol!
And that's why I own a Dodge Cummins lol jk I had my cp3 blow thru my hood one time but I was making light work of a mustang at the the time my dodge was putting 750 to the ground now im just shy of 900 to the ground with it being a megacab with a 5 inch lift I wonder sometimes if I'm better off pulling my toys around with my KW lmao
You can benefit on those long trips using a semi, like he said you don’t feel it. Semi truck pulling little to no weight will get double the fuel mileage
I see it this way. You now have more room for sleeping. You have the two beds in the tractor.
Do you have a video where you added the 7-pin RV plug (06:57) and/or a trailer brake controller?
I never used a brake controller, I ended up splicing off the tractors brake, running, and turn signals into a rv 7 way.
I need this done in Atlanta Ga
I’m sure there’s someone that can do it.
I've been looking with no success
What about trailer breaks and don't you half to have a converter box for the electrical
Should have a air ride hitch. To save the RV from falling apart
The truck is air ride
Parked in a handicap stall. Nice.
Because my wife is handicapped 🌚
She sure walks fine. Where’s the integrity man? Parking in handicap but she can drive a truck and ride a quad? The entitlement is real!
How did the travel trailer hold up to the ride of the truck? I know that guy’s pulling 5th wheels have trouble with the camper getting beat by the truck. Just curious since I’m thinking of doing the same thing
Seemed to be ok, never any issues. Being a bumper pull I guess didnt change much. For 5th wheels I know you want the rv style 5th wheel that pivots side to side too.
Man that had to be hard labor drilling them holes, I would've took the short cut and burned them holes with my welder then I probably would've busted a wrist trying to clean them up drilling them.
Them chips coming off that drill bit are hotter than hell.i feel the guys pain
I am doing the same thing on my w9, what and how did you get the electric brakes to work?
You are one clever hard working man Martin , well done once again mate ! Why do the rear lights on the Truck slope slightly down ?
They’ve been fixed.
I guess I’m backwards. I think pulling a big camper with a semi is the way to go. I think it looks strange with a little pickup that’s struggling . It has always looked as if those little pickup trucks were out of there weight class.
Not sure wear you all call home here in California but it's definitely not Sacramento.
We are about an hour from Sacramento
One of our best friends lives with my wife and I and she recently bought a Keystone Passport, same size as yours with dual slide outs, but pulls it with her Chevy Tahoe. It’ll do it, but it’s not exactly happy doing so. I’ve told her numerous times both before and after she bought it, that the Tahoe isn’t made for it. THIS though is a great idea. I’ve always thought it’d be awesome to get a used single axle day cab to pull it since I have a CDL, so I’ll be showing her this.
By the way, I’m originally from Northern California, what part are you in? Looks like around Oroville or Chico?
We live east of Stockton in a town called Linden. We used to have a Colman trailer we pulled with our diesel GMC Canyon, it was definitely one of those things that it pulled it but wasn’t the best idea. There’s a great facebook group called HDT for RVing worth checking out! Our trailer is 38 feet long
@@TruckingTogether wow, small world. I grew up in Stockton. I’ve spent a lot of time in Linden. In fact, I lived just between Stockton and Linden for a short time working on a chicken ranch.
Do you have a link for the converter?
You probably will get the same fuel milage as you would with the 6.7 or the 6.0
If u don't mind me asking 🤔 what year 6.7 powerstroke I own 1 and have seriously been thinking of the upgraded fuel system kits ????
2011, same pumps from 11-16 and the 17 model years have a updated pump but supposedly those still fail too 😒 theres not real upgrade for them that’s proven to fully work that Martin has seen.
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I wanna do the same thing with mine what was the measurements and hitch number I really don't wanna grind out my frame rails and I have an ag100 set up 8 air springs. Do you have the same?
Ag380 aka Peterbilt flex air
Cna you add a link where to buy the hook
How do you like the VW R? I here they RIP! Quicker then the Ford RS?
Wondering if there’s a good way to secure your son while he’s traveling in truck since in a wreck, he would go flying around cab the way he was moving around? Are there some seat belts or harnesses that could be used/adapted? Yes, it wouldn’t be as comfortable but believe his safety is more important. Same situation bothers me on Justin’s videos.
been actually thinking on that one.. Studio Sleeper KW do have seat belts but unfortunately this isn’t one of those.. if we come up with a solution we definitely will make a video on the install 👍
@@TruckingTogether Hahaha Was just waiting for this one!!! TH-cam Safety Police. You're the parents. I remember riding in the back of my dads El Camino with a camper shell on it jumping all around. My daughter rides with me and I let her do whatever in the bunk(She is 9). They are safer in this truck than a car with airbags blowing in their face.
Where do you get the converter for the 7plug
Why do people ask stupid questions about something that is nun of their business???😊
What kind of places would you recommend do this for me? The places I know of around here only install boxes.
shoot, sorry can’t help you there since we did all the work ourselves.. Just have to hit the o’l phonebook Id say
Mejor ponle grasa a tu quinta rueda!!! Es broma, buena idea
Did you put a brake controller?
no
Don't you need brakes on the trailer?@@TruckingTogether
I was curious what is the gross tow on the bar?
I forgot, I want to say 16k.
Is it still pulling the trailer ok? What class was that hitch?
It does fine yes, I don’t remember the class, it’s for a 3500 ram so I imagine it’s up there. Wanna say class 5?
Thanks for the reply! I will follow your steps, thanks brother. Keep trucking!
What the part number on that hitch?
Do you have to hook up your trailer brakes or does the big truck brakes good enough
You should, you can buy a controller that receives a air input signal and converts to electrical to actuate the electric trailer brakes
👆🏻What kw900lkevin said - we couldn’t get one of those controllers in time before our trip to do that on ours but that’s the plan to get on before the next trip, but yes, if you are wondering the truck brakes do stop it just fine but we would feel better with that air to electric setup 👍
This is a really bad idea. What about all the stickers on the frame rails that say do not weld or drill on the flanges and what about your ABS without any weight on your drives? I bet it doesn’t work very well. I’ll bet your tires lock up real easy.
so how do you drive bobtail then?
Cool cool really enjoy yall's videos yall keep on keeping on and the name of ur truck could be red hawk cus she flies yall 4 from one spot to the nxt any who keep the videos coming yall could also do more vacation / travel videos too plus ur everyday trucking vids there's a movement of hvy duty travel out there with travel trlrs and 5th whls that do travel vids with their trucks and trlrs that could be side hobby to ur trucking vids also the only thing I ask is will u plz buy a sway bar 4 ur trvl trlr when ur traveling so the dog doesn't wag its tail so to speak while traveling wow so glad yall all ready found new job remember the Creator God and Jesus and our Ancestors walk with yall and travels with yall everyday keep walking tall and bless great healthy peaceful safe journeys travels and happy camping sending up prayers 4 yall and remember the Creator God and Jesus and our Ancestors is always with yall and most of all have fun 4 me too lol booyah lol ok yall be blessed and happy trails also yall see bout them fuzzy mic that u can hook up to ur phns or cameras yall's voices seem lower than ur music cool cool vid on installing ur hitch . Jones2travel and suite travel is 2 you tube channels to chk out they actually have hvy duty travel trailer get togethers cool cool idea if I had truck would too cool yall stay safe
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Is it suppose to be registered as a motor coach?
no it is not required to.
Is this dot legal? Can you haul regular 53ft after the modification?
Why wouldn’t it be?
@@TruckingTogether I’ve heard that you can’t drill cut the frame of the truck
You shouldn’t but it’s not against the law. Frames get drilled, cut, spliced everyday. People stretch trucks all the time, it’s not against the law.
Not for hire sign?
since we didn’t have company signs on it yet our DOT CHP scale buddy told us we were fine without them as far as scales go
@@TruckingTogether awesome 👏. I wonder if all police 👮♀️ and all dot specific are aware of that! lol. Not being argumentative, In my experience, some officers don’t know law and enforce what they think and feel is law! I try not to open the door for any police scrutiny. I have not had a speed ticket in 26yrs , I’m almost 3 million miles accident free. All it takes is 1 officer who doesn’t understand your not currently making money with your truck to have a bad day. Hope y’all have a wonderful vacation ✌️👍🤠