Cybertruck trailering explained

[Hunter71294]

It definitely isn't something that shouldn't be done. What shouldn't be done is overloading the hitch no matter the size of the engine and suspension.

-Crissa

I have seen someone with a old Ford Ranger that built his own small gooseneck which was "ranger" size and fine but doesn't mean it made sense, but it was cool. Maybe I should have used the word "optimal" again. The smallest goosenecks that people use are 14k GVWR. Most are 20-30k. Which means you're maxing out its top rating of an F-150 with the smallest one. When it comes to campers I know less about the weights but know they can be dangerous. I'm just trying to make people aware and avoid situations like this.

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[CyberBC]

When I asked my sisters ex husband’s cousin who works for a janitorial services next to Giga Texas about Cybertruck accessories, she just grinned at me and sent me this link.

Pretty sure this solves all the trailering issues in one swoop.

• Aerodynamic? Yep.
• Can use Tesla chargers without disconnect? Yep
• Allows full access to the vault? Yep

OK, we've just started transitioning our gooseneck trailers to bumper pulls to work with the Cybertruck. If Ogre has just uncovered what the accessories team has been focusing on we'll need to hold off on the bumper pulls. With the rear wheel steer this could work even better. I assume the janitorial staff all sign NDAs, so this is a very good secret you've uncovered! Maybe we should delete this thread before CNBC picks it up. Ogre you could be implicated in industrial espionage.

 

[CyberBC]

Brilliant!

 

[BillyGee]

When I asked my sisters ex husband’s cousin who works for a janitorial services next to Giga Texas about Cybertruck accessories, she just grinned at me and sent me this link.

Pretty sure this solves all the trailering issues in one swoop.

• Aerodynamic? Yep.
• Can use Tesla chargers without disconnect? Yep
• Allows full access to the vault? Yep

Did his dad work for Nintendo and tell everyone about Mew under the car near the SS Anne too?

 

[Ogre]

Somebody posted that bug trailer here a while ago.

Adding height to a RV type trailer is counter productive, because it adds drag, you're better off having a pop up camper that fits behind the CT instead. Together with a load distribution and extending hitch, and CTs 4WS will make this one of the best towing setups.

‘Maybe the top post wasn’t clear enough.


I thought the tongue in cheek lead in was a good tell. This post was meant to to be a joke, not a serious post.

It sort-of worked for the bug because the bug was like 12 foot long (or whatever). On the Cybertruck the gooseneck would be 15 foot long before the trailer even started.

 

[Ogre]

I have seen someone with a old Ford Ranger that built his own small gooseneck which was "ranger" size and fine but doesn't mean it made sense, but it was cool. Maybe I should have used the word "optimal" again. The smallest goosenecks that people use are 14k GVWR. Most are 20-30k. Which means you're maxing out its top rating of an F-150 with the smallest one. When it comes to campers I know less about the weights but know they can be dangerous. I'm just trying to make people aware and avoid situations like this.

In Oregon, it’s extremely common to see a truck with 2 ATVs on the roof pulling 25 foot long trailers. Or a side by side on the bed with its wheels on the roof and a 30 foot trailer. People seem to love to flirt with disaster. Those are probably F250s, but same issues in the end. Lots of big trailers getting pulled down the highway at 75+ MPH.


Lots of people think towing capacity is a suggestion. And they are right… up until they roll it.

 

[JBee]

‘Maybe the top post wasn’t clear enough.


I thought the tongue in cheek lead in was a good tell. This post was meant to to be a joke, not a serious post.

It sort-of worked for the bug because the bug was like 12 foot long (or whatever). On the Cybertruck the gooseneck would be 15 foot long before the trailer even started.

My comments were mostly in response to those taking the idea seriously. I have yet to think of a benefit and a problem that it solves.

Dynamically, I think the weight of the trailer pushing against a turning CT roof will tip the CT more than it has too, and either roll it or cause the wheels to lose traction through the same motion. A heavy trailer even more so.

 

[Ogre]

‘It always Has been. People just pretend it was never an issue before EVs were around.

If your mileage goes down by 33%, your range just dropped 33%.

 

[Crissa]

On the Cybertruck the gooseneck would be 15 foot long before the trailer even started.

That's the size of those goofy trailers they use for triples. And triples are usually about trying to maximize cubage rather than weight.

-Crissa

 

[Deleted member 3316]

Brilliant!

By just moving the hitch point further towards wheelbase centre this is a analogous solution to the Harmon Shadow

 

[CyberBC]

I know it’s all a joke. The VW was hilarious. I sure would like a fifth wheel option though. They are immensely safer and more maneuverable than a bumper pull. Also, easier to hitch, though I am hoping with rear cameras it will make solo hitching easier. When I used to have bumper pulls I would set out planks as guides. PITA

 

[Ogre]

I know it’s all a joke. The VW was hilarious. I sure would like a fifth wheel option though. They are immensely safer and more maneuverable than a bumper pull. Also, easier to hitch, though I am hoping with rear cameras it will make solo hitching easier. When I used to have bumper pulls I would set out planks as guides. PITA

We don’t know that you can’t use a 5th wheel on the Cybertruck. There are a lot of assumptions floating around out there based on not-a-ton of real information. How much clearance does the trailer need? Has anyone measured this? What is the height of the tallest part of where the 5th wheel will bump into the truck versus a F250?

 

[cvalue13]

I don’t tow with either giooseneck or 5th wheel hitches

But goosenecks or 5th wheel hitches (esp those attaching to a trailer of any length), you need to be capable putting the truck @ 90° to the trailer.

for a gooseneck without a box over the hitch, maybe the sails wouldn’t so prohibit, and measurements seem warranted - YMMV vibes

but for something with boxes over the hitch, anything in the area of the CT sails is going to prohibit putting the truck to even 45° of the trailer (the point at which the, eg, front right corner of the trailer box is ‘pointing’ to within inches of the back right corner of the cab)

There’s another unknown with the CT as relates to gooseneck or 5th wheel receivers: the receiver needs sufficient substructure beneath the center of the bed to attach/install the receiver. Being without a traditional frame, we can't say with any certainty the CT has sufficient substructure for even mounting a receiver in the first. If that’s the case, then even boxless gooseneck/5th wheel are not in play.

I can’t say I understand the CT’s substructure, but when I see the photo of the rear CT casting alone, the center of the bed is devoid of any casting substructure.

 

[firsttruck]

I don’t tow with either giooseneck or 5th wheel hitches

But goosenecks or 5th wheel hitches (esp those attaching to a trailer of any length), you need to be capable putting the truck @ 90° to the trailer.
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Tow vehicle being able to do a 90° to the RV trailer is nice capability but is not a requirement.

There are many ICE pickups with 5th wheel hitches that can not do 90° to the RV trailer.

One of the big selling points of slider 5th wheel hitches is during turns, for the 5th wheel hitch extending/moving further into the rear to give more room. This concept might work with Cybertruck too. We don't know yet.

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There’s another unknown with the CT as relates to gooseneck or 5th wheel receivers: the receiver needs sufficient substructure beneath the center of the bed to attach/install the receiver. Being without a traditional frame, we can't say with any certainty the CT has sufficient substructure for even mounting a receiver in the first. If that’s the case, then even boxless gooseneck/5th wheel are not in play.

I can’t say I understand the CT’s substructure, but when I see the photo of the rear CT casting alone, the center of the bed is devoid of any casting substructure.

Parts of the casting are under the bed but at that camera angle we do not know how far it extends and what verticals holes there might be for mounting stuff ( 5th wheel hitch, telescoping boom crane/hoist, heavy-duty paint gun mount, rocket launcher mount, support post for extendable sunflower solar array, etc.)

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