Donate a toy hauler after the machines that filled the garage are gone

Where donated toy haulers come from

Riders who stopped riding. The machines go first, usually to a buyer who has their own way to haul them, and the trailer is left over. We frequently receive a toy hauler in the same conversation as the off-road machines that lived in it.

Families whose kids grew up and moved out. A toy hauler bought for a decade of dirt weekends has a very clear end date.

People who bought one as a mobile shop or a job trailer with living space and then changed how they work. Those often have upgraded electrical and a work bench bolted into the garage, and that adds to the sale.

Towed with the right truck

A fifth-wheel toy hauler needs a pickup with a bed hitch, and a bumper-pull needs a properly rated truck and a weight-distributing setup. We match the tow vehicle to the trailer and cover it.

Tell us the length, the dry weight from the sticker, whether it is fifth wheel or bumper pull, and the tire age. Toy haulers are heavy for their length and they sit for years, so the tires usually time out before they wear out.

Empty the garage, empty the holding tanks, and take the fuel out of the fuel station if it has one. Leave the appliances, the generator and anything bolted in. Tell us if the ramp door will not latch or the ramp cables are frayed, because it has to travel closed.

What decides what a toy hauler brings

• Garage length. The first number every buyer asks for, because it determines what fits. Measure it and give us the real figure.
• Fifth wheel or bumper pull. Different buyer pools and different tow requirements. Fifth wheels generally bring more.
• Onboard generator and fuel station. Both are significant adds, and a generator that starts and takes load is worth naming.
• Ramp door, cables and seals. Whether the ramp raises, latches and seals. A leaking ramp seal is where water gets into the garage floor.
• Roof, floor and delamination. Water is what ends these. Soft spots in the garage floor are the most common serious fault.

Makes we accept

Buyers filter by builder and garage length.

• Fifth wheel toy haulers: Grand Design Momentum, Keystone Fuzion and Raptor, Heartland Cyclone and Road Warrior, Forest River XLR and Vengeance, Jayco Seismic, Dutchmen Voltage, Alliance Valor.
• Bumper pull and smaller: Forest River No Boundaries and Work and Play, Keystone Carbon, Pacific Coachworks, Genesis Supreme, ATC aluminum toy haulers.
• Class A and C toy haulers: Thor Outlaw, Forest River Georgetown and FR3 garage models, Renegade, Dynamax.

Manufacturer names appear here so you can find your own coach. No manufacturer sponsors, endorses or is affiliated with this program.

The paperwork, and what you can deduct

Towable RVs are titled in most states, though the rules vary and a few treat smaller trailers differently. We will tell you which applies where you are, and the state title rules page covers the process. If there is a loan against it we need the lien release.

Giving Center sells the trailer and your deduction is the gross sale proceeds on Form 1098-C. A sound toy hauler with a working generator usually clears $5,000, which means the IRS requires a qualified appraisal and Form 8283 Section B, at your expense and by your choice. An older unit with a soft garage floor can land between $500 and $5,000, where Section A applies and no appraisal is needed.

If you are donating the machines along with the trailer, each is itemized separately and similar items are grouped for the IRS reporting thresholds. Your accountant will want the itemized list, which we produce.