Aluminum car trailer vs. 4-Down
We have been discussing towing a vehicle behind the MH. The weight and hitch are good to go. However, I don't know whether going with a 4-down scenario is the right way to go since we will likely ...
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A trailer will have a significantly heavier tongue weight than four down (or a tow dolly). That means significantly more weight on your rear axle, which may well limit what other things you can carry. Often class C hitch installations are limited in their tongue weight specification, as well, due to the frame extensions.
I'd suggest either a tow dolly (if you have a front wheel drive vehicle) or flat towing for that reason, as well as ease of storing things at a campground. Generally tow dollies don't need to be registered, as well, as they're usually not considered trailers legally but rather car towing/carrying equipment.
If you do get a trailer or tow dolly, I'd suggest getting a hitch for your towed vehicle, if it doesn't have one already, in order to more easily tote the trailer or dolly around campgrounds if that's needed. You generally don't have to worry too much about any towing limitations in the vehicle owner's manual for this sort of use; there's a very big difference between pulling an empty trailer at five mph and pulling a laden one at highway speeds, and just about any vehicle will do the former without trouble.
I'd suggest either a tow dolly (if you have a front wheel drive vehicle) or flat towing for that reason, as well as ease of storing things at a campground. Generally tow dollies don't need to be registered, as well, as they're usually not considered trailers legally but rather car towing/carrying equipment.
If you do get a trailer or tow dolly, I'd suggest getting a hitch for your towed vehicle, if it doesn't have one already, in order to more easily tote the trailer or dolly around campgrounds if that's needed. You generally don't have to worry too much about any towing limitations in the vehicle owner's manual for this sort of use; there's a very big difference between pulling an empty trailer at five mph and pulling a laden one at highway speeds, and just about any vehicle will do the former without trouble.
