any good advice about towing a car
Hello. I have a 1996 Monaco Dynasty and I am going to be taking the RV to Florida and be a Snowbirds. I have never towed anything in my life. I am using a Master Tow Dolly which will tow my Chrysl...
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Lane changes, just watch your mirrors and leave plenty of room.
Small towns, not really a problem unless you're trying to find a place to park the rig.
Going slow, not much you can do about it. If you're really holding up traffic try to pull over and let them pass or let them deal with it. If you're doing the minimum speed then you're not doing anything wrong.
Traffic from on ramp. If you're in a bigger city with lot's of traffic, get out of the right lane. Hopefully it's at least 3 lanes so stay in the center lane. If not you may be doing some panic braking because a lot people make very little effort when merging, they expect you to make room. I watch the ramps when coming up to them, if I see traffic coming on I get over. Like I said, bigger cities with lot's off ramps, get out of the right lane.
Know what you're getting into. Don't pull into a place unless you know you can get out. You can't back up more than a few feet when towing a car. Maybe a little more if everything is perfectly straight in line. I pass up a lot of gas stations because I know or think I might have a problem getting out.
Aside from backing up it's pretty much the same as driving the motor home without the car. Even when not towing I'm careful about where I pull into. I leave more room when changing lanes when towing but everything else stays pretty much the same.
Small towns, not really a problem unless you're trying to find a place to park the rig.
Going slow, not much you can do about it. If you're really holding up traffic try to pull over and let them pass or let them deal with it. If you're doing the minimum speed then you're not doing anything wrong.
Traffic from on ramp. If you're in a bigger city with lot's of traffic, get out of the right lane. Hopefully it's at least 3 lanes so stay in the center lane. If not you may be doing some panic braking because a lot people make very little effort when merging, they expect you to make room. I watch the ramps when coming up to them, if I see traffic coming on I get over. Like I said, bigger cities with lot's off ramps, get out of the right lane.
Know what you're getting into. Don't pull into a place unless you know you can get out. You can't back up more than a few feet when towing a car. Maybe a little more if everything is perfectly straight in line. I pass up a lot of gas stations because I know or think I might have a problem getting out.
Aside from backing up it's pretty much the same as driving the motor home without the car. Even when not towing I'm careful about where I pull into. I leave more room when changing lanes when towing but everything else stays pretty much the same.
