Flat Tow or Dolly Tow
Bought a 2017 Chevy Traverse and trying to decide if I will Flat tow or purchase a tow dolly as prices are almost the same. Help
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I have done both flat tow and dolly tow.
Flat tow with Jeeps. Oh, yeah, speaking of an informal survey of motorhomes towing vehicles, most of the ones I see around here are towing.....
JEEPS, mostly Wranglers!
I do see a few towing other types of vehicles on dollys, though. Mostly front wheel drive vehicles, to be sure.
I did a really dumb thing a while back: Sold the dolly that I used to tow the PT Cruiser. Now I need another one, since my Ram 2500 is too heavy to tow.
In spite of what some say ("they are everywhere to be found"), they are pretty rare around here, especially ones with brakes. There is one on CL that has been for sale for months, maybe he will be willing to come down off the $1250 asking price. IMO, that's too much for a used former U-Haul dolly with no brakes!
Yes, flat towing a Jeep is very easy, just hook up and go.
However, hooking up the dolly and loading the PT is no more difficult than hooking up the little flatbed trailer and loading (and tieing down) the ATV, and a lot easier than hooking up the big enclosed trailer, loading both ATVs and tieing them down.
Actually, one of the double deck trailers so I could take the PT and both ATVs would be perfect!
I have also used a large flatbed (car hauler) trailer. The advantages: ALL such trailers have brakes, as required by state law; With practice, you can back up anywhere, any distance, even around corners; No modification to the vehicle to be towed is necessary; The trailer can be used for many other things (I used mine for hauling hay, when we had horses).
Flat tow with Jeeps. Oh, yeah, speaking of an informal survey of motorhomes towing vehicles, most of the ones I see around here are towing.....
JEEPS, mostly Wranglers!
I do see a few towing other types of vehicles on dollys, though. Mostly front wheel drive vehicles, to be sure.
I did a really dumb thing a while back: Sold the dolly that I used to tow the PT Cruiser. Now I need another one, since my Ram 2500 is too heavy to tow.
In spite of what some say ("they are everywhere to be found"), they are pretty rare around here, especially ones with brakes. There is one on CL that has been for sale for months, maybe he will be willing to come down off the $1250 asking price. IMO, that's too much for a used former U-Haul dolly with no brakes!
Yes, flat towing a Jeep is very easy, just hook up and go.
However, hooking up the dolly and loading the PT is no more difficult than hooking up the little flatbed trailer and loading (and tieing down) the ATV, and a lot easier than hooking up the big enclosed trailer, loading both ATVs and tieing them down.
Actually, one of the double deck trailers so I could take the PT and both ATVs would be perfect!
I have also used a large flatbed (car hauler) trailer. The advantages: ALL such trailers have brakes, as required by state law; With practice, you can back up anywhere, any distance, even around corners; No modification to the vehicle to be towed is necessary; The trailer can be used for many other things (I used mine for hauling hay, when we had horses).
