Flat Tow vs Dolly or trailer
So just bought my first MH. It has a 10,000lb hitch and plenty of CCC. I need to tow a 5,000lb 2005 Dodge caravan SXT. I looked into flat towing and looking at the cost, here's what I'm seeing (a...
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elhajj33 wrote:
Why don't you like the lube pumps?
Beyond the issue that they're not distributing fluid to the parts of the trans that really needs it they can have reliability problems, they rely on 12V power and toad batteries can go dead, not everyone installs a charge line from the MH, and we (the manufacturer) are not involved in their development, testing or validation for that purpose.
Personally for me I wouldn't take the risk of burning out my tranny knowing how much it'll cost to fix, and it not warranted either. When we had a minivan (a Town & Country) we used a tow dolly that had surge brakes, and added magnetic tow lights on the back.
