Flat Tow vs Dolly or trailer

creeper wrote:

msmith1199 wrote:
A trailer has tires too and trailer tires are actually more expensive than car tires. Don't use that has a factor in deciding.

I don't know where you shop, but I've never found that to be the truth. I got a spare tire AND rim for my tow dolly cheaper then any of my car tires. The LT tires I put on my 5th wheel were defiantly more expensive then the trailer tires they replaced.


I bought a used dolly for $1000 off Craigslist with surge brakes. We'll use that until we trade our current toad for something that can be towed 4 down. I've a blue ox tow bar someone gave to me.

elhajj33 wrote:

what about decoupling the axel so I don't need a lube pump.

Doesn't that sound fun to mess around with at the check in at the campground. Hook the axel back up, then take it off the dolly, then store the dolly.

Sounds about as much fun as jockeying a full size trailer around a campground.

I said trailer tires, you said dolly tires. All I can say is I put two new tires on my quad trailer (full size tires) and told Les Schwab to put on the same quality tire that was on it, and they cost me $120 each. The OP was saying one advantage to towing his minivan on a trailer was saving the tires. I was pointing out that trailers have tires too and those tires may be just as expensive if not more so than the minivan tires he's trying to save.

I would imagine dolly tires may not need the same weight rating as tires on a car carrier trailer, as they aren't carry the same type of weight.