Flat Tow vs Dolly or trailer

msmith1199 wrote:

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. .

I said, "The LT tires I put on my 5th wheel were defiantly more expensive then the trailer tires they replaced.
" 5th wheel tires are trailer tires. I gave you TWO examples of cost. For tow dolly and trailer and neither makes your statement of "trailer tires are actually more expensive than car tires." true. Not that you added the disclaimer of "may", it's makes it more correct. Still not something that should be a deal killer in the overall picture.