To Toad or Frog
Well we are well into our maiden trip with our class C. Left NH Mid Jan and are now in Pensacola starting to enjoy the warmth. We left home undecided about a toad or frog but after these miles fee...
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burlmart wrote:
NEVER doubt the OP!
From Westronics
"Posted By: Westronics on 08/23/09 12:38pm
That much weight is more of an issue for the hitch rating than for the engine/drive train.
It can also be an issue for vehicle modifications if, form some odd reason, they were not done in accordance with Ford's QVM Q-18 modification guidelines.
Also, mostly to provide you with trivia game answers:
TOAD:
Acronym for Towed On A Dolly. Very commonly (mistakenly) used in place of the term "Dinghy." Also often (mistakenly) thought to be slang for "Towed."
FROG:
Acronym Four Wheels Rolling On the Ground.
Dinghy: In RV terms, any regular passenger vehicle (car, pickup, SUV, etc.) you tow - not an acronym
I do not know where Westronics got his info from.
But FMCA has this description at the beginning of their descriptions of towing behind a motorhome.
"Towed vehicles, also called toads or dinghies, vary in size from compact cars to large SUVs. They're convenient for use as secondary transportation after arriving at a destination in a motorhome."
Looking up on the Good Sam Glossary for RVing. No FROG shows up.
