toad engine running
I'm going to be towing my 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee instead of my Smart Car to Florida. I understand that I run the danger of running my battery out of power with my even brake. Wondering if that is th...
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Canadian Rainbirds wrote:
Your Jeep battery should last at least a day running the even brake. If you tow for a couple of days without driving it you should put a battery charger on it for a couple of hours.
I wouldn't run the jeep while towing, hours of idling won't do it any good.
You could also run a charging line from the motorhome to keep the toad battery up.
We used to tow a Chevy Tracker and used a Brake Buddy and had the same problem. We just put the battery charger on every few days.
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Using the coach's alternator to keep the toad's battery charged is the best option.
Oddly enough, several years ago while at gas station, I talked to the owner of a Lincoln Town Car that was being towed with the engine running. The owner told me idling the engine had worked fine and "didn't use that much gas". Hard to believe, but he accomplished what he wanted to do without having the car modified.
So, you can run the engine if you wish, although I wouldn't do it.
