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PCronin68's avatar
PCronin68
Explorer
Feb 23, 2018

Tow Dolly - newbie recommendations

I have a 2014 Bounder 34B with towing capacity of 5,000lbs. I have a small front wheel drive Volkswagen CC (3,300lbs) that I intend to tow on a tow dolly. What are some of the suggested brands, not necessary the best, that I can use for a few trips a year. I am not a full timer or retired so I don't see the justification to spend a lot. Also, what about electric brakes vs disk brakes. Is the vehicle light enough for a dolly w/out brakes....by guess is no.

opinions on Stehl Tow Model ST80TD or other model?

Thanks
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  • Jim_Norman's avatar
    Jim_Norman
    Explorer
    Feb 26, 2018
    If you are not going often and you still want to get around when you get there there are two options. Tow or rent. I have some friends that rented and they were good with it. Me, not so much, we bought a new Jeep Liberty that is now 10 years old. we have towed it well over 50,000 miles. We flat tow and have a built in brake, we have moved up in RVs 3 times since we bought the jeep. We rarely go anywhere without it. As for a dolly, no thank you. It has all the issues of towing plus it adds to the complexity. You have to load and unload the dolly AFTER you have reconnected it to the RV. With our flat tow system we can be hooked or unhooked in under 4 minutes. even faster if on really flat ground.

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