Towing with class c Jayco
Just traded in my travel trailer for a Jayco class c, so I am new to towing. Jayco shows 5000 lb towing capacity and I need to think about buying a car which will be compatible. Any suggestions out th...
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Garino wrote:
I like my Nissan Frontier. A small truck works for the two of us and has room for stuff in the bed.
Same as listed above other than start the motor every 500 miles towed. I never drove over 500 miles in a single day so not hard to comply.
I also agree with towing a Nissan Frontier pickup, but we have had a bit of a problem with the battery going low while towing. Part of that problem was probably our automatic brake that plugs into the cigarette lighter and the fact that that cigarette lighter is not active unless the key is in the ACC or ON position. I think that part of the battery problem is the Nissan Frontier!
I'm adding a cord from the RV coach battery to the rear bumper, a connection using an outdoor cigarette lighter setup, and then on to a second cigarette lighter in the cab of the toad that is currently unused. That way the automatic brake (part of a Blue Ox setup) is powered by the coach battery that is charging while I am driving the RV and pulling the toad. With the key in the PUSH position (just counterclockwise one notch from the ACC position) there is NO pull on the toad battery.
Another option is to use a solar battery tender that came with a VW that we used to own. I'm not sure how that would work with the Nissan Frontier wiring and battery system. I'm sure that Nissan would NOT recommend it. Any thoughts?
