What weight toad do you have behind your class c ?

gotsmart wrote:

klutchdust wrote:

gotsmart wrote:
I flat tow a smart car with a curb weight of 1,806 lb (US)

Couldn't you just put the car under the bed? :)


Curious to know how many use an auxiliary brake system on their toad.

It's juuuust a bit too big to fit under the bed. I do call it my "rolling snot bubble" though. The only time I can feel the car behind me is when I tow it over a campground's speed bumps.

Great photo. Very nice looking rig.

First toad was a Toyota Tercel that didn't weigh much more than that Smart. We towed it a couple years before getting the BB, and the reason why we got it when we did, was taking a trip from FL to TN. As I recall, a state along the way had a stricter braking requirement than FL. The claim for FL is 3000-lbs GVWR. The Tercel weighed 19-something and its GVW was 29-something. We had an older C on an '83 E350 and it needed supp brakes even with the light Tercel.

klutchdust wrote:

gotsmart wrote:
I flat tow a smart car with a curb weight of 1,806 lb (US)

Couldn't you just put the car under the bed? :)


Curious to know how many use an auxiliary brake system on their toad.

It's juuuust a bit too big to fit under the bed. I do call it my "rolling snot bubble" though. The only time I can feel the car behind me is when I tow it over a campground's speed bumps.

We use Brake Buddy. At the time we bought it we had two vehicles set up as toads so it was nice to have a portable brake. Our coach bears a label by the hitch reminding the owner that the chassis brakes are rated at GVWR --NOT-- GCWR so towed vehicle brakes are required.

There are all manner of discussions based on Necessity, Safety, Legality, even Morality. Although I have not heard of RVers being screened strictly for toad brakes (except in British Columbia!), I get a lot of peace of mind with supplemental braking including breakaway capability. I towed our Frontier without the BB a couple times and wished I had it. With the BB, and the big late model front brakes that came with my front axle upgrade, the rig stops very well. Probably not car-like, but way better than I'd expect our combined 18,000-lbs to do.

I run a 2008 fourwinds 5000 with a 2006 Jeep liberty with automatic behind it works great and follow the jeep manual and you are good to go it is a 4x4 jeep with a manual transfer case and auto trans. that's why you see a lot of the jeeps behind coaches.

Mazda Miata Retractable Hardtop.

Weight = 2,500#

Tim

gotsmart wrote:
I flat tow a smart car with a curb weight of 1,806 lb (US)

Couldn't you just put the car under the bed? :)


Curious to know how many use an auxiliary brake system on their toad.

Chevy Equinox AWD, #4200. I have to check the rear camera to see if it is still there.

moparmaga2 wrote:


2015 and 2014 Ford E450s have a 22000 lb gcwr which makes them capable of towing 7500 lbs.

Ford has been giving the E450 14,500 GVWR and 22,000# GCWR since sometime in the 2011 model year. Most motorhome manufacturers have been downrating the GCWR.

I flat tow a smart car with a curb weight of 1,806 lb (US)