Fenders come close to car on dolly.
Cannot take a hard 90deg turn or my Ford Fusion can rub on fenders of tow dolly. Dolly has turning platform, and works OK, just wondering if any else has this problem, and do I just make wide turns carefully.
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- My Chrysler van will push against the dolly fenders if i turn sharp, so I just don't turn sharp. Plan ahead before getting into a tight spot.
wbwood wrote:
navegator wrote:
Make sure that the steering wheel in the car is also locked so that there isn't a 3rd pivot point that swings the car farther into to turn, and make wider turns.
navegator
Our tow dolly (ACME) requires the steering wheel to be able to turn.
Correct.
IF the dolly has a turntable, lock the toad wheels.
IF the dolly does NOT have a turntable, then the front wheels are unlocked.
You have a swivel at the ball hitch. You need ONE more, NOT two.navegator wrote:
Make sure that the steering wheel in the car is also locked so that there isn't a 3rd pivot point that swings the car farther into to turn, and make wider turns.
navegator
Our tow dolly (ACME) requires the steering wheel to be able to turn.- Took it out today, centered on dolly, every thing went fine. Ready to go - go - south
- When we picked up our Master Tow we went with the wide unit. This gives us a little more room when making the turns. The Chrysler LeBaron we dooly is a wider vehicle then when we haul the sons Ford Focus.
Grandpere wrote:
Yes the same dolly, my front wheels are 70" apart, Wondering what the Sedona wheel spread is, also the Fusion sets low, just makes it on the dolly.
If we have to make a sharp turn, the fenders on the dolly get very close to our Kia Sedona, but we have not had any blue paint on the van. I take corners as wide as possible just avoid this problem. Our dolly is a Master Tow Dolly and the bed pivots also.- Make sure that the steering wheel in the car is also locked so that there isn't a 3rd pivot point that swings the car farther into to turn, and make wider turns.
navegator - If we have to make a sharp turn, the fenders on the dolly get very close to our Kia Sedona, but we have not had any blue paint on the van. I take corners as wide as possible just avoid this problem. Our dolly is a Master Tow Dolly and the bed pivots also.
