I'm Going Dingy... Help
Wow, I though narrowing the field of which class A was challenging enough... now we're looking to replace our 1998 Ford Explorer and I want to make sure whatever we get can be safely flat-towed. Getti...
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To my belief, there are four sources of towability information:
1. Vehicle Manufacturers Via Owner Manuals - This should be most reliable
2. MoHo Magazine Annual Listing - This is supposed to be a summary of 1. and accurate unless MoHo made clerical errors. MoHo says they list ONLY those certified by MFR (which is why it should mirror 1.)
3. REMCO Towing - Not sure how to classify this, but it purports to tell you which are towable without modification, with their modification kits, on dolly, on trailer (on trailer being essentially non-towable)
4. Anecdotal Comments - People saying "Well, I towed my XYZ a million miles no problem." - This group either doesn't know or doesn't care what MFR says, but there's a subset who tow vehicles too old to have a "Recreational Towing" recommendation in their Owner Manual.
And that reminds me, you want to be sure you're looking at the long distance/recreational towing, not short distance towing as from an accident or breakdown.
1. Vehicle Manufacturers Via Owner Manuals - This should be most reliable
2. MoHo Magazine Annual Listing - This is supposed to be a summary of 1. and accurate unless MoHo made clerical errors. MoHo says they list ONLY those certified by MFR (which is why it should mirror 1.)
3. REMCO Towing - Not sure how to classify this, but it purports to tell you which are towable without modification, with their modification kits, on dolly, on trailer (on trailer being essentially non-towable)
4. Anecdotal Comments - People saying "Well, I towed my XYZ a million miles no problem." - This group either doesn't know or doesn't care what MFR says, but there's a subset who tow vehicles too old to have a "Recreational Towing" recommendation in their Owner Manual.
And that reminds me, you want to be sure you're looking at the long distance/recreational towing, not short distance towing as from an accident or breakdown.
