Man Oh Man
I keep thinking about the whole towing thing with our Class. The more I read on here about four wheels down and the all the stuff you need, the more I feel like that maybe I should just go with a tow ...
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wbwood wrote:
First of all, driving the other vehicle will not always be an option. We bought a motorhome so that we could ride in it together and not have to be seperated. Although we did this for a two week vacation recently, mainly because we towed a utility trailer with the golf cart.
As far as how much faster (a matter of a couple minutes) between the two ways of towing is really null to me. A few minutes is not going to matter.
AS far as where to park the tow dolly. Most campgrounds that we go to have sites big enough for them or a place for you to store it if necessary. We are talking about a very small car as well. If we were towing something twice as long, then I could see this better.
I have thought of the ready brake. But I am not 100% confident in having a cable pulled that is wrapped around the brake pedal. Seems kind of iffy to me. There is also the cost of installation for all this. Base plate, lights, ready brake, etc. Plus the base plate will be only for this car. If I get rid of that car, then I will have to buy another base plate, have it installed and get another ready brake cable installed, and a new light set up. The tow dolly will tow any car that can be towed on a dolly within the certain weight limits.
The tow dolly doesn't require car modifications. Which to me is a plus. I can also let others borrow it if they need to move another vehicle.
I don't know..I will have to think about this more and discuss it with the wife.
I hate to mention it, but as a retired mechanical engineer with lots of experience with mechanical devices, the Ready Brake system is pretty bullet proof. It wasn't too hard to install either and didn't require any vehicle modifications other than a couple of small holes drilled in the firewall. No modifications to the front of the vehicle.
As for added lights, you will need them with a dolly as well.
As for changing toads and base plates, get a good one and keep it----------that's what I am doing. Today's cars will run 200,000 miles with a little maintenance. Don't get too hung up on toad weight either--------my "low" hp V10 at 310 hp does a fine job with our 5000 lb toad.
