New to Dingy Towing - Need help?
We recently traded our Dually and 5th Wheel for a 32' Class C Mini-Motorhome. Of course now we are faced with towing a "toad" and do we go 4 down or dolly? When I try to analyze which is best they co...
Forum Discussion
I've pulled my Vibe on a KarKaddy dolly for 9+ years and 51,000 miles over quite a bit of the USA and it's not as bad as some folks lead you to believe. That said 4 down is probably a little less complicated but I can load or unload the Vibe by myself in less than 7 minutes each. I try to get pull through sites but the majority of the time they are not available so I off load the Vibe, unhitch the dolly, push it to the back of the site and park the MH over the dolly tongue. I've only encountered two CG that I had to park the dolly other than on site. I’ve never had to “crawl on the ground” to hook up the wheel straps or safety chains. I do have to get on my knees to hook them up (the down & ups are getting a little harder at age 75 but still doable).
If you can afford to get a light weight toad that can be pulled 4 down and you plan to keep if for many years I’d suggest that you do that. If you like to change cars frequently I’d strongly recommend the dolly. From my experience I’d recommend a Demco KarKaddy SS dolly because it’s fully galvanized (no rust problems), the tongue folds back and the ramps fold up to reduce home storage by almost 50%, has surge brakes so you don’t need a brake controller and can be pulled with any vehicle plus Demco provides excellent customer service.
Dave
If you can afford to get a light weight toad that can be pulled 4 down and you plan to keep if for many years I’d suggest that you do that. If you like to change cars frequently I’d strongly recommend the dolly. From my experience I’d recommend a Demco KarKaddy SS dolly because it’s fully galvanized (no rust problems), the tongue folds back and the ramps fold up to reduce home storage by almost 50%, has surge brakes so you don’t need a brake controller and can be pulled with any vehicle plus Demco provides excellent customer service.
Dave
