Sizing Tow Dolly
When looking for a tow dolly, how do we determine what weight rating we need? Since only the front axle will be on the dolly, do we use the total car weight?
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Don't ever buy one of these things and have them ship it! Go to the dealer/builder and make him set it up and show you what your in for. Let's get started. The 10"? Tires are real small and in combi with surge brakes required a 14" drop hitch on Winnabago RV to get it even close to where they want the hitch to be. Oh course this 14" arm hanging down is and has gotten clobbered being on a 10 to 12' fulcrum behind the rear wheels. Believe in their no return policy when I saw drop hitch requirement I saw trouble!!!
Next the alignment of the car on the dolly is super critical so the tires don't block taking off the ramps. The simple hook on the ramps don't positively lock the ramps on and I have one or both ramps jump off when putting the car up on the dolly. Many times! Can you say nightmare? Only high clearance of my car has prevented major damage and expense to my car when it falls when the ramps jump off.
This one is weird I regularly check the tire pressure and in the space of 2 weeks both scrader valves have failed wide open? Ramps are a pain to store. Straps have to be constantly tightened possibly due to nylon web stretching? Are we having fun yet?
Next the alignment of the car on the dolly is super critical so the tires don't block taking off the ramps. The simple hook on the ramps don't positively lock the ramps on and I have one or both ramps jump off when putting the car up on the dolly. Many times! Can you say nightmare? Only high clearance of my car has prevented major damage and expense to my car when it falls when the ramps jump off.
This one is weird I regularly check the tire pressure and in the space of 2 weeks both scrader valves have failed wide open? Ramps are a pain to store. Straps have to be constantly tightened possibly due to nylon web stretching? Are we having fun yet?
