Thinking of getting a Dolly
As of right now the DW has an 08 CRV with really low miles but she keeps talking about wanting to get a sedan next. So, for this reason, I'm leaning towards a Dolly. So, here's my question, has any...
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mowermech wrote:TyroneandGladys wrote:mowermech wrote:
IMO, the only dolly to buy is one that has some method of steering.
The American Tow Dolly, Mastertow dolly, and others, have "turntable" steering.
IMO, that is adequate.
The Demco Kar Kaddy dolly has king pin steering, with a shimmy damper to control wheel shimmy. There may be others that have such steering.
I had an older Kar Kaddy a few years ago. It worked great, IMO. I sold it because it did not have brakes. That was a dumb thing to do!
Yes, such steerable dollys are not cheap, but I would never buy any other kind.
As for the "problems" loading or unloading a dolly, all I can say is that we are all individuals. What one person finds to be unsupportable, another will find to be no problem at all. The only way you will find out what YOU like is to actually try it.
Good luck.
And I prefer the ACME dolly system of letting the car do the steering, Lighter weight and tighter turning without risk of denting car. To each his own.
I will give Acme credit; they do a good job of convincing many people that they can put their car on an Acme dolly, strap the front wheels tightly in place, and as they drive along the front wheels of the car somehow steer the wheels of the dolly without stressing the steering of the car in any way, or dragging the dolly tires sideways.
Based on my experience in vehicle maintenance, I simply do not believe it. Yes, I have seen their videos of the steering wheel turning. That tells me that something under the car is twisting that was not meant to twist!
I will not buy an Acme dolly, and I will never recommend that anyone else buy one.
Well, unless you have actually had one, used it and have experience with the ACME dolly it is really hard to say you don't believe it. Do not get me wrong, I am not trying to start anything at all as everyone is entitled to his or her opinion and I do respect that. However I have well over 12K on ours pulling two different vehicles. It does work and works fine. Not only can you unhook and roll it easily,if you need to you can stand it straight up behind your coach and secure it to your ladder to get it out of the way. I am seeing more and more of them on the highway. I really do not think I would be seeing as many if they did not work properly. I highly recommend the ACME dolly.
