Tow Dolly problems
My wife and her mother are traveling with our Class C pulling her RAV4 on a tow dolly. I helped her load this morning, and everything looked good. She just called and said that the strap worked ...
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dbates wrote:
I can’t speak about the type of straps that you or Master Tow uses. I have a Demco KarKaddy SS dolly that uses strap webbing that encloses most of the tire’s top. I found that even if I mounted the toad as Demco recommends (pulling the toad onto the dolly until the tire presses against the dolly’s wheel stop) that the straps can come loose. I noticed that when this is done the straps will not slide over the tire and will not fully tighten behind the wheel. I now leaving about one inch between the tires and wheel stops, then tightening down the straps until the tires squish. The one inch space in front of the wheel allows the tire to roll forward as the straps are tighten equalizes the tension on both sides of the tire. Since I started doing this (50,000 miles ago) I’ve never had to retighten a strap.
Dave
We always pull the car forward as far as possible. Reading your explanation makes me think that may not be the best way to handle it. Thx
