Towing issues with short wheel base motorhome

Question

We have a 2020 BT Cruiser with a 138” WB. We attempted to tow our Chevy equinox and had a very unsafe MH wandering problem. Tow vehicle is 3700 Lbs and tow capacity for MH is 5000 lbs. Tow vehicle appeared to be tracking straight behind MH. We towed this same vehicle behind a Sprinter Van Class B with no problem. Has anyone had this problem and were you able to make adjustments to correct it?

flute_man · Answer

I have never had a problem but on the other hand my hitch mount solid to the motorhome and also soiid to the car. A Blue Ox tow bar.

barneys · Answer

Moved to Dinghy Towing forum from Towing.

beverley_ken · Answer

If your are towing 4 down, disconnect the toad, but leave the tow bar in the MH receiver and then try to move the tow bar side to side.  If there is any side to side movement (slop) even a 1/16" that will be magnified by the time it gets to the point were the tow bar is attached to the car.  We had this problem when we first started towing 4 down.  The problem was resolved by taking the slop out of the hitch point.  There a different ways to fix.  some have had a bead of weld put on the draw bar, personally I wedged in a couple of washers and then used a hitch quiet.  Now the car is stable back there.Ken

mrusa · Answer

Flute Man wrote:I have never had a problem but on the other hand my hitch mount solid to the motorhome and also soiid to the car. A Blue Ox tow bar.Read the original post. It is about short wheelbase issues. Your wheelbase is likely more than double that of the OP.

tjdave · Answer

We have flat towed behind two shorter motorhomes. A 26' class c, and now a 30' class a. No problems with either. I'm leaning towards the loose connection theory. Did anything change from towing the same vehicle with the previous motorhome? Has the alignment of the towed been checked?

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