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Jun-16-2015 07:42 AM
wbwood wrote:RJsfishin wrote:
Drop the trailer off at the camp host, tell him to figure it out.
LMAO!
Jun-16-2015 07:36 AM
RJsfishin wrote:
Drop the trailer off at the camp host, tell him to figure it out.
Jun-16-2015 07:26 AM
Jun-16-2015 06:56 AM
wbwood wrote:dodge guy wrote:
Why would you buy something you can`t tow? knowing you have an RV and you need a toad, would have been a big time requirement when looking at cars.
Not much you can do without a full car trailer. and those little dollies are not meant for extended use.
Well let's see...I put over 20,000 miles on my daily driver. Twoing doesn not even equate to 10% of that.........
Jun-16-2015 04:59 AM
RJsfishin wrote:
Drop the trailer off at the camp host, tell him to figure it out.
Jun-16-2015 04:58 AM
dodge guy wrote:
Why would you buy something you can`t tow? knowing you have an RV and you need a toad, would have been a big time requirement when looking at cars.
Not much you can do without a full car trailer. and those little dollies are not meant for extended use.
Jun-15-2015 06:43 PM
Jun-15-2015 11:10 AM
willald wrote:
Brian, I definitely understand your predicament. Tough to justify buying a car specifically for towing, when it will spend such a tiny percentage of its lifetime being towed.
As many have said, using dollies like tow trucks use is probably not going to be a good option. And, since you said you don't want to modify the car, that rules out options like a Remco lube pump or driveshaft disconnect.
There is one other flat towing alternative you may want to look into, that is a bit unusual and not usually done, although some do such and swear it works great: Leave the toad vehicle's engine running, idling when towing it, throw the tranny in neutral and tow it that way. Engine running keeps tranny lubricated, so you could, in theory, tow it all day all you wanted with no limits, as long as engine stays running OK.
I know this has been done successfully with FWD vehicles, but not sure if it could be done with AWD? Only question with AWD would be if the transfer case would be getting the lubrication it needs when towing this way?
The other 'cons' to this approach you need to think about are:
1. You have no way of monitoring the toad's engine 'vitals' when towing, and could do some major damage if engine develops overheating or other condition or stalls out and you don't know. However, I think you could take care of that by setting up some kind of wireless camera pointing at your toad's dashboard, and the monitor for such up on the dash in your Motorhome.
2. Miles will be logged on your Subaru when towing
3. You will burn a bit extra fuel, since Subaru will be idling whole time you tow it.
With this approach (assuming it will work OK with an AWD Subaru), you would not have to modify your Subaru hardly at all, and could flat tow it pretty much as it is. May well be worth the extra mileage and extra fuel burned, to be able to tow your Subaru without having to modify it or fool with a trailer or dolly.
Anyway, just wanted to throw that out as one other thing to maybe look into, as I'm not seeing much other alternative for you given your circumstances. Trying to help a fellow North Carolina guy, too. 🙂
Jun-15-2015 11:08 AM
mpierce wrote:
If only an "hour or so from home". and "maybe one or two weeks during break or summer". why not just drive the car, following the MH? May not be the best, but certainly the cheapest.
Now, you want some way to tow or haul it. You have ruled out a flatbed
trailer. You have ruled out a box trailer. The tow guys have said the type of wheels and setup they use really won't work very well for you.
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