skbrla wrote:
I am considering moving from my ACME tow dolly to 4 down towing but have read that a MH with a lot of swing, such as our 36' Vacationer on a F53 chassis, could cause the front wheels of the toad to drag/skid sideways on a turn and break a bead. What degree of turn can cause this, normal city driving/turns or extreme maneuvering like into a campsite? Is there a way to calculate the max turn before this happens or is it trial and error?
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You can exceed the turn radius of the toad, it depends upon the length of the overhang of the coach, and the turn radius of the toad. Our 40' Newmar has 14' of overhang behind the rear axle to the hitch, this leaves the Jeep almost 90 degrees to the coach when you straighten steering wheel on the coach, which will drag the jeep around the corner beyond its turn radius. On one occasion it has broken loose, scared us really bad.
So now when we are long tripping, we load the coach on a trailer, this allows us to back up too.
