Driving tips for first time with tow dolly
Today I'll be using a tow dolly behind my motorhome for the first time. Moving from Minnesota to Tennessee. :D Any last minute tips for driving with a tow dolly? Thanks!
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Swing wide. I got to close to a gas pump the first time I filled up with my new tow dolly.
The second time I forgot to put on the safety latch, so the tilt function would not tilt while driving. After that I counted the number of steps, and would make sure that I did 7 before getting back into the RV.
I had wired my van for the rear lights to run with the tow dolly lights, something not 'required' except I wanted the car behind me to know my brake lights are on! So I wired in diodes to the van like the ones in my 4 wheels down car, and had a extra connection on the tow dolly for the van lights.
So I installed this:
1 Left strap
2 Right strap (on tire)
3 Right chain (to the frame - I put on eye bolts to chain the van to the dolly)
4 left chain (also an extra step that most will not need to do)
5 Tighten that bolt to keep the dolly from tilting backwards while driving
6 Chains dolly to RV
7 lights dolly to RV (and van).
Hopefully your travels will be trouble free!
Have fun camping!
Fred.
The second time I forgot to put on the safety latch, so the tilt function would not tilt while driving. After that I counted the number of steps, and would make sure that I did 7 before getting back into the RV.
I had wired my van for the rear lights to run with the tow dolly lights, something not 'required' except I wanted the car behind me to know my brake lights are on! So I wired in diodes to the van like the ones in my 4 wheels down car, and had a extra connection on the tow dolly for the van lights.
So I installed this:
1 Left strap
2 Right strap (on tire)
3 Right chain (to the frame - I put on eye bolts to chain the van to the dolly)
4 left chain (also an extra step that most will not need to do)
5 Tighten that bolt to keep the dolly from tilting backwards while driving
6 Chains dolly to RV
7 lights dolly to RV (and van).
Hopefully your travels will be trouble free!
Have fun camping!
Fred.
