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Re: Must Motor home lights be on to tow a Jeep Cherokee?
The mystery was solved. Just as someone here thought, the ground wire was switched with one of the hot leads. Took just a few minutes to fix. Hooked back up and drove off into the sunset. All working properly and well, and NO, the moho lights need not be on in order for the brake and signal lights on the Jeep to work, as we were initially advised. No issues with the towing of the new Jeep. Tows as well as the old one did. I also purchased a Protect-A-Tow rock guard that I'll install this weekend. That looks like a very nice product, too. Thank you, everyone, for your responses to my inquiry.417Views0likes0CommentsRe: Must Motor home lights be on to tow a Jeep Cherokee?
Oh, another thing I spotted yesterday. I walked along next to the set up while my wife drove it through a series of figure 8s in a large parking lot. I noticed for the first time that there was a lot of "slop" in the main bushing and yoke on the tow bar. I don't recall that from years past. The tow bar is a Roadmaster Sterling, but it's at least 10 years old, maybe 12. I'm thinking I'll order anew bushing, yoke and bolt to tighten up that slop. Has anyone else done that?417Views0likes0CommentsRe: Must Motor home lights be on to tow a Jeep Cherokee?
Thank you to all responders. We have an appointment to take it back in this Friday. I will of course take the moho this time, too. Thank you also for the detailed warning about the towing wobble. I actually had read that before we purchased. I have two friends who tow new Jeeps behind motor homes. I called each, and neither had experienced the trouble that you detail out. I appreciate the heads-up, though. Years ago, we had a Hawkins diesel pusher and towed a Cherokee behind it. We hit a dropped bridge transition and the Jeep started swaying. I slowed but did not brake abruptly, and the wobble stopped. I was never able to replicate it again, but it was scary.417Views0likes0CommentsRe: Must Motor home lights be on to tow a Jeep Cherokee?
Yes, we purposely bought the Active Drive II so that we could tow. I also thought that it was odd that the MoHo lights would have to be on. I don't mind that, but it doesn't make sense to me. Things were much easier with the old Jeep. But, that's been passed along to our oldest grandson who just drove off to college in it. Thank all of you for the replies. I also suspect that it's a wiring misconfiguration. I'll keep all of you posted. I'm taking it back in this coming week.417Views0likes0CommentsRe: Must Motor home lights be on to tow a Jeep Cherokee?
Yes, I should have mentioned that. The mechanic said that the running lights on the Jeep would power off the lighting system on the motor home. That clearly was not the case. Our 1999 Jeep towed behind the same motor home and worked as one would expect. I do know that the "advanced electronics" of the new cars are much more complex, but it still makes little sense to me. Clearly the wires are not correctly matched. I'm taking it back in next week -- WITH the motor home --- to have them set it up correctly. I would have taken the motor home in the first time, but I got stuck on Jury Duty, so my wife had to drive the Jeep in without the motor home.128Views0likes0CommentsMust Motor home lights be on to tow a Jeep Cherokee?
We just purchased a 2015 Jeep Cherokee, Latitude. We took it in to have a new set of base plates installed, and to have it wired for towing behind our Winnie. The latter is, of course, already wired, and we are using our same Roadmaster Sterling tow bar and cables. All we needed were the new base plates. When I picked it up, I did not have the Motor home with me. The mechanic explained some things, then told me that with the new Jeep, I must tow it with the motor home headlights or running lights on. When we got back I hooked the new install to the back of the motor home to test the lights. With motor home lights ON, there were no lights working on the Jeep! With the motor home lights OFF, the Jeep brake and signal lights worked in concert with the motor home. Can any of you good folks help with this? And, can any of you affirm that the motor home lights must be on when towing the Jeep?4.2KViews0likes20CommentsRe: Four Winds
We have owned two Winnebago products , and two Thor products. Winnebago is by far the better quality. That said, the Four Winds Class C we have recently inspected had what I consider a more liveable floor plan. If the choice came down to most bang for the buck, I would have to go with Winnebago. We also recently inspected a Phoenix Cruiser. I was very impressed with that product. Very well crafted.123Views0likes0CommentsRe: Reflections on 6 Months of RV Research! ;)
"A 27 foot Class C will be able to fit into almost all RV park and forest service campsites. If you are concerned about requently fitting into paralell car parking spots in malls etc., a shorter rig might suit you better. All Class C's are really too wide to fit standard car spaces. Towing a car has it's own disadvantages re complications in parking and manuevering in gas stations, etc. Buying a short Class C for parking ease and then towing a vehicle doesn't make sense to us although people who are social group camper/tourers seem to go that way. A class C can be disconnected from campsite hookups and driven into town, in a few minutes. If you want to tour Boston or San Francisco or other no-RV area, you can rent a car there or take a shuttle bus to tourist areas, take tour bus, etc. Plan ahead" All true. We downsized from 32' Class A to 25' Class C several years ago, but I kept the option of towing our Jeep. We like boondocking, and also do a share of winter camping. Once we get in to a remote site and set up, I much prefer having the jeep for going into town, touring around, driving up to remote lakes on fire roads, driving past snowline, etc. Even at 25', I chose the Ford E450 chassis so that I can tow without a power problem. We take many trips without the toad, but I like having the option.266Views0likes0Comments
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