Recreational towing recommendations
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Recreational towing recommendations
Iulia and I are looking for a vehicle we can set up to flat tow behind our motor home and are looking for recommendations.
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Honda CRV, Mazda Miata manual trans, Honda Civic manual, Geo Tracker, Jeep Liberty, and of course, Jeep Wranglers. I'm pretty sure all of these do not require any special transmission disconnects or other BS. I'm positive the Wranglers don't.
I just got the JK all set up for my flat tow vehicle. Have not decided on a supplemental braking system yet.
I just got the JK all set up for my flat tow vehicle. Have not decided on a supplemental braking system yet.
2018 JLU Rubicon
Tow bar mount
Trailer hitch
Tow bar mount
Trailer hitch
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I neglected to mention it must be an automatic as Iulia does not know how to drive manual and has no interest in learning...
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My wife just got a 2019 Honda CRV and it is a fantastic car. They said it is flat-towable. The turbo sure is fun. Amazing how peppy a little 1.5 liter can be with a snail hooked to it...
Paul
'84 XJ, '19JL
'84 XJ, '19JL
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You can't just get a tow bar mount for Iulia's car?
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The Cherokee I’m selling is set up to flat tow!
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Another good friend of mine recently got a CRV and it has been doing great. He mentioned it is capable of flat-tow.
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Cheapest solution I could come up with.
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Picked this up at Trailer Boss in Pasco for $1599.00. It has electric brakes and weighs less than 600#. Either of our Nissans should work perfectly with this setup.
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2018 JLU Rubicon
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Tow bar mount
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TJDave wrote:8) Cool. I was looking at those trailer boss dollies. Nice to be able to tow different vehicles.
That’s exactly what we were thinking. It’s like $2000+ to set up a vehicle for flat tow these days. With the brake buddy that’s required and all. This way we can pretty much tow almost anything behind without doing anything but driving into the dolly. It just made sense to us.
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Yrjan wrote:TJDave wrote:8) Cool. I was looking at those trailer boss dollies. Nice to be able to tow different vehicles.
With the brake buddy that’s required and all.
Baahhhh! brake buddy, schmake buddy. i think danny researched this and if i remember correctly, a trailer over 1500 lbs needs brakes. his argument was a flat towed vehicle is not a trailer.
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I do not believe that WA law requires a braking system on towed vehicles, and no, they are not considered "trailers".
Many other States DO require a towed vehicle braking system. Canada does. I heard they check at the border and wont let you through without it.
Those car dollies are the most economical option. Don't ever try to back them up, though! The biggest problem I have seen with these tow dollies is people ignoring the age of the tires, since they barely get used enough to wear the tires out...
Many other States DO require a towed vehicle braking system. Canada does. I heard they check at the border and wont let you through without it.
Those car dollies are the most economical option. Don't ever try to back them up, though! The biggest problem I have seen with these tow dollies is people ignoring the age of the tires, since they barely get used enough to wear the tires out...
Paul
'84 XJ, '19JL
'84 XJ, '19JL
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Wrench wrote:I do not believe that WA law requires a braking system on towed vehicles, and no, they are not considered "trailers".
Many other States DO require a towed vehicle braking system. Canada does. I heard they check at the border and wont let you through without it.
Those car dollies are the most economical option. Don't ever try to back them up, though! The biggest problem I have seen with these tow dollies is people ignoring the age of the tires, since they barely get used enough to wear the tires out...
good point, i wasn't considering other states. but when was the last time you saw a MH pulled over?
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Pretty sure more states require a breakaway system than they do a full on supplemental brake for flat towing. Ready Brake makes a pretty good breakaway cable (similar to their braking system) that you can install cheaply on its own. Of coarse lots would have to fail for it to even activate. Hitch and/or tow bar, and safety cables. I have considered this.
As for an actual supplemental brake for the Jeep, I drive lots of different stuff everyday that takes way more distance to stop than my motorhome towing a little ole Jeep. As with driving anything of size: Plenty of following distance (5sec), always look ahead 1/4 mile, and leave yourself a way out of trouble.
We stay in WA and OR where added brakes are not required. Someday when retired, I may rethink this.
As for an actual supplemental brake for the Jeep, I drive lots of different stuff everyday that takes way more distance to stop than my motorhome towing a little ole Jeep. As with driving anything of size: Plenty of following distance (5sec), always look ahead 1/4 mile, and leave yourself a way out of trouble.
We stay in WA and OR where added brakes are not required. Someday when retired, I may rethink this.
2018 JLU Rubicon
Tow bar mount
Trailer hitch
Tow bar mount
Trailer hitch
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