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Old 09-10-2011, 07:39 AM   #1
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Toad question

Just purchased a Class C. I plan on flat towing a Honda. My question is, does pulling a toad greatly affect the handling of the Class C. I'm still learning to drive it "as is" so I hope it won't have too much of a different feel.
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Old 09-10-2011, 09:02 AM   #2
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Smile 2011 greyhawk 31ds

We have had this greyhawk for about a month and a half and purchased a Demco kar kaddy to tow a Nissan cube with auto trans that weights around 2900 lbs. We just took about a 150 mile trip with it and to be honest it felt I was not towing anything. It drove like a dream. Good luck with your new class c!
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been towing our Ford Edge with 4 wheels down 3 years... no difference in the handling towing or not... make sure you have a good braking system on the dingy...

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been towing our Ford Edge with 4 wheels down 3 years... no difference in the handling towing or not... make sure you have a good braking system on the dingy...

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Ditto with a Mazda B2300 pickup.

I am just using the motorhome brakes and I don't see any difference stopping either. Not sure of the state laws regarding that...but the guy I bought the towing gear from towed an identical Ford Ranger and he also said he didn't see any problems stopping. However after 3 years, he did get a brake buddy setup because he was concerned about legalities.
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We have had this greyhawk for about a month and a half and purchased a Demco kar kaddy to tow a Nissan cube with auto trans that weights around 2900 lbs. We just took about a 150 mile trip with it and to be honest it felt I was not towing anything. It drove like a dream. Good luck with your new class c!
I had the same experience with a 2000 Mazda protege, but I got so tired of crawling around under the car to hook and unhook that I sold the caddy and the Mazda and got a 2003 Mazda pickup with manual transmission so I could tow with a tow bar.

Found the tow bar setup on craigslist, including the vehicle specific brackets, for $250 and had it installed for $90.

Now I hook the vehicle up just like a trailer: drop the hitch over the ball, connect the safety chains and plug in the flat four connector - and go!!
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