Towing

[jkk519]

I am anxious to purchase a Seneca after I put in my retirement papers. My question is, what is the best way to tow a car or small suv ?
I have seen them towed with all 4 wheels down, also with the front 2 wheels on a dolly. Or would it be best to tow on a small trailer?
Any information or opinions would be helpful.

Thanks in advance

[oldmanAZ]

Originally Posted by jkk519

snip... best way to tow a car or small suv ?

Son, them's fightn' words!

I have seen them towed with all 4 wheels down, also with the front 2 wheels on a dolly. Or would it be best to tow on a small trailer?
...snip

I'm sure you'll hear from a number of folks on this. Like you listed, there are a number of ways to tow. If there was just ONE best way, that's you'd see out there.

[TNortham]

We tow Honda CR-V 4-down with blue ox tow bar. No issues.
About to upgrade from CR-V to Wrangler.

[GrayHawk51]

Do you plan on buying a new vehicle that you're going to tow? Or, use an existing vehicle that you currently have ? Most automatics (new models) can not be towed "4 down". All wheel drive - no. Jeep -yes (providing you 4x4 wheel drive).

[adaigle]

I was told last summer by an experienced camper "Person", that there are only 2 vehicles that can to towed on all 4 wheels. A Standard Jeep Wrangler and a Saturn. I have a Jeep. Just hook it up. Place transfer case in Neutral and thats it ! Not sure how the Saturn works. A friend of mine has a Automatic Jeep and it requires 13 steps to ready his Jeep for towing.
Good Luck.

[cdrcos@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by adaigle

I was told last summer by an experienced camper "Person", that there are only 2 vehicles that can to towed on all 4 wheels. A Standard Jeep Wrangler and a Saturn. I have a Jeep. Just hook it up. Place transfer case in Neutral and thats it ! Not sure how the Saturn works. A friend of mine has a Automatic Jeep and it requires 13 steps to ready his Jeep for towing.
Good Luck.

Not sure why this individual keeps posting this WRONG information, but as you can see in the following thread, there are many vehicles that can be towed 4-down.

http://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/f5...wing-5793.html

Good luck!

Joe

[jkk519]

Thank you to all for the information, a lot more to think about than I was aware of. If all goes well a new vehicle to tow , just need to find out which ones can be towed and which cannot.
Again thank you all for the information, it is very helpful.

[snipe22]

I tow a 2015 Chevy Equinox. No issues there.

[cdrcos@gmail.com]

We are towing an 05 Honda CRV - one of the few imported automatic trans. cars that can tow 4-down. Have put over 7,000 miles towed w/no problems.

[xtruckerbob]

When we had our MH we towed on a trailer. Mainly because we were towing a Tahoe and we already had the car trailer. It worked well for us. To make this a easier process I welded a bead on the floor this is where I placed the back tire. This put the load in the correct spot on trailer ever time. Then I cut chains so they were the right length and painted the links Red for the front and blue for the back. I painted both links on the chain where the binders hook. Under the Tahoe I attached 4 clevis 1 in each corner This cut down loading and binding time . But the one good reason for me using a trailer is a good idea is you can back up and you can see in your mirrors what is happening while towing.

[bgermane]

Here's a link to the dinghy list. Download the year for the vehicle you are interested in.

Downloadable Dinghy Guides | MotorHome Magazine

[Grumpy]

Originally Posted by adaigle

I was told last summer by an experienced camper "Person", that there are only 2 vehicles that can to towed on all 4 wheels. A Standard Jeep Wrangler and a Saturn. I have a Jeep. Just hook it up. Place transfer case in Neutral and thats it ! Not sure how the Saturn works. A friend of mine has a Automatic Jeep and it requires 13 steps to ready his Jeep for towing.
Good Luck.

Originally Posted by cdrcos@gmail.com

Not sure why this individual keeps posting this WRONG information, but as you can see in the following thread, there are many vehicles that can be towed 4-down.

http://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/f5...wing-5793.html

Good luck!

Joe

X-2 We've towed a GMC Canyon, Silverado, Jeep and Chev Sonic. But then we traded in the MH.

[Lollygagger77]

My folks used to use the Dolly, but that and a trailer is a pain to deal with in tight camp spots. So now they have towed 4 down for 10+ years, mostly Saturns (coupes, Sedans, and a Vue), and now tow a Grand Cherokee (think they just have to pull a fuse to not drain battery), another friend tows a Buick Enclave, All with no issues.....

[clubhouse]

As a non-MH owner my thoughts are worth about what you paid for them.

I can't see how anything would be easier than 4 down towing. A neighbor tows his Chevy HHR this way thousands of miles a year. He is 86 y/o and can connect and detach that chevy 5 min or less. I would assume you simply disconnect the toad prior to backing 99% of the time. The other 1% might be challenging, but its only 1%.

Any other method you have to deal with fitting a trailer or dolly in your site along with the MH and Toad. That is a lot of real-estate

[jkk519]

Thank you all for your replies, a lot to think about and some very helpful information

[Stingray75]

The owners manual for our 2015 Equinox includes very clear instructions for towing 4 down - almost like GM caters to the toad crowd.

[adaigle]

Sorry about that Joe. I only posted this information once. Only repeated what someone told me last summer !

[adaigle]

Can anyone tell me about the Tow button in the E450. Do you use it full time or just going up and down hills ? When towing of course. Thanks

[Seann45]

Originally Posted by adaigle

Can anyone tell me about the Tow button in the E450. Do you use it full time or just going up and down hills ? When towing of course. Thanks

All the time.. it changes your shift points..

[Seann45]

Things to remember .. when towing flat you cannot backup..
a flat deck trailer is best BUT what do you do with it at the campground? most places will charge you to store it...
That leaves the tow dolly...