First time toad' ing - RV-Dreams Community Forum

Penny and Paul · RV-Dreams Family Member

First time toad' ing

Bill Adams · RV-Dreams Family Member

It turns tighter than your coach by a little bit. If you coach just barely makes a turn, your toad will not!

jcw · RV-Dreams Family Member

I've found that it depends upon the type of rig you have, gas or diesel. I've had both. The gas rig had such a long overhang past the rear tires that the toad tracked just fine, always in the tracks (or better) of the rig. But, the diesel has a shorter rear overhang past the rear dualies, so the toad can under-cut a corner if it is too tight. I've added a 4 ft rear lift for my motorcycle on the back of my diesel rig, so my toad tracks pretty good now.

YMMV.

-- Edited by jcw on Monday 28th of March 2011 05:45:40 PM

RVRon · RV-Dreams Family Member

JCW has it right. On our 34' gasser we have a pretty good overhang behind the rear wheels and since it actually swings outward on a turn it carries the car out a bit too. Still, on a tight turn I can see that the car scribes a smaller arc than the RV. Speaking of that, be careful that you don't turn TOO tight and "jackknife" the motorhome into the car. One more thing... you can't back up... not at all. I've tried it and you can really bend or break stuff even if you only back up a few inches.

Speedhitch · RV-Dreams Family Member

What would be the best rig set up for Toading. Do you have to have a break buddy? I am getting ready to hook my Jeep Liberty up to the new Motorhome and need some help.

Speedy

NorCal Dan · RV-Dreams Family Member

I really like the M&G brake system. If the MH has air brakes the M&G system only requires an air line from the MH to the toad. Very clean setup and no mechanical brake boxes to manage.

Serengeti · RV-Dreams Family Member

We use a Demco Tow Bar and Base Plate Assy.

For our breaking system we use the Ready Break Tow Bar-Break Buddy-Simple Breaking System for several reasons.

No large box full of electronics to carry around and find storage for. Also don't have to worry if the electronics fail and in a worst case scenario wear out our brakes and or cause a fire to the toad.

Installation was easy and to connect when traveling it is just the connection of a cable clip, we use the screw style connector.

There is a light that is place in the drivers compartment to show when the system is actuated, and when it is free running.

We towed all over the country and never had a problem, and removed all of our worries.

I found two web site for the system and the are listed below, one is from e-bay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ready-Brake-Tow-Bar-Brake-Buddy-Simple-Braking-System-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4aa96fd1f1QQitemZ320670257649QQptZMotorsQ5fRVQ5fTrailerQ5fCamperQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://www.readybrake.com/brake-systems.html

jcw · RV-Dreams Family Member

Yes, you have to have a brake assist solution. It doesn't have to be a Brake-buddy, but some sort of equipment that uses the car's own brakes to stop it is required. In most places it's the law. But even if it isn't, it's the smart thing to do. Besides, you're bound to travel through areas where it *is* the law.

-- Edited by jcw on Friday 1st of April 2011 04:07:44 PM

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

Once our braking system was malfunctioning and we had to travel without it and we could definately tell the difference, especially going down hill. We have a 40' diesel pusher and the CRV weighs about 3,500lbs, but we could still feel the difference between having auxilary brakes and not having them. We have had a Brake Buddy Vantage the last couple years and are happy with it since it is more reliable than our previous braking system, which is no longer made and we understand why. We are happy with our Blue Ox towbar.

With our motorhome and 2002 CRV the CRV stays in the tracks of the motorhome. If the rear motorhome tire runs over the curb then so does the CRV, but if the motorhome misses the curb so does the CRV.