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RRaab · RV-Dreams Community Member

Tow Dolly's ??

azrving · RV-Dreams Family Member

I know absolutely nothing about the EZE-Tow product. I have a tow dolly but I'm not even certain what brand it is. I bought it when we moved to AZ and needed to tow the van behind the Penske truck...it has been sitting in the backyard ever since.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-parts/towing/equipment/accessories/tow-dollies2.htm

Reviews on the EZE-Tow are very positive....I like the fact it has a braking system built in.

http://www.amazon.com/Acme-Trailer-EZE-Tow-Brake-Dolly/product-reviews/B000L0MMS2

RRaab · RV-Dreams Community Member

Thanks Mark

That is what I like about it too.
I did fine the how it works site too & that is y I think a dolly will work

Rick

jrzygrl64 · RV-Dreams Family Member

We currently have a Master Tow dolly 80THD. It has tap (hydraulic) brakes. We bought it new in 2009 and have used it to tow a 2000 Accord behind a Gulfstream Class C MH for about 15,000 miles. Bill says he thought after extensive research that it was the best value. We have had no problems with it at all, except some vandalism issues and the company sent us new fenders in the mail right away.

Hope this helps!

RRaab · RV-Dreams Community Member

Thanks I will have to check then out too

hpykmpr47 · RV-Dreams Community Member

RRaab wrote:
I was hoping someone could help me out with some insight.
I was hoping you could point me in the right direction or point me to someone that you think can.
I have a 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT Spyder Convertible that I am looking at towing behind my Class A RV.
The way it looks there is no way to flat tow it no one seem to have baseplates or lube pumps to fix it.
So I am looking at tow dolly’s now.
I am thinking about the “EZE-TOW” by Acme Tow Dolly Company it seem pretty good from what I find on the net.
Does any one have one or know anything about them?
Or is there is something else that you think would be better or ones to stay away from?

Any input would be great!

Thanks much in advance J Richard R.
When we started RV'ing in 2009 we wanted to tow a VW Beetle behind our motor home and it was short so we tried it on a few dollies with attached ramps and they would not work as the ramp would come too close to the underside of the car and we knew that they would damage the car. Our solution because of it's low height and removable ramps was the Acme EZY-TOW dolly. We only used the VW for one year and changed to a 2011 Kia Sorento and the dolly has worked great. In all we have taken it from Florida to Nova Scotia 4 times and this year we took it on a 11'000 mile trek around the western US, this all ,along with many shorter trips totaled to about 35'000 miles on the dolly. Outside of replacing tires we have not had one single problem with the dolly. I think an EZY-TOW would work great for you. We sold ours just a week ago as we bought a Jeep Wrangler which we plan to flat tow. Hopefully our years of travel to come while flat towing will be looked back on as favorably as our travels have been with the EZY-TOW . I hope you enjoy your travels which ever dolly you decide on ...Alan

RRaab · RV-Dreams Community Member

Alan

Thanks for all the insite sound great

DR

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

I assume you need to unhitch the toad and remove the dolly before backing into a camp site. What do you do with the dolly? Is it possible to be moved when not hitched up? Where can it be stored while camped?

Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

dollies are fairly lite....so yes you can move them about.....I used to store mine with the tongue under the front of the coach....they dont take up much room on the site

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

Mike, does that include the dollies that tow 4 wheels? I would think those are huge and weigh several hundred lbs.

Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

dollies that tow all 4 wheels are called Trailers.............and yes they are heavy , thats what I use now I have an enclosed , and yes if it is a back in site I have to drop the trailer and find a spot for it.......I can tow the trailer around with the truck inside it though

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

Lucky Mike wrote:
.......I can tow the trailer around with the truck inside it though

I'm confused. Trying to picture that.... do you mean you have a hitch on the truck as well so you can tow the trailer on it, to store it somewhere else?

I think if I end up getting a MH, it's best to trade in my 2001 Town & Country (needs a trailer only) for something that can either be towed 4 wheels down or at uses a dolly for 2 wheels.

hpykmpr47 · RV-Dreams Community Member

cherylbrv wrote:
I assume you need to unhitch the toad and remove the dolly before backing into a camp site. What do you do with the dolly? Is it possible to be moved when not hitched up? Where can it be stored while camped?

That depends on how well you can back the rv with the dolly attached. To back more than a few feet you must take the car off of the dolly.With the car off of the dolly they are fairly easy to back if you go slow and carefully. .We probably stayed in a dozen or more back in sites this past summer and I think that I only had to remove the dolly in 2 sites and that was because the site was not long enough to accommodate the coach with the dolly attached. The dolly does not require a lot of space to park and although there are some campgrounds that have special places that they require you to park your dolly most lots are large enough so that you can park the dolly off to the side or behind the RV,just not attached to it. ...Alan

-- Edited by hpykmpr47 on Thursday 5th of December 2013 05:44:17 AM

waltben · RV-Dreams Family Member

We were about to get an EZ-Tow and then LOML decided she wanted a 5er instead of a MH. Not only is the EZ-Tow well built, it can handle larger vehicles than what you've got, so you'd never be limited down the road.

Something else to think about: We've run into several folks who tow enclosed car trailers behind their MHs. Gives more storage space and also carries a car or motorcycles. One couple we know well has a small SUV kind with a hitch so they can move the trailer around - with the SUV out it doesn't weigh much.

tigercx1 · RV-Dreams Family Member

How does it work with the transmission on the vehicle? I have heard you have to run the tow vehicle every 200 miles or so to circulate fluids or you can ruin the tow vehicle transmission.

I had a 1999 Chevy Tracker that I bought and it was used as a tow vehicle. Seemed like the 4 wheel drive system never did work right. Wonder if it was damaged being towed. I no longer have the vehicle but curious.

Mark

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

Mark: A tow dolly is what you use with a front wheel drive vehicle you can't tow 4 wheels down. For information on towing 4 wheels down the best source is http://www.motorhome.com/download-dinghy-guides/ supplemented with http://www.remcoindustries.com/Towing/Store.php. We towed a 2002 Honda CRV 4 wheels down for over 10 years and will soon have towed our 2012 Chevrolet Equinox for 2 years. Both were all wheel drive (4WD), no problem.

If you can't tow a 4WD or rear wheel drive vehicle 4 down, you have to take all the wheels off the ground using a full trailer. This is why we sold our automatic Subaru Forester when we went fulltime.

-- Edited by bjoyce on Wednesday 26th of March 2014 08:52:56 PM