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Big Mike


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I have a 2002 Pace Arrow 37ft motor home.  I went to Camping World to get a bid on getting a towing packaging for a toad. The quote was $5,800 !!!

 I do believe that the last owner had a toad because I see that there is a Prodigy Electronic Brake Control System mounted on the dash.  If the last owner had a toad, is it safe to assume that they already had the Hydraulic brakes installed on the coach?  How can I tell if they have already been installed?  Are there any other components to look for that could have been installed already?  

Of course I can just bring it over and have them lift it and find out what is there but I want to be intelligent before I do this so I do not get ripped off.

It would be nice to just have to get the towing pieces that are necessary for the car (toad ) that I will be pulling.  

 

 



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Lucky Mike


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they could have been towing a trailer..........I use a dolly.....less money and better resale without all the throw aways in the end


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The toad braking system will not use the brake controller, that was for a trailer. People pay $3500 to $5000 for everything, tow bar, baseplate (the permanent part on the toad), the wiring, the braking system and the labor. I don't trust Camping World to install a decal, so I would go somewhere else.

Where are you? If you are near Portland Oregon, go to Roadmaster in Vancouver WA (it is a suburb). If anywhere near eastern Nebraska, go to Blue Ox in Pender. Both will set you up correctly.

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ticat900


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Big Mike wrote:

I have a 2002 Pace Arrow 37ft motor home.  I went to Camping World to get a bid on getting a towing packaging for a toad. The quote was $5,800 !!!

 I do believe that the last owner had a toad because I see that there is a Prodigy Electronic Brake Control System mounted on the dash.  If the last owner had a toad, is it safe to assume that they already had the Hydraulic brakes installed on the coach?  How can I tell if they have already been installed?  Are there any other components to look for that could have been installed already?  

Of course I can just bring it over and have them lift it and find out what is there but I want to be intelligent before I do this so I do not get ripped off.

It would be nice to just have to get the towing pieces that are necessary for the car (toad ) that I will be pulling.  

 

 

 

you can get a auxillary brake system(road master invisibrake),blue ox tow bar,bracket kit,wiring kit etc  installed for like $3000K or less  



-- Edited by ticat900 on Saturday 16th of January 2016 10:10:41 AM

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Big Mike


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Well man....where...I have 3 bids and none of them are that cheap. 



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Big Mike


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Thanks for the info. I will investigate dolly's.  Seems like a better option. 



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Big Mike


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Chicago area. There are some trailer and hitch installation companies so I think I will try them.  There is also a small RV dealer with a good reputation and I can also try them.



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Big Mike


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Thanks Mike I did investigate dolly's and they are much less $2800.  Question, would the Prodigy brake system already installed be used with it?  Or is it not required.



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If the dolly has electric brakes it would be used with it......I paid 950 for my dolly and have been thru 2 vehicles since I got it.......seeing it would cost big money for baseplates that are not interchangable and wiring , braking systems and such.....big savings and no downtime........not to mention I could sell the dolly for what I paid for it!!!



those that normally talk dollies down worry about convenience.........they are still trying to figure out why there A/C doesnt work well on solar and why it cost so much to get into an RV park !!!!.......you pay for convenience :)


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Big Mike wrote:

Well man....where...I have 3 bids and none of them are that cheap. 

 amazon 548.00 for the tow bar 881.00 for the RM aux brake system, brackets average 399.00, wiring 60.00

I did a estimate on labour at 10 hours at 100.00  ( I did this for a living)   =  $2900.00



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I think our tow package (Blue Ox towbar and baseplate, Invisibrake, all installed) came to somewhat over $3000 a couple of years ago. Work was done in central MO.

As Lucky Mike said, you pay for convenience. Each new vehicle requires and new baseplate (~$1500). For those of us with larger coaches (ours is 40') and like to camp in State and Federal campgrounds (many of which have smaller sites), not having to deal with a dolly is worth it. Other differences: you should NEVER back up while flat towing. The tow bar isn't designed for those stresses. A dolly can be backed up.

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kb0zke wrote:

.................. A dolly can be backed up.

 NOT very far.......



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IMO, neither a dolly or a toad can be backed up on long distance... a trailer can be backed up easy compared to the other two.



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