What is the best way to tow a vehicle?

[DONMC]

I have a C class and trying to figure out the best and safest way to tow a vehicle.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

 

[John&Andrea]

We use a tow dolly behind our Class C. The car we tow is paid for and we did not want a OT expense of buying another vehicle. We have not had any issues towing. I do believe flat towing may be best and easiest and we my look at that in the future. The problem I have is backing with the car on the dolly, the pivot point on the dolly makes backing difficult. As far as safe I guess flat may be safest, no danger of the car coming off the dolly. I check the straps on the dolly each time I stop.

 

[DONMC]

We use a tow dolly behind our Class C. The car we tow is paid for and we did not want a OT expense of buying another vehicle. We have not had any issues towing. I do believe flat towing may be best and easiest and we my look at that in the future. The problem I have is backing with the car on the dolly, the pivot point on the dolly makes backing difficult. As far as safe I guess flat may be safest, no danger of the car coming off the dolly. I check the straps on the dolly each time I stop.

Thank you for your reply.

I am going back and forth with flat tow and tow dolly.

How long have you been towing with the dolly?

 

[J&JD]

You cannot backup towing four down. Maybe a few feet at best……carefully.

 

[John&Andrea]

Thank you for your reply.

I am going back and forth with flat tow and tow dolly.

How long have you been towing with the dolly?

This is our first year with the motorhome.

 

[John&Andrea]

You cannot backup towing four down. Maybe a few feet at best……carefully.

That’s about all I can do with the dolly.

 

[John&Andrea]

I guess the best thing about flat towing is when you get to your destination, you don’t have the dolly to deal with.

 

[DONMC]

This is our first year with the motorhome.

We bought ours last year and are first timers.

I want to go out West later in fall, but car rentals are hard to come by.

 

["EZ"]

We use a tow dolly behind our Class C. The car we tow is paid for and we did not want a OT expense of buying another vehicle. We have not had any issues towing. I do believe flat towing may be best and easiest and we my look at that in the future. The problem I have is backing with the car on the dolly, the pivot point on the dolly makes backing difficult. As far as safe I guess flat may be safest, no danger of the car coming off the dolly. I check the straps on the dolly each time I stop.

Just so you know you can't back up with a tow bar/ flat towing either. But we flat tow our Grand Cherokee Trailhawk and love it!

 

[Headhunter]

Really do some research. IMHO..... towing 4 down is so much better and way easier than trying to load your car on a dolly. Your front wheels are off the ground, you have to secure the vehicle once you drive it up the dolly. Now you have to find a place to store the dolly at the campground.

Towing 4 down is not cheap. You need a tow bar base for your car, good quality tow bar, and depending on the weight of your car maybe an auxiliary breaking system. I am partial to Blue Ox bases and tow bars. I used to help my buddy load his car on a dolly. No way would I go that route for me.

HH