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10-14-2012, 10:20 AM
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New to motorhoming
HELP! We purchased our first motorhome, but have had a 5th wheel for years, so not totally unfamiliar with RVing. I am trying to find a toad to flat tow, but am getting very frustrated! Can't afford new. Every vehical I look up either can't be towed flat or requires extra add-ons. REMCO has changed their site and do not have all the information up yet. Any ideas? Any other application sites to check besides REMCO?
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10-14-2012, 10:24 AM
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Workhorse Chassis Owner
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What is your criteria for the vehicle? Any Jeep can be flat towed.
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10-14-2012, 10:31 AM
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National RV Owners Club
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Used to be any standard shift vehicle could be towed but that I beleive has changed. There is a Toads & Motorhomes related towing section on this forum and you might want to post the question there.
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SW OREGON 2005 34 foot DolphinLX
If towing: a bright red 2016 Mini Cooper on a tow dolly.
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10-14-2012, 10:34 AM
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As Mike says, Jeeps and most other 4X4s can be flat towed without a pump, a lot of smaller GM FWDs only require a fuse removal to flat tow.
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2000 Caravan toad, Remco & Blue Ox.
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10-14-2012, 10:40 AM
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Welcome to the forum jackhos. A Saturn is a good option. all I do is hook it up, put it in N and full one fuse and hit the road. Couldn't be happier with the car. And it is a automatic!
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10-14-2012, 11:05 AM
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Try this link. They have a Dinghy Towing Guide that covers most vehicles on the market.
Dinghy Towing Guide | MotorHome Magazine
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10-14-2012, 01:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ScoobyMike
What is your criteria for the vehicle? Any Jeep can be flat towed.
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The vehical should be an SUV, 4X4, with 4 doors. I found a 2010 Jeep Liberty Sport and checked it out on REMCO who said it would need a lub pump. I had been told that Jeeps are the easiest to set-up for towing, but REMCO doesn't think so!
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10-14-2012, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jackhos
The vehical should be an SUV, 4X4, with 4 doors. I found a 2010 Jeep Liberty Sport and checked it out on REMCO who said it would need a lub pump. I had been told that Jeeps are the easiest to set-up for towing, but REMCO doesn't think so!
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I think if you research further, you'll find that the 4 wheel drive Jeep Liberty with the shiftable transfer case do not require any modifications to flat tow. Read the owners manual of the '10 model you are looking at in regard to recreational towing. Our '12 Liberty tows very well and we are very happy with it. Tow ability is the number one reason we bought that specific vehicle. We towed a '00 Jeep Wrangler previously, which was just as easy. We switched for more room. Still have the wrangler and will tow it sometimes depending on trip requirements. Don't rule out the Liberty until you are sure. There is a reason sixty plus percent of toads are Jeeps.
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10-14-2012, 08:42 PM
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I tow a 2010 jeep liberty, just requires a tow bar. I use a blue ox and their brake system. Works fine.
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10-14-2012, 11:43 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Find a good clean 2000 or 2001 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 (not a Grand Cherokee), easy to tow, last forever, flexible usages, etc.
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2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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10-15-2012, 01:29 AM
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another towable, any honda accord/civic pre 2003 auto or manual can be towed 4 down. Lots of contrivercy with this but have thousands on my accord auto behind the rolling t@%d
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02 Discovery with Accord toad
retired auto rv tech and teacher, wife rt nurse
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10-15-2012, 03:20 AM
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Towing
Hello as well as yourself we traded in our 5er for a Motor Home and I bought a used 2008 Chevy Avalanche 4x4 no fuses to pull no extra lube pump. Start engine put in to N set parking brake Turn transfer knob to "N" put in park shut off engine remove key and release parking brake and the way you go
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10-15-2012, 05:52 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club
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The Chevrolet HHR is towable without modifications. It was last made in 2011 but who wants to tow a new vehicle anyway.
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