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09-04-2018, 08:31 AM
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Toad vehicle
Thank you all for your thoughtful responses. It really helped me decide. For those of you who asked about my explorer. I have a 2014 Explorer Sport, which has a curb weight of 4697. I'm at my limit so I keep very little gas inside and just haul around my bicycles inside. I see a lot of MH's haul Jeep Wranglers. I live in snow so I would need a vehicle with dual purpose, snow worthy and easy to tow around my MH.
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09-04-2018, 08:52 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2010
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My 2006 Jeep Wrangler automatic has a Curb weight of 3492 lbs, no need to disconnect anything. I do hang a couple of eBikes off the back and put an inflatable boat inside. 
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09-04-2018, 08:56 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Springfield, IL
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I just bought an older Jeep Liberty 4wd auto to tow behind my DP. GVW is 3875 which is well below your requirement. Small SUV style with V6 3.7L w Blue Ox and electric brake system under the hood.
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09-04-2018, 09:05 AM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club Solo Rvers Club iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Vancouver, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TJFogelberg
We tow a 2002 Honda CR-V behind our Minnie Winnie E450). You don't even know it is back there. I would look for a used CR-V (pre 2012) to tow.
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Why pre 2012? 2014 was the last year towing was allowed as they went to a CVT in 2015.
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Charter Good Sam Lifetime Member, FMCA,
RV'ing since 1957, NRA Benefactor Life, towing '21 Jeep JLU Rubicon Ecodiesel
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09-06-2018, 07:20 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: SE Michigan
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A 2018 4 door JLU is probably a little lighter than the previous 2 door. I think around 4,100 lb. The new Wranglers use a lot of aluminum. The rear clip is the only body steel. The concerns about towing with electric steering is naught. It’s an electric pump, not an electric rack like newer Grand Cherokees which I hear can be a pain to tow. I bought the towing harness which I won’t feed from the Jeep.
I have been towing it with mag mount led lights lit from the Moho. Made a bracket that they stick to with it in the hitch. I got a little carried away with my reply, hope it helps someone.
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09-06-2018, 11:14 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Alaska in Summer Snow Birds in Winter
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Even 2 door Wranglers can get heavy if they are slightly set up for off roading. My 2006 TJU has a published weight of 3875 stock. After bumpers, winch, tires, wheels, brake system, and some light recovery gear it scales at exactly 4200lbs with 1/2 a tank of fuel.
Regardless of what you get as a toad you should weigh it so you know exactly what you are dealing with as far as gvwr/gcwr goes.
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06 Winnebago Adventurer 38J Workhorse W24 Lots of motor and suspension mods in the works
02 Itasca Suncruiser 35U. Workhorse W22 w/Safe-T-Plus, Koni FSDs, UltraTrac, etc, etc.
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09-06-2018, 01:45 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lakewood, Ca.
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We tow a 2017 Jeep Cherokee Trail Hawk with a Blue Ox set up and SMI braking system. No issues.
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2015 Winnebago Vista 31KE
Lakewood, CA 
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09-06-2018, 02:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
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Well, I have bought mine, have not set it up for tow yet, but that should be sometime in the next week. I bought a 2015 Wrangler Sahara 2DR 4WD, automatic. It replaces my 2013 Chevy Sonic that I was able to sell to someone on this board. As I recall the Jeep comes in at a little over 4,000 lbs which is well within the GCWR for my 31 foot Ford/Newmar motorhome. I am interested in finding out if it is much different than the 2,700 lb Sonic. One thing is for sure in that a braking system will not be a must versus just a legal and good thing to do.
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2016 Newmar Bay Star Sport 3004
2021 Jeep Gladiator Sport Willys
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09-06-2018, 03:32 PM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 65
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I am pretty my 2015 Wrangler comes in at about 4500 lbs.
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