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08-01-2019, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by rlott2k
A Volkswagen is a bug not a toad! Sorry , couldn’t resist.
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You sir are correct ! And for you , Free fuel for a year 
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08-01-2019, 12:03 PM
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#352
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Polk City Florida
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Toad
2018 Jeep JL Wrangler !
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Don and Nancy
[2018 Tiffin Bus 40 AP, 2022 Ford Edge ST , 9yr old sisters Sara n Kaycee, Havanese, Electric Catrike
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08-01-2019, 08:06 PM
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#353
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Gulf Coast, Alabama
Posts: 2,450
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1999 BMW 528 5-speed with custom towing setup. This is the car being towed home after the fabricating.
QUESTION: what's the purpose of those levers above the "Blue Ox" decal?
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2003 American Eagle, 59K miles
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08-01-2019, 09:01 PM
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#354
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 38
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ratfish
Honda CR-V great tow vehicle
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What year?
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08-02-2019, 01:01 AM
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#355
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Fleetwood Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Houma La
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Those ( levelers ) are actually lock release mechanisms. While hooking up You can be at a angle and extend or retract each arm to pin into place . Drive forward and auto align for straight towing. When disengaging push release and it's free to stroke in or out to remove pins.
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08-02-2019, 06:04 AM
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#356
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Gulf Coast, Alabama
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Good explanation, jaearhart. Thanks.
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2003 American Eagle, 59K miles
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08-04-2019, 06:26 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
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2019 Ford F-250 4x4 Extracab with ATV/ snowmobile rack.
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08-05-2019, 06:58 AM
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#358
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 47
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2013 Ford Edge.
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08-05-2019, 03:06 PM
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#359
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Junior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner LA Gulf Coast Campers
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 14
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toads???
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Originally Posted by Arch Hoagland
I've towed a 2004 Suzuki XL7, 1991 Miata and now a 2000 Lexus RX300.
Store : Remco
The Remco site will tell you what can be towed 4 down or modified to tow 4 down. |
Thanks for this great webswite! Now, I have a question and please don't judge:
is there a tool or website to search for a 4 down toad vehicle that you can put specific parameters for the search? i.e. weight less 4K, approved to tow 4 down, year range, and/or price range, etc?
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Cajun Explorers
2015 Itasca Suncruiser 38Q
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08-05-2019, 09:18 PM
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#360
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: SE Louisiana
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Journey Cat, we towed a '74 VW Standard Beetle behind our MH for about 9 years. The MH didn't even know it was behind us! We had a diesel puller MH (engine in the front) at first and then later we had a diesel pusher but both were only rated to tow 5,000 pounds. I check fuel mileage all the time and I can honestly say that the VW didn't make any difference in fuel mileage.
Standard Beetles are very easy to set up to tow. No baseplate is needed and the tow bar is only about $150. Just hook up the lights, put the transmission in neutral and unlock the steering wheel and you are ready to go. Our VW never gave us any trouble and we towed it to Michigan twice, Seattle once, Glacier National Park once, Maryland a few times, TN/NC many times, and DisneyWorld. The only reason we stopped towing it was when I retired and we started taking longer trips, my wife wanted something with air conditioning and an automatic transmission so that she could drive if she wanted to. Now we tow an '87 Ford Bronco II that has AT but the manual 4X4 transfer case and front locking hubs. It weighs about 3300 pounds and it is also very easy to tow.
VWs are a lot of fun and it was a real conversation piece at whatever campground we stopped at.
------- Jim
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2017 Newmar Ventana LE 3436
1987 Ford Bronco II or 1974 VW Beetle
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08-07-2019, 09:10 AM
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#361
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Junior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Charlotte NC
Posts: 20
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Tow Dolly
Has anyone used a tow dolly with a class A......have a buick lacrosse and thinking for a quick solution to trading cars....
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08-07-2019, 11:34 PM
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#362
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
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I towed a Camry with a tow Dolly. The Tow Dolly I used was a Demco Kar Kaddy SS. My MH is a Fleetwood Terra class A. The dolly towed well and I loved the stowing features when I was in the RV parks.
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08-08-2019, 06:06 AM
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#363
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 611
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geaux Tigers
Journey Cat, we towed a '74 VW Standard Beetle behind our MH for about 9 years. The MH didn't even know it was behind us! We had a diesel puller MH (engine in the front) at first and then later we had a diesel pusher but both were only rated to tow 5,000 pounds. I check fuel mileage all the time and I can honestly say that the VW didn't make any difference in fuel mileage.
Standard Beetles are very easy to set up to tow. No baseplate is needed and the tow bar is only about $150. Just hook up the lights, put the transmission in neutral and unlock the steering wheel and you are ready to go. Our VW never gave us any trouble and we towed it to Michigan twice, Seattle once, Glacier National Park once, Maryland a few times, TN/NC many times, and DisneyWorld. The only reason we stopped towing it was when I retired and we started taking longer trips, my wife wanted something with air conditioning and an automatic transmission so that she could drive if she wanted to. Now we tow an '87 Ford Bronco II that has AT but the manual 4X4 transfer case and front locking hubs. It weighs about 3300 pounds and it is also very easy to tow.
VWs are a lot of fun and it was a real conversation piece at whatever campground we stopped at.
------- Jim
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Just as I would have thought. ! I had several as a youth. My favorite wa the red 67 with a sunroof .
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08-08-2019, 12:52 PM
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#364
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Hernando, MS
Posts: 47
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2019 Canyon Denali 4x4. You don't know it's there.....
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Wilber! - 2019 Winnebago Forza 38W
Toad! - 2019 Canyon Denali 4x4
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