| Author | Message | ||
| Leonard (Tizer4)
Registered Member Username: Tizer4 Post Number: 17 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 4.227.199.185 Rating: N/A |
Once you've reached your destination, what mode of transportation do you use? Do you tow a car, motorcycle, carry a bicycle, scooter, taxi or just walk? | ||
| John Wooldridge (Moovin_on)
Registered Member Username: Moovin_on Post Number: 7 Registered: 6-2008 Posted From: 148.63.184.62  Rating: N/A |
We tow our Subaru Forester with our bicycles on a rooftop carrier. That way we have a choice! | ||
| Ralph Peters (Ralph7)
Registered Member Username: Ralph7 Post Number: 94 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 75.211.21.153 Rating: N/A |
We tow '98 Jeep Grand Cherokee and have a air brake on it with brakeaway stop. Used E-place and C-list to find what I needed. | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 135 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 74.76.246.165 Rating: N/A |
honda crv no braking system but it tows fine,in fact sometimes you have no idea it is even there. | ||
| Tom Christman (Tchristman)
Registered Member Username: Tchristman Post Number: 172 Registered: 1-2006 Posted From: 66.218.33.156 Rating: N/A |
I tow my '84 Mercedes Turbodiesel that has a Remco driveline disconnect on it. It tows very well, and even with the car, the bus still isn't over gvw, so I don't have a braking system on it. But-I want to tow a cabin cruiser also, so that's why I'm making my Kenworth truck conversion with a 160" garage under the bedroom. Towing a car is a pain-especially if you get into a situation where you have to turn around or back up. Far easier to tow a trailer then you can back up. Good Luck, TomC | ||
| Ron Walker (Prevost82)
Registered Member Username: Prevost82 Post Number: 407 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 208.181.210.47  Rating: N/A |
We tow '96 Jeep Grand Cherokee or a 1999 TJ Jeep or a cargo trailer with 2 Harleys in it. | ||
| Leonard (Tizer4)
Registered Member Username: Tizer4 Post Number: 18 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 4.227.199.185 Rating: N/A |
Thanks for the feedback. Presently, I have fold up electric and gas scooters that I store easily in one of the bays. I'm considering towing a '90 Honda Pacific Coast motorcycle. (Message edited by tizer4 on January 18, 2010) | ||
| Grant Thiessen (Busshawg)
Registered Member Username: Busshawg Post Number: 239 Registered: 10-2007 Posted From: 206.45.93.160  Rating: N/A |
I tow my harleys in a trl, we like it but we'd much rather be on a bike than anything else. | ||
| Douglas Tappan (Dougthebonifiedbusnut)
Registered Member Username: Dougthebonifiedbusnut Post Number: 113 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 24.218.65.24  Rating: N/A |
I tow a 00 JEEP TJ, like Tom I don't even feel it back there. Got 3 axles so I don't have brakes on the Jeep,never had a problem and would't leave home without it. | ||
| Cable (Fe2_o3)
Registered Member Username: Fe2_o3 Post Number: 34 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 71.112.201.48  Rating: N/A |
We tow a 99 ranger 4x4 with bike rack on the back...Cable | ||
| Alex (4905_doc)
Registered Member Username: 4905_doc Post Number: 2 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 173.202.44.232 Rating: N/A |
we towed an enclosed trailer with the wife's camaro and my motorcycle in it. no problem. | ||
| Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
Registered Member Username: Jackconrad Post Number: 1207 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 74.4.63.215  Rating: N/A |
We tow a 95 Jeep Grand Ckerokee with our kayaks on top of it. We did add an M&G brake unit with breakaway option and made a rock guard out of an MC-9 front cap to protect the front of the car from rock chips & "diesel debris". Jack | ||
| John & Barb Tesser (Bigrigger)
Registered Member Username: Bigrigger Post Number: 337 Registered: 9-2007 Posted From: 24.183.21.246  Rating: N/A |
I have just welded brackets (of my own design) onto my wifes '07 Focus. My weld test comes in two weeks when we hook to it and see if it follows us to Florida! | ||
| Paul Lawry (Dreamscape)
Registered Member Username: Dreamscape Post Number: 624 Registered: 5-2007 Posted From: 64.40.209.41  Rating: N/A |
We're looking to purchase a Jeep Cherokee. Did you guys buy them new or used? We are looking at between 95-2000 4WD. Only problem for us most are in the Dallas area. What has been your experience in using this type of dingy? Any particular year better than others? Paul | ||
| Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
Registered Member Username: Jackconrad Post Number: 1211 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 74.4.63.215 Rating: N/A |
Prior to our 95 Grand Cherokee, we towed a Ford F250 4WD pick-up. It was a little bit heavier and longer. We prefer the Grand Cherokee. It seats more people and can still haul a bit of "stuff" with the rear seat folded down (but not as much as the F250). We felt the Grand Cherokee was a good trade-off between maximum cargo capacity and passenger capacity. We found our Grand Cherokee on Auto Trader and it was in Orlando. We found our used RoadMaster tow bar and M&G brake at www.hitchtrader.com. Jack | ||
| Jack Campbell (Blue_goose)
Registered Member Username: Blue_goose Post Number: 140 Registered: 5-2007 Posted From: 71.101.168.79  Rating: N/A |
I have towed lots of different cars, but now we tow a chev pickup with the motercycle in the back. I did like my Cherokee, better than the Grand Cherokee. Don't know why, but I did. Jack | ||
| Paul Lawry (Dreamscape)
Registered Member Username: Dreamscape Post Number: 626 Registered: 5-2007 Posted From: 64.40.209.41 Rating: N/A |
Jack, What's the difference between a Cherokee and Grand Cherokee? Paul | ||
| Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
Registered Member Username: Jackconrad Post Number: 1212 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 74.4.63.215 Rating: N/A |
Grand Cherokee has a little less "box" shape to the vehicle (more slope to the windshield, more rounded corners, bigger bumpers) and a few more bells & whistles on the inside. I am pretty sure the wheel base and drive train are the same. Jack | ||
| clint hunter (Truthhunter)
Registered Member Username: Truthhunter Post Number: 601 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 24.129.238.18  Rating: N/A |
towed a Ford E-350 van loaded to capcity for a year behing the tired loaded MC-8. Did a lot of night travel in the mountains to mitigate traffic congetion over those long slow grades of single lane, which is a trade off with the sceinic wounder. | ||
| Gary Stacy (Stacytruck)
Registered Member Username: Stacytruck Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 97.158.217.230  Rating: N/A |
Tow a 1990 Pathfinder behind the MC5A. And I know its back there in the mountains, but well worth the hastle for the comfort,(wife has a 97 Suzuki X90). We sometimes tow that one. | ||
| Jack Campbell (Blue_goose)
Registered Member Username: Blue_goose Post Number: 141 Registered: 5-2007 Posted From: 71.101.168.79 Rating: N/A |
Paul the Cherokee is smaller and lighter then the Grand Cherokee. I liked the way it drove better and had less problems with it. Lots of the Grand Cherokee's had rear end problems. Mine had to have the rear replaced and then the axels. Two axels cost me over $700.00 lots more than they would cost for your bus. Could have been just me, I did put over 100,000 miles on both cars not including the towing. Jack | ||
| Paul Lawry (Dreamscape)
Registered Member Username: Dreamscape Post Number: 627 Registered: 5-2007 Posted From: 64.40.209.41 Rating: N/A |
Thanks Jack and Jack. It looks like we'll be looking for a Cherokee! After looking the past month or so I like the looks better anyway! Paul | ||
| Ralph Peters (Ralph7)
Registered Member Username: Ralph7 Post Number: 96 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 70.212.207.108 Rating: N/A |
If a jeep cherokee or grand has a noisy rear, a $120.00 bearing kit and I had it to do the labor now quiet. Also Jeep changed the transfercase in 1999. Also 6cyl. best but exhast manifold broken, but $89.00 online for it. |