JayGee
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Having never towed a car behind my motorhome, does the dinghy track inside the motorhome tracks when making turns? With the connect point of the towed being in the center of the MH I am guessing that the towed stays inside of the MH tracks but wanted to get input from the experienced.
Do I need to make any special considerations for the toad on curvy roads or sharp corners?
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tandkj
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I track mine once in a while using the monitor and it tracks between the wheel marks (seen this in the rain and mud) of the MH. On curves and such it stays between the tracks.
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Beverley&Ken
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Ours will track outside of the rear MH wheels due to the long overhang of the hitch from the rear axle of the MH. This is especially true on sharp corners.
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JayGee wrote:
Do I need to make any special considerations for the toad on curvy roads or sharp corners?
Just pay attention to the sharp turns. Otherwise you will be OK.
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Healeyman
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Whether your towed tracks inside your RV footprints or occasionally tracks outside your RV footprint is largely based upon your RV's wheelbase vs. the distance between the RV rear wheels and the towed's front wheels and the sharpness of your turns.
I have a 22' Class C without an overly long overhang and sometimes my Miata towed tracks outside the RV's footprint on the outside of a turn.
If one has a LOT of wheel-to-hitch overhang distance one thing that you should always avoid doing to make sure that you do not make sharp turns from a dead stop or with a short roll-to-turn distance.
The reason is because when you turn sharply RIGHT, the RV rear and hitch swing sharply LEFT. If your turn is sharp and slow, the caster built into the front wheels of the towed may not have enough time/distance to turn left before they turn right to follow the RV.
I have a friend who was complaining about his towed front tires wearing out rapidly. His 31' Class A has an unusually long overhang. I rode with him and noticed that he made several "short roll" right turns. I had him turn his backup speaker up and during the next right turn, heard and watched the front end of his towed being drug sideways almost before the tires started turning. About 1/2 way through the turn, the towed front wheels finally swung to the right and the squealing stopped.
He adjusted the way he made turns and solved the problem.
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rjstractor
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Like others have said, it depends on the individual motorhome and towed vehicle. With my 29'C, I have pulled 3 different toads and they all have tracked inside the track of the motorhome's rear tires.
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Our TOAD tracks in the dual's tracks. You can find out where yours tracks by driving in sand or non-paved campground road.
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JayGee
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Thanks much for the info.
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My Jeep toad will go wherever the motorhome is able to pass through. I don't have to worry about 'curbing' the toad if the mh clears.
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My suggestion is to go to a big parking lot, drive through a puddle, and then make a turn. The wet tire tracks will show you exactly how the toad tracks.
On my toad, when I start a tight turn, the front wheels of the toad initially tracks a foot outside of the MH tracks. Then it settles down to where the front tracks behind the MH, and the rear wheels track a tire's width inside of the MH tires. This is different than they way others have describe their setups.
All setups are different, the only way to know how yours will track is to check it yourself.
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