[FASTFATBOY]

Before yall freak on the miles the car seems in very good shape,been driving it daily for a few months with no issues.

The event is 3 hours from home.

Thoughts?

[John_D.]

Just curious, does anybody use a tow dolly, and are there any major pros/cons to that?

(one pro would be the ability to use a lighter duty tow vehicle...?)
(one con would be the need to still swap a pair of tires)

[Eskimo]

One *major* con to a tow dolly is the lack of brakes on 95% of them. so yes, you're towing 1500lbs less weight, but you've given up on the braking safety of 4 more braked wheels. Not to mention, the trailer will be a more stable towed package (assuming correct loading / tongue weight)

If you break something in the rear end (control arm, torque arm, etc.) a tow bar isn't gonna help you, as you need everything to be fixed before you pull it home.

Not that this matters much for our use, but a vehicle with a locking (detroit-style) differential can have serious issues with a tow dolly or being flat-towed. There are numerous first-hand accounts of the locker ratcheting while changing lanes, initiating a tail-wag that often ends up against the guard rail.

One big advantage to 3/4 ton vehicles are the brakes. (The rear brake pads on my 2500 are the same pads used on the front of a 1500) By using a dolly in order to use a lighter-duty tow rig, you shot yourself in the foot twice. Once by having smaller brakes, then again by losing trailer brakes.

Just curious, does anybody use a tow dolly, and are there any major pros/cons to that?

(one pro would be the ability to use a lighter duty tow vehicle...?)
(one con would be the need to still swap a pair of tires)