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Old 03-30-2014, 04:45 PM   #1
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Tow Dolly Restrictions

New RV owner and first time ABOUT to use a tow dolly.

My drive way slopes, so there is no way to connect the dolly to the hitch. I can do it, if I lift it up high enough but the tow dolly tires would be in the air. Obvious solution is to move everything to a level spot and hook it up.

My question is, what if I'm driving and I encounter some similar steep angle? Is the tow dolly going to bottom out? Is there some modified hitch that I need that lowers the dolly closer to the ground? Or is this simply just because a drive way will have unusual inclines that I don't need to worry about on the road?

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Steve
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Old 03-30-2014, 04:49 PM   #2
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Tow dolly tongue should be level like all trailer tongues when on level ground. If it isn't, you need a different hitch.
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Old 03-30-2014, 05:05 PM   #3
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Now I get it. Thanks. Nice to know this good rule of thumb. Or law of thumb.
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