[Rhodes22-list] Towing with a small SUV

Thomas s talmorin at hotmail.com
Fri Jan 18 14:11:49 EST 2019


One caveat to this. Check your local Uhaul(s). Not all typically have pickups to rent, especially in more rural areas. 

If it’s available, it’s great and perfect for short tows a few times a year. 

Just make sure you get the right size ball for the hitch before you leave!

Tom

> On Jan 18, 2019, at 6:48 AM, Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Great information, thanks.  I think that makes more sense for me, personally, since I rarely tow and don’t really need a large vehicle otherwise.  
> 
> Frank
> 
>> On Jan 18, 2019, at 6:30 AM, Stephen Staum <snstaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I rent a 1/2 ton pickup from Uhaul to launch and retrieve my boat each
>> year.  They charge $20 per day plus mileage and I don't need to drive a gas
>> guzzling SUV all year round.  I owned a Chevy Blazer for a number of years
>> and towed the Rhodes with that.  It was rated for 5,000# and is the
>> absolute minimum towing capacity for our boats.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *Stephen Staum*
>> *s/v Carol Lee 2*
>> 
>> *Needham, MA*
>> 
>> 
>>> On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 2:42 PM Jay Friedland <jayf401 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Fwiw, at a 2016 auto show, I did shopping based on 5,000 lb. towing
>>> capacity. The mid-size Kia Sorento V-6 was the only ’smaller’ SUV w/ that
>>> capacity. My son was selling them at the time, and I had the opportunity to
>>> tow my R22 from coastal NJ to Edenton & back with no issues at all. That
>>> included 30 to 35-mph cross winds on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge going down,
>>> just after their 40-mph restrictions for trailers, RVs were lifted and
>>> other bridges (Del. Memorial and local). It was steady, stable and very
>>> responsive. With 26 avg. MPG, it replaced a RAV-4 that was able to tow
>>> locally (after warranty expired).
>>> 
>>> Jay Friedland
>>> S/V Wanderlust ’97
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 17, 2019, at 2:14 PM, Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Very helpful to know; the son may balk at subjecting his truck to this
>>> burden, after all.
>>>> 
>>>> Frank
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 17, 2019, at 11:03 AM, Art Czerwonky via Rhodes22-list <
>>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Frank,I am sure too light. You might bluff thru on the flat, but the
>>> hills would be a real problem. I suspect that Honda might nix warranty
>>> claims to boot.  Short haul, launching anyone's guess.Arts/v MaryJaneLake
>>> Hartwell
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 5:38 PM, Frank Goldsmith<goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:   Recently there was a thread about towing a Rhodes with various
>>> vehicles.  Has anyone tried towing one with a Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV-4?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Frank Goldsmith
>>>>> s/v Mary Bess
>>>>> Lake Keowee, SC
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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