You’ll also need some electrical wiring and safety cables installed. You’ll need a tow bar and you’ll need to have a “base plate” installed into the front of the car to connect that tow bar to. If you can flat tow your car (we’ll help you find this out in a later section) you’ll need to make some modifications. And if you flat tow a vehicle that isn’t capable of being towed with all four wheels down, you can cause serious (and expensive) damage. This is because not all transmissions can safely accommodate flat towing. While this is the type of towing people are most familiar with, it won’t work for all vehicles. With this type of towing, the car has all 4 wheels on the ground. The first way to tow your car while RVing is called flat towing. Flat Towing (4-Wheels Down) Flat towing a car behind an RV is a method that leaves all four wheels of the “toad” on the ground. Regardless of how you tow your car, your RV will need to have a trailer hitch receiver and some electrical connections. But personal preference comes into play as well. The option you choose will depend in large part on two factors: your RV’s capabilities and your towed car’s capabilities. There are three methods of towing a car behind an RV. Let’s look into the various ways to tow a car behind a motorhome: 3 Ways to Tow a Car Behind an RV For example, you can’t flat tow (4 wheels down) all vehicles behind an RV. How you tow may also look a little different depending on your vehicle specs. The important factors to consider here are the weight of the vehicle you want to tow and whether your RV has enough power and capacity to tow it.
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