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PODSKI 
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Joined: 14 Jun 2015 Location: Green Bay, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 34 |
 Topic: Tow vehiclePosted: 16 Jun 2015 at 12:47pm |
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Hello Podders,
Not sure where to post this, so I thought I would try here. Is anyone towing with a Chrysler 300? |
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MeeshyPod
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Joined: 09 Apr 2015 Location: Sacramento, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 15 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2015 at 1:04pm |
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The 300 has a tow capacity of 1000 lbs. I don't think you could tow an rpod with that.
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Michelle & Curtis Nolting
2015 Rpod 179 (MeeshyPod) 2015 Ford Explorer Sport 
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp 
Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2015 at 3:18pm |
I certainly hope not. A jet ski maybe. But not a pod. |
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PODSKI
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Joined: 14 Jun 2015 Location: Green Bay, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 34 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2015 at 4:13pm |
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I know the tow capacity of a Chrysler 300 is 1000 lbs. In Europe it is higher. A 300 has the same drive train as a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a frame that is just as stiff. The springs are softer and the Gross Vehicle weight capacity is less. But if the tongue weight is kept at say 12% and the total weight at 3500, all should be right with the world. Also CanAm RV in Canada sets up Chrysler 300s to two larger trailers such as Air Streams.
That being said does anyone tow with a 300? Does anyone tow with a car? This spring I witnessed a Honda van (3500 tow capacity) pulling an 8000 lb. Airstream with a hitch set up by CanAm. The owner has been doing this for about 3 years with no problems. Some food for thought. With 350 lbs of Tongue weight on My 300 the rear is suppressed about one inch and the front only rises 1/8. The long wheelbase is what makes this possible. It is possible to install leveling shocks in a 300 to raise the rear to the standard height. (Yes a leveling shock is made for the 300. It is called a NIBO and is used on the tow packages of US built Town and Country Vans and Jeep Grand Cherokees) |
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Tars Tarkas
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Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1454 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2015 at 9:34pm |
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I have no expertise in this area -- I've heard that you will have insurance and probably legal problems if you are towing over your rated capacity and have an accident, but I don't know. I do know that you can get away with anything you want until you don't get away with it any more. You'd be way beyond pushing the limits and could end up blowing your engine or transmission, or being held responsible for damages or injuries in an accident.
It's pretty obvious you aren't hearing what you want to hear. I'd be real careful about proceeding with the idea of towing a pod with your 300 though. That's interesting about Canada and Europe. I've heard that about Europe before. I don't know how that works... TT |
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goombah
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Joined: 02 Jun 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 21 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2015 at 12:55am |
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I've heard about Andy at CanAm before. He set up a Jeep Wrangler (two door-very short wheelbase) to pull a 22' Airstream. Touched off all kinds of nerves on the Lance Owners board. Until one of their own said he had set up his rig as well, and that the guy really knew what he was doing.
Which engine do you have? I have a 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon that I'm towing with. It has the 3.6l Pentastar that has a lot of torque. The engine itself is not the issue, but the other components will be. Transmission may be fine, but as you said, the suspension will be the real concern. And another might be the brakes on the 300. But hey, back in the 1970's we all towed with big ol' Cadillac sedans. By the way, the max on my Jeep is 350 lb tongue/3500 lb tow weight. However, in Europe it is supposedly 200 k tongue/2000 k tow (some say 400 lb/4000 lb). That's a big difference. And no one has given a good reason for the difference yet besides different laws.
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Marx
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Joined: 18 Jul 2014 Location: Charleston Online Status: Offline Posts: 103 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2015 at 6:50am |
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Hmm..., my concern would be safety be careful out there with whatever you decide.
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Guests
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Posted: 17 Jun 2015 at 7:28am |
I would echo that. A couple years ago I saw a guy moving an upright piano in the back of a pickup truck and when he made a turn the piano fell out of the truck... what a mess. You could argue that the piano did fit in the truck, and it was within weight limit of the truck. Should he have been moving an upright piano in the back of a pickup?
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PODSKI
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Joined: 14 Jun 2015 Location: Green Bay, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 34 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2015 at 8:59am |
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Podders,
Here is a link to ad fuel to this debate: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2008/02/the-great-american-anti-towing-conspiracy/ PODSKI |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp 
Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2015 at 9:42am |
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Podski, forget leveling shocks or airbags. Only a WDH will properly move the load back over the front axle for proper steering and braking.
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