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Toad towing opinions needed

I recently purchased a VersaHaul motorcycle carrier to haul my Ruckus. The versa haul is designed with a class3/4 hitch. It moved the toad back another 18 inches.
What ya'll think.....too far back..?

Thx

Hans
Hans & Marjet
1995 U300 "Ben" (#4719)
3176B Cat,4060HD,Jake
SKP#139131
Motorcade#17579
2006 Honda Element (towed)

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Reply #1 –
Can't see a problem! Does your towed have a hitch on it?
Bruce, Linda, and Macy
Zoey RIP 1/20/19
1999 U295 40' build #5400
2017 silver Jeep Wrangler, 1260 watts of solar on top
Moving around the country

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Reply #2 –
yes it does Bruce......but I feel it will make it tail heavy  Honda Element
Hans & Marjet
1995 U300 "Ben" (#4719)
3176B Cat,4060HD,Jake
SKP#139131
Motorcade#17579
2006 Honda Element (towed)

Re: Toad towing opinions needed

Reply #3 –
We have one and use it for our Honda sh150i and tow our Equinox behind it. I haven't had any issues with the greater distance between the motorhome and the Equinox.

Our sh150i weighs about 300 ib. What does your Ruckus weigh?
David and Carolyn Osborn
1995 U320C SE 40' Build 4726 Feb 1995
FMCA 147762
Motorcade 17186

Re: Toad towing opinions needed

Reply #4 –
Quote from: D.J. Osborn –
We have one and use it for our Honda sh150i and tow our Equinox behind it. I haven't had any issues with the greater distance between the motorhome and the Equinox.

Our sh150i weighs about 300 ib. What does your Ruckus weigh?
David...Ruckus is 197Lbs
Hans & Marjet
1995 U300 "Ben" (#4719)
3176B Cat,4060HD,Jake
SKP#139131
Motorcade#17579
2006 Honda Element (towed)

Re: Toad towing opinions needed

Reply #5 –
Quote from: Hans&Marjet –
yes it does Bruce......but I feel it will make it tail heavy  Honda Element
It might, I would leave it as is it will be fine
Bruce, Linda, and Macy
Zoey RIP 1/20/19
1999 U295 40' build #5400
2017 silver Jeep Wrangler, 1260 watts of solar on top
Moving around the country

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Reply #6 –
Do not see a problem.  Only weight is the bike and carrier.  Car does not add to it.  Longer hitch length means car won't cut corners.

Keith
Keith, Joyce & Smokey the Australian Cattle Dog
1995 U320 SE Extreme 40' WTBI Build # 4780, with a Honda CR-V hopefully still following behind.
Motorcade # 17030
FMCA # F422159

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Reply #7 –
Need to make sure that the towbar on coach is 0-4" higher then where bar connects to toad.  If any higher or lower then level then need to make adjustment.  Remember that when you let off the throttle of coach the toad will be pushing on the bar. 
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago

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Reply #8 –
Every ball mount and receiver I have seen has some slop in it. With the much longer length, the movement out at the end will be magnified. It would nice to have a couple of flat bars to go from both ends of the carrier at an angle through the Fiberglas bumper to the frame. With a sudden flat tire on the toad, it would be a lot more stable and resist bending anything. The little tabs seen in the photo would be a good point to connect to.

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)

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Reply #9 –
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It moved the toad back another 18 inches.

I'm using the Ready Brake which also adds about 18". No big deal except getting in and out of my driveway. Before I added the Ready Brake I could raise the rig up all the way and get in and out without dragging. The Ready Brake digs a nice trench. Now, I have to take the tow bar off to get in and out. This is a major pia but one does what one must. 

In my case, the 18" allows me to open the engine cover when the tow bar is stowed which is a nice feature. Anyhow, other than that I don't see any issue.
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