dtompsett wrote on 08/19/9 at 07:53:56:I see tons of motorhomes flat-towing vehicles behind them... and pretty sure I've seen them on 400 series highways.
One thing to consider... do you really want to flat-tow from North Bay to Bancroft all the time? What's the tow vehicle?
I have a 98 Ford Explorer. It is rated to tow approx. 5000 lbs. which should easily handle my Volvo 240 either on a dolly or flat towing. It is pretty well at the limit for the Volvo on a trailer.
The problem is that since the infamous Exploder - Firestone Tires debacle, U-haul refuses to rent trailers or dollys to the owners of any era of Explorer. U-haul is the only people in North Bay that rent dollys. I can borrow the F-I-L's Dakota, but I would rather use my own truck. Plus one weekend of dolly rental ($59 a day) would easily buy a tow bar, plus the 12 mag-mount towing lights.
I don't have any issues with flat-towing from NB to Bancroft and back. The only issue would be if I broke something on the car, but I think the risk of that on Rally-X is low. I have a spare set of tires that I could use for towing and then put the rally tires on for the Rally-X.
I have had a response via e-mail that indicated they preferred flat-towing over using a dolly.