If the trailer has inertia brakes, the controller won't do anything.

Gonna be towing my grandmother's Fusion from Florida to Mass when she moves in the spring and have towed others in the past long distances... just give yourself room behind the vehicle in front of you to stop.

 

Just grow a pair and try a dolly! Check this out.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/3891301-post3.html

 

LMAO!!! I was just looking at that.

 

LOL. Too funny.

 

The tow dolly has a pivot pin in the center. So essentially you have 4 fulcrums...

1. The rear wheels of the car you are towing.
2. The pivot pin in the center of the dolly.
3. The wheels on the dolly.
4. The tow hitch.

It's ok to back up for very short distances, but it's very easy to get things out of whack and break the pivot pin on the dolly. If you ever use a dolly, try backing up... It's a bitch!

Riddle of the day... When towing a standard trailer with 2 fulcrums, you turn the steering wheel left to make the trailer go right in reverse. Which way do you turn the steering wheel with 4 fulcrums?

 

Id personally use the dolly. Less weight, easier to pull easier to stop. You're running all highway. It will be fine.

 

The only problem with the dolly. If it is not a standard, do you still have to remove the driveshaft to keep from burning up the tranny?

 

That would probably only be if the Fusion is all wheel drive (assuming they make one that way). Otherwise the rears are just freewheeling all the time.

 

Setups like that are always driving through Louisiana on I-10. About a year ago one of them was a toyota mini truck pulling a dodge caravan and a small econo car. The tiow bar they had rigged up on the caravans front end broke loose and the caravan/small car crossed the median into on coming traffic killing a family. I wish the troopers would crack down on that BS.


Back on topic: Spend a few bucks more and rent the trailer. They have inertia brakes and 4 pin flat plugs so no need for a controller and as someone already mentioned no way to hook it up. I've towed built up offroad jeep weighing in at 5,000 lbs on those trailers and they did fine and the inertia brakes worked well.

 

Of cousre! I forgot about the frontwheel drive.

 

It's a Corolla. Corolla has been front wheel drive since 1988.
Just hook up and go.

Why get a trailer? The car is only 2800 lbs.

 

The dolly would be fine, but for a few dollars more get the trailer and the car is completely off the road and out of the way of debris.

It's no harder to back a dolly than a trailer. They both have one pivot point - the hitch.

 

By reading this statement it is very apparent you have never used a tow dolly. I don't know why some people even post when they have no clue what they're talking about???

 

I've towed with a dolly and a trailer. Go for the trailer. The dolly wasn't bad it's just a lot easier keep an eye on the car with the trailer. And like everyone else said. It's a PITA to back a dolly up. You have the hitch pivoting and the middle of the dolly pivots. I did get it backed up but it took a few tries.

 

I went with the trailer and had no issues. It was pretty strait forward loading and locking. And my truck pulled the 2000lb trailer and 2500lb Corolla with ease. Thanks everyone.