2017 Miramar Towing

[Grumpy Grampa]

I have a 2017 Miramar 37.1 with a 8000 lb hitch, 500 tongue weight. I want to use a tow dolly and tow my Prius. Can I also want to add a bike rack to the hitch. Both bikes weight a combined weight of 150 lbs (e-bikes).

Thoughts

[taylorbob1]

You’re good IMHO
The tow dolly has very little tongue weight
Just make sure that your “dual high low hitch” is a sturdy one.
You know the saying…you can pay me now or pay me later.
That is, you don’t want the high low hitch to break a weld while you’re on the road.

[Jimbo56]

Chances are you will need a drop hitch as the dolly will probably be lower than your receiver. If it were me, I’d carry the bikes on the car. Or on the ladder.

[taylorbob1]

Originally Posted by Jimbo56

Chances are you will need a drop hitch as the dolly will probably be lower than your receiver. If it were me, I’d carry the bikes on the car. Or on the ladder.

Carry bikes on….
- Car? It’s a Prius on a dolly. Not a good option IMHO
- Ladder? I don’t like that idea. 150# of E-bikes is too much weight

[16ACE27]

Originally Posted by Jimbo56

Chances are you will need a drop hitch as the dolly will probably be lower than your receiver. If it were me, I’d carry the bikes on the car. Or on the ladder.

Originally Posted by taylorbob1

Carry bikes on….
- Car? It’s a Prius on a dolly. Not a good option IMHO
- Ladder? I don’t like that idea. 150# of E-bikes is too much weight

What Taylorbob said. 150 #s of dynamic weight on the ladder when it can barely support 200 #s static weight? That's a recipe for disaster.