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galaxie	I need some more info. please. I just bought a trailer & have to tow it to Oh. from Ill. Can I tow a prowler trailer with a Ford Explorer, or is the hitch to high on the Explorer. Also I need info. on buying a trailer bra. Thanks again for any info.
ed monahan	Richard Jackson picked up a trailer in Louisville and drove it home. He had a rental SUV or a a loaner. It was a terrible trip home, going about 45 was top speed due to the aerodynamics. We came home the back way to avoid the interstate. You may not have the same problem and I don't recall exactly what type of vehicle we were in, but it was pretty bad and that is only 100 miles. Try to borrow a trailer bra if you cannot find one to buy quickly enough. DON'T tow it without the bra or you will probably have small holes in the trailer. This message has been edited by ed monahan on 02-21-2007 at 01:57 PM
fixumm	I drove all the way from Canada to Illinois with one behind my 40' motor coach. It was funny looking and i kept looking in the rear camara to make sure it was there.
galaxie	Thanks for chiming in Ed. I was hoping to here from you when I posted this, but I thought you would still be in bed. If anyone has a trailer bra for sale, let me know. Do you think I can get one from the Prowler store by Saturday.I'm really concerned about towing it with the Explorer from Ill. to Oh. What do you guys think?
ed monahan	Mac, if there is anyone close with a Prowler trailer, try to borrow it and take it on the X-way for a mile or two and see how it tracks. Fissumm's motorhome may have been blocking the airflow or maybe it was just a bad set up with this particular SUV that Richard used. I surely don't know the answer. Anyone from near the area of your new trailer have an Explorer that they could go try it out on your trailer?
kat hunter	I towed a trailer from Detroit back to Illinois with an F150 4x4. I used a 6" drop draw bar to get the trailer fairly level and had no problems running 75 on the way. I did hit one section of washboard road in Michigan that got the trailer bouncing, just had to slow down a little.
toys	I picked up both my trailers with my dodge Ram 1500 with no problems, just make it a straight shot, backing it up is not an option. Toys
1buddyc	I too have pulled a Prowler Trailer behind a F-150 and had no problems. I also used a drop draw bar to get the Trailer Tongue as close as possible to parallel to the ground. It towed perfectly. And Galaxie, my suggestion would be to cut up a light weight Blanket and duct tape it to the Trailer and Trailer Fenders to tow it home....it is a REAL JOB to get a Prowler Bra installed. And after it is initially installed, it needs to sit in the Sun to "stretch out" and then should be readjusted. The Bra is held to the Trailer with one sided sticky tape vel-cro strips that have to be cut to fit and then stuck on the Trailer. The rest is held on with hooks. It really is a difficult job to get a Bra to fit properly...at least it was for me. Good Luck anyway and congrats on the Trailer purchase!
Kat Daddy	I pulled mine from Atlanta to Nashville behind an Explorer. No problems at all.
kat hunter	quote: Originally posted by 1buddyc: The Bra is held to the Trailer with one sided sticky tape vel-cro strips that have to be cut to fit and then stuck on the Trailer. Good point that I forget to mention, the velcro really needs to be attached to the trailer a day or two to get good adhesion to the painted surfaces. I've had to redo the velcro on mine once so far because the bra was pulling the tape lose. Honestly through I'm not positive whether it was caused by the velcro not being attached to the trailer long enough, or the trailer had only been painted for about two weeks before I installed the bra. I guess it's possible solvents were still evaporating out of the paint. This message has been edited by kat hunter on 02-21-2007 at 05:12 PM
galaxie	You guys gave me some good info,thanks. One more question, what size is the ball?
kat hunter	1 7/8". Where in Illinois is the trailer?
phil2237	Make sure you bring a 1 7/8 ball for the hitch.....
MDProwler	Mac, I know you'll keep that trailer mileage low, right?
galaxie	Thanks for the info. MD not even close. Now lets see if we can get Rod off his butt & get one. Rod it's time to pull the trigger, you can't take it with you.
jma	I pulled mine from wisconsin to new york in november, using my explorer sport track with a drop down hitch, the explorer harness is compatable with the Prowler trailer.
Skullrodder	I picked my trailer up in RI and pulled it with my SSR with the factory hitch to MD. It worked great, but the Prowler purple was a little different than the purple on my SSR. Looked right at home behind the SSR.
TLRandall	Put a clear bra on it! Kinda expensive, but looks much better! I have them on the Purple and the Mulholland trailers. ------------------ 1997 Purple Prowler Go-Cart and Trailer 1999 Purple Prowler and Trailer 2000 Yellow Prowler Trailer 2001 Mulholland Edition Prowler and Trailer 2004 Ford F-150 FX-4 and Trailer
Rod Endsley	Galaxie; Good job picking up a good buy on a trailer I have been trying but hard to pick up a yellow one. I have a question will a prowler trailer fit in the back of pickup truck? Any one out there wanting sell a Yellow trailer?????????????????????????????? Thanks Rod
Richard Jackson	When Ed and I towed my Prowler trailer with a Trailblazer, the tongue was tilted up at 15 degrees or so to meet the truck, a mistake and probably why the wind got under it and caused such a bad towing situation. If the tongue was level, it probably would have been a no brainer.
CJ	I store my Prowler trailers at our cottage garage for the winter and we tow them with Bob's Durango. No problem. We have different hitches for different applications (boats, car trailer, etc.)
galaxie	Got a drop down hitch today,6". According to you guys, should do the job pulling the trailer with the explorer. Since this 2001 trailer is new (hasn't been on the road) is there anything I should do before towing it? Again, thanks for all the help. Rod, hang in there,something will come up. Takes time to get what you want.
ed monahan	Mac, I know you don't want to hear this but the grease in the axles might need a quick check. If the thing has been sitting no telling how the grease is doing. It is probably all right but you never know.
galaxie	Ed. I thought about checking the grease also,thanks.