Towing Options: moving from MD to NM - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

72ChevyRock · 04-13-2005, 09:03 PM

Hey guys,

I just got orders to Albuquerque, NM. I presently live on Andrews AFB, MD and I only have 3 weeks to decide how I am going to get my 72 from here to there. I have a 2004 TrailBlazer with 5300lbs towing capacity and factory hitch (reese style). I was thinking of several ideas: (1) tow dolly, (2) tow bar, (3) car hauler trailer, or (4) drive it 13 hours to Florida and leave it with my brother for 3 years and not touch it. I need your thoughts guys. Ideally, I'd like to buy a used trailer and haul it over to Kirtland AFB, NM. However, I'm not sure I want to use a dolly or car trailer. I could rent, but I figured I could probably buy just as cheap as I could rent for a 3 day drive. Does anyone have any ideas? Please drop me a message or respond with serious remarks only. I appreciate it.

Thanks,

Clint

pebbleboy · 04-13-2005, 09:05 PM

I'd probably just price shipping it.
Moving that far is a PIA.

Longhorn Man · 04-13-2005, 09:10 PM

When i went from Fort hood Tx to Columbus Ohio I hardly even noticed the truck on the tow bar behind me...even when it shredded a tire I didn't notice it.

But I was towing with a 24 foot moving van though.
If you have any mountian passes between point a and point b...I don't recomend a tow bar onless you are driving something huge. (like a 24 foot moving van)
however, if it is fairly flat ground...a tow bar is hard to beat if you are a man with common sence.

**special-K** · 04-13-2005, 09:29 PM

The truck should have no problem towing that little ol`Trailblazer to NM.I`d use a dolly,save the extra weight of the trailer.

Big Block · 04-13-2005, 09:40 PM

I used a tow dolly to tow a 55 Chevy 2 dr Belair from Ill. to NC. I towed it behind a 2wd 96 Chevy EXT Cab. I had no problems even thur the mountains of WV. B.B

72ChevyRock · 04-13-2005, 10:53 PM

Thanks for your info. guys. I am using the Trail Blazer to pull the 72. I know I would have to disconnect the drive shaft using either a tow bar or a dolly. Does anyone know anybody in the Washington D.C. area or nearby that has either setup for sale?

racer6 · 04-13-2005, 11:21 PM

if you use a car dolly, make sure you measure the outside tire width to fit the dolly....some dollys are not made for these trks.... just my 2 cents worth.....and if you rent a car trl, sometimes the trk dont fit those either.....

RicksTrucks · 04-13-2005, 11:44 PM

Second the idea of making sure the tow dolley is wide enough. I went down to San Antonio with my 2004 Dodge Caravan fully expecting to rent a U-Haul tow dolley. Picked up the dolley and it was too narrow for our trucks (68 c-10 Short Stepside). Luckily the guy next door had a used tow dolley for sale for $400. Made it back to Tusla. Since then I have pulled a 71 Short Stepside from Eastern Kentucky and a 4x4 from Northern Louisiana. Tow dolleys are great since you are mainly pulling and not carrying, like with a car trailer. The only bad thing about a dolley is don't try backing up with them. Dolley goes one way and the truck goes the other. So plan your parking.

Longhorn Man · 04-13-2005, 11:46 PM

If your truck is a stick shift, you can leave the drive shaft hooked up.

meathead95 · 04-14-2005, 08:02 AM

I have used a tow bar before to pull from nebraska to illinois in the winter (had a snow storm that day) and it did great. If I where you being from up north unless the body is absolutely cherry I would sell it and by a nm RUST FREE TRUCK and work on it.

*dtlilly* · 04-14-2005, 10:02 AM

Let the Military pay to move your truck, and drive the Blazer, or are you wanting to pocket that fat travel check your going to get.

04-13-2005, 09:03 PM	#1
72ChevyRock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 55	Towing Options: moving from MD to NM Hey guys, I just got orders to Albuquerque, NM. I presently live on Andrews AFB, MD and I only have 3 weeks to decide how I am going to get my 72 from here to there. I have a 2004 TrailBlazer with 5300lbs towing capacity and factory hitch (reese style). I was thinking of several ideas: (1) tow dolly, (2) tow bar, (3) car hauler trailer, or (4) drive it 13 hours to Florida and leave it with my brother for 3 years and not touch it. I need your thoughts guys. Ideally, I'd like to buy a used trailer and haul it over to Kirtland AFB, NM. However, I'm not sure I want to use a dolly or car trailer. I could rent, but I figured I could probably buy just as cheap as I could rent for a 3 day drive. Does anyone have any ideas? Please drop me a message or respond with serious remarks only. I appreciate it. Thanks, Clint __________________ Primer Gray 72 LWB w/a 307

04-13-2005, 09:29 PM	#4
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	The truck should have no problem towing that little ol`Trailblazer to NM.I`d use a dolly,save the extra weight of the trailer. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

04-13-2005, 09:40 PM	#5
Big Block Big Block Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Durham, N.C. Posts: 1,649	Tow dolly I used a tow dolly to tow a 55 Chevy 2 dr Belair from Ill. to NC. I towed it behind a 2wd 96 Chevy EXT Cab. I had no problems even thur the mountains of WV. B.B

04-13-2005, 10:53 PM	#6
72ChevyRock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 55	Thanks for your info. guys. I am using the Trail Blazer to pull the 72. I know I would have to disconnect the drive shaft using either a tow bar or a dolly. Does anyone know anybody in the Washington D.C. area or nearby that has either setup for sale? __________________ Primer Gray 72 LWB w/a 307

04-13-2005, 11:21 PM	#7
racer6 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: west of springfield, mo Posts: 69	if you use a car dolly, make sure you measure the outside tire width to fit the dolly....some dollys are not made for these trks.... just my 2 cents worth.....and if you rent a car trl, sometimes the trk dont fit those either..... __________________ racer6.. slightly burned out, but still smokin'..

04-13-2005, 09:05 PM	#2
pebbleboy Son Of Gravel Man Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cleveland OH Posts: 638	I'd probably just price shipping it. Moving that far is a PIA.

04-13-2005, 09:10 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	When i went from Fort hood Tx to Columbus Ohio I hardly even noticed the truck on the tow bar behind me...even when it shredded a tire I didn't notice it. But I was towing with a 24 foot moving van though. If you have any mountian passes between point a and point b...I don't recomend a tow bar onless you are driving something huge. (like a 24 foot moving van) however, if it is fairly flat ground...a tow bar is hard to beat if you are a man with common sence.

04-13-2005, 11:44 PM	#8
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,640	Second the idea of making sure the tow dolley is wide enough. I went down to San Antonio with my 2004 Dodge Caravan fully expecting to rent a U-Haul tow dolley. Picked up the dolley and it was too narrow for our trucks (68 c-10 Short Stepside). Luckily the guy next door had a used tow dolley for sale for $400. Made it back to Tusla. Since then I have pulled a 71 Short Stepside from Eastern Kentucky and a 4x4 from Northern Louisiana. Tow dolleys are great since you are mainly pulling and not carrying, like with a car trailer. The only bad thing about a dolley is don't try backing up with them. Dolley goes one way and the truck goes the other. So plan your parking. __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4

04-13-2005, 11:46 PM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	If your truck is a stick shift, you can leave the drive shaft hooked up.

04-14-2005, 08:02 AM	#10
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	I have used a tow bar before to pull from nebraska to illinois in the winter (had a snow storm that day) and it did great. If I where you being from up north unless the body is absolutely cherry I would sell it and by a nm RUST FREE TRUCK and work on it. __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

04-14-2005, 10:02 AM	#11
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Let the Military pay to move your truck, and drive the Blazer, or are you wanting to pocket that fat travel check your going to get.



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