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05-20-2002, 09:17 PM
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Will my truck fit on a tow dolly
I need to rescue my truck from a shop where it has sat for a year with next to no work on it. Will the front fit on a tow dolly? If not how about some opinions on tow bars.
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05-20-2002, 09:24 PM
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Hey Brad, I'll be in OKC in a week or so. Need some help?
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05-20-2002, 09:25 PM
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Location: Harrisville,Pa. "USA"
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Yes if you get the right dolly you need a wild dolly I have towed my truck on a smaller dolly but only short distance
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05-20-2002, 10:43 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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I have yet to see a dolly for rent that is wide enough. Don't even bother with U-Haul.
A tow bar is one of the best things you can own IMO. I got one at Wall Mart (R.V. section) for 100 bucks, then towed my '69 SWB from tx to Ohio behind the moving van. No trouble at all. Then, this past March, Longhorn Jeff and I went to Pa, and pulled my one ton Longhorn behind his K/5 blazer 428 miles to get it here. That one was kinda scarey, but no real problems. The bar from Wally's World is rated at like 3000 pounds or something wimpy like that. But, since I was removing bumper bolts, and bolting this thing directly to the frame instead of in holes drilled in the bumper (as per instructions on tow bar) I gambled, and won. If it is just across town, you could always take the side roads and use a chain. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. E-mail longhornmail@yahoo.com My name is Andy...not Randy...I'm in Ohio...Not Illinois...close enough? Columbus Ohio |
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05-20-2002, 10:52 PM
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Back in the sticks
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I used the same tow bar as longhorn to tow the Blazer home and it worked fine. Just tie the steering wheel down and remove the drive shaft. Good luck, Jeff.
------------------ 1971 Cheyenne C-10 w/700R4 and Tuned Port Injection 1969 K5 Blazer New project 1995 K1500 Sub(Mommas car) 1989 VW Golf(Beater) Will be the daughters car if she will pay her insurance! Ha!
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05-20-2002, 10:55 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Why you tie the wheel? If you do that, it will be more likely to push the tow vehicle in a turn and jack knife.
I towed with tow bars in the army for almost 8 years, and went to recovery school. One guy was almost killed when he did that on a hummer. Cockey SGT thought he knew best. You wanna leave the wheel loose, so the towed vehicle can follow through the turn by the tow vehicle. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. E-mail longhornmail@yahoo.com My name is Andy...not Randy...I'm in Ohio...Not Illinois...close enough? Columbus Ohio |
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05-20-2002, 11:04 PM
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Eb it's in Amarillo...thats about four hours each way.
I knew I would have to drop the driveshaft but was under the impression that the steering wheel should be left free.
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05-20-2002, 11:11 PM
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Never Done?
 
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I'm assuming it is possible to tow a rolling chassis with the tow bar? Will it matter that it doesn't have any lights or anything? I may need to find a way to get one home about a 310 mile trip. Thanks,
------------------ - Adam L. Vogel University of Cincinnati White 68 GMC short, fleet, 350/TH350, 67-8 chevy grille, 5-lugs, front power disc brakes, power steering, a/c (not complete yet) My truck site IM= newt0 [This message has been edited by Alvin (edited May 20, 2002).] |
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05-20-2002, 11:30 PM
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I used a UHaul 4/wheel carrier to bring my 66 C10 project home. It was a perfect fit. Rear wheels cleared the back ramp by about 6 inches and had 2 or 3 inches on either side of the ramps. Took a long time to get it up on the dolly using a cable hoist. But it pulled with no problems.
Joe ------------------ The Carolina Cajun, almost famous in North Carolina since 1989! Driving a 68 & Restoring a 66. Lookin' for Rochester 1bbl & 2bbl carbs!!
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05-20-2002, 11:39 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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As for the tail lights, I used a trailer light kit once, bolted the lights to the rear bumper (tape would do if you have a pretty bumper back there) and ran the wires up to the tow vehicle.
The other time, I fabbed a harness to go from the tow vehicle, to the tail light harness on the towed vehicle. You won't need a bettery in the towed vehicle, just good bulbs and harness. Just unplug it grom the firewall, and use crimp on connectors to plug each wire in. You can use schematics, or just trial and eror. All you need is tail lights, and the laft and right blinker...with the blinkers wired, the brake lights will be automatic. Works out pretty darned cool. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. E-mail longhornmail@yahoo.com My name is Andy...not Randy...I'm in Ohio...Not Illinois...close enough? Columbus Ohio |
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05-21-2002, 08:35 AM
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Get the Uhaul car carrier for $60 per day and be done with it. They will tell you a truck will not fit, but it will no problem. I pulled a 3/4 4x4 from Amarillo to Dallas at 75MPH with a 1 ton van. Do not take a chance on causing a wreck, the cost is too great.
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05-21-2002, 09:25 AM
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I used a U-haul tow dolly to get the '68 (a 3/4-ton 4-wheel drive) from L.A. to Eastern AZ. They WILL fit on U-haul's narrower tow dolly - providing your tires aren't too wide. I insisted at Uhaul that they give me the wider tow dolly, but they couldn't make the lights work on the one they had, so they gave me a narrow one... which I had to fix the lights on anyway.
I took an extra set of narrow tires to put on the '68. I also had to mislead uhaul. When I told them I was towing a '68 K20 with a '92 K20, they said the '92 wasn't heavy enough, so I called back and said I was hauling a '92 K20 with a '68 K20 and they let it go. ------------------ Bowen '68 K20 fleet '69 K10 swb fleet '72 C10 lwb step '72 K10 Suburban
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05-21-2002, 09:58 AM
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I put my 71 blazer on a u-haul car transport(u-haul term). I have 31x10.5 tires on the truck was very tight but worked great. For a trip of more that 3 hours I would use the trailer. btw U-haul said the truck was too heavy to tow with anything other that a 1 ton truck. I used my e350 ( I know, towing a chevy with a ford is a NO-NO) and it worked great
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05-21-2002, 10:39 AM
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If you flat tow or use a tow dolly the truck you are towing must be registered. If any wheels of the towed truck is touching the ground it must be registered. Something to think about.
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05-21-2002, 10:56 AM
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its all about the +6 inches
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In most staes, that is true, I know in PA, it is not required.
If TX says you need tags, you can get the one way tag for 5 bucks if memory serves. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. E-mail longhornmail@yahoo.com My name is Andy...not Randy...I'm in Ohio...Not Illinois...close enough? Columbus Ohio |
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05-21-2002, 11:49 PM
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So even though u-haul will say it won't fit......it will?
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05-21-2002, 11:53 PM
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u-haul, lol, what opinion do they have that the point they call it U-haul, the local one around here dont do anything except sit around a look at the line get big.
------------------ Britney: 1970 2wd K/5 Blazer (gots to go) Jessica: 1967 2wd SWB (not yet decided on furture) Helga: 1972 4x4 3/4ton LWB (going to go too) AIM:Alexmart1 Mountain View, Cali |
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05-22-2002, 07:31 AM
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You can dolly it no problem! I have my own and have dollied all of my trucks at one time or another. Have even towed a couple of 1 ton fords before.
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05-22-2002, 07:48 AM
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what size tires do you have on it?
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05-22-2002, 07:46 PM
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I work for uhaul as a mechanic. Using a tow dolly is a tight fit with one of the trucks. You are better off renting an auto transport form them. The auto trans has 4 wheel disc brakes and you can pull rthem witha normal 1/2 ton. I used a company truck to bring in the 79 we scrapped and i was drivng 75-80 no problem with a 93 gmc 3500 witha 454 in it. They pull better than the ford diesels.
------------------ Dean edmonton,canada 68 c10, project in works,350, th350, plain jane. SLOW AND STEADY GETS THE PANELS READY http://communities.msn.ca/MyChevytruckpage
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05-22-2002, 10:03 PM
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Dean23 is the transport a form of a dolly or a trailer? My concern is that my tow vehicle is a lowered truck with 20 inch wheels on the back. It won't handle the tongue weight of a trailer.
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05-22-2002, 10:12 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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And that trailer weighs as much as some smaller cars. Right at one ton..2000 POUNDS!!!
------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. E-mail longhornmail@yahoo.com My name is Andy...not Randy...I'm in Ohio...Not Illinois...close enough? Columbus Ohio |
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05-23-2002, 11:46 PM
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Carolina Cajun
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The transport is a full trailer. The vehicle being towed will be completely off the ground. Only the transport/trailer wheels will be on the road, 4 of them. If your towing vehicle will not handle the trailer, I doubt it will handle the two wheel dolly very well either. The transport is far eaiser and safer. Just my thoughts.
Joe ------------------ The Carolina Cajun, almost famous in North Carolina since 1989! Driving a 68 & Restoring a 66. Lookin' for Rochester 1bbl & 2bbl carbs!! Concord, NC & Ponchatoula, LA
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