Towing with a car dolly

If the option comes up for Alaska, I will take it. Just want to tow as little weight as possible.

It is a damned long drive...

 

yeha no kidding



4000 post scott congrats!!!

 

...might try a ..trans. parts supply shop...

...frank...

 

HEY!!! Didn't notice.

Do I get a prize, like an engraved pen, or a Maverick Clock

 

Mavericks pull great on tow dollys. I pulled my '74 Grabber over 400 miles on a tow dolly, 100 miles of that the front end was bent sideways after the wreck and it still pulled great. I pulled my '73 2 door over 600 miles back from South Carolina on the dolly. Pulled the '72 Grabber about 150 miles from Conyers up to NC. Pulled my engineless '69.5 almost 200 miles from Frank's house up to NC on the dolly. Surprised frank didn't bust out the pictures of our little misshap trying to get the car out from beside his shop. That was fun. I also pulled my engineless '72 2 door from Charlotte, NC to Murphy, NC on the dolly. And my '76 2 door shell. That was kind of scary, car was literally just a rolling bare shell, with no shocks. It got a little squirly across the bridges around I-285.

Driveshafts are easy to remove. After you get the car on the dolly and strapped down so it can't roll, jack one back wheel off the ground, put the car in neutral (you have to turn the driveshaft to get to the second set of nuts on the other U bolt), and remove the nuts on the U bolts. My Mavericks have had both 1/2 inch and 7/16 nuts and both fine and coarse threads on the U bolts. I usually just zip tie a zip lock bag around the end of the transmission to catch any excess transmission fluid and keep any dust out as we're going down the road.

 

I use tow hubs. There a hub that bolts up to your wheels studs, then your wheel bolts to the hub. You leave the car in park and your wheels spin on the hubs. Alot of campers pulling a car do it this way. I do it this way with a tow bar.

 

looks like i am a 4,000 post person also...
...frank...

 

i dont know:16suspect might have to ask the Big Cheese

you prolly will have to catch Mavaholic to get anything like 10,000+ posts

 

Sounds interesting...never heard of it. Any pics or links to pics?

 

I've got a set of those years ago then never used them. Might be a good ebay item.

 

dang everyone is getting 4000 at the same time congrats

 

just one for Jamie...
...Jamies' friend Frank...

 

I was wondering when that would get posted on this thread.

 

Here is the result, and the trip went well.

 

check this out

http://4wheeldrive.about.com/gi/dyn...bts=0&zu=http://www.remcotowing.com/drive.asp dont know how it would hold up to you guys put'n out out all that horse power but would be sweet for towing