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Towing a 69 with a dolly?

Started by Goodolboy, October 04, 2010, 10:05:52 AM

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Goodolboy

October 04, 2010, 10:05:52 AM
Hello,
I have access to a dolly to pick up a car but not a flat bed. Can I tow it with a dolly if I disconnect the drive shaft and tie it up out of the way? Don't want to get 300 miles from home to find out can't bring the car home. Thanks for your imput.
Will

Charger-Bodie

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October 04, 2010, 10:11:21 AM
Quote from: Goodolboy on October 04, 2010, 10:05:52 AM
Hello,
I have access to a dolly to pick up a car but not a flat bed. Can I tow it with a dolly if I disconnect the drive shaft and tie it up out of the way? Don't want to get 300 miles from home to find out can't bring the car home. Thanks for your imput.
Will



Shouldnt be a problem. Might want to check the rear end oil to be sure your not going to burn that up.
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68 383 auto with a/c and power windows. Now 440 4 speed jj1 gold black interior .
My Charger is a hybrid car, it burns gas and rubber............

b5blue

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October 04, 2010, 04:23:52 PM
I have a friend who has towed many Chargers that way, He use to buy them and sell them. Check the oil as mentioned (bring some with you too) and have good back tires and a spare. Make sure the E brake is loose. When you pull the yoke out of the tranny expect a mess, it's a good idea to drain it first.

moparheater

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October 05, 2010, 12:15:13 AM
Might as well pull the drive shaft out completely. 

bull

#4
October 05, 2010, 02:10:55 AM
If you're going the U-Haul route you'll have to fib about what car you're towing or they won't rent the dolly to you. Even though it will work just fine they are trying to cover their butts.

Goodolboy

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October 05, 2010, 07:59:42 AM
Thanks for the info guys :2thumbs:

BigBlackDodge

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October 05, 2010, 09:18:55 AM
After a few miles stop and check the front tire straps. We've had tires lose air which makes the straps lose too! :o

BBD

Bobby41909

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October 05, 2010, 06:18:48 PM
I am sure you could do it but why when you consider what can go wrong.

I recently bought my 69 project in May from a guy who just lost his job.  He owned the car a total of three weeks.  The car was in really nice shape but he thought he'd save a few bucks and dolly the car from Colorado to Indiana.  Well I guess it went well until he went over a steep incline and screwed up the rear valance.  Of course he was pissed but that didn't compare to when one of the rear axles broke, the wheel folded in and dented the rear quarter and the dolly dented the front by the driver door.  Didn't look real bad when I bought it from him.  He lost money on the deal but not as much as it cost me to make it all right again. 
If you don't know the car is 100% in operational condition or that the roads, ramps, etc you'll travel will have smooth grades, I wouldn't chance it.  The few hundred bucks you'll save getting a dolly vs. a full trailer might cover the cost of the touch-up paint but you'll carry the cost of the metal/bondo repair bill.  That assumes you don't break anything in the rear.

Not to say this will happen to you, I know people get away with it all the time.  Good luck with whatever you decide...Post pictures when you get it home
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