Bobtailing with car in tow

You can get a pintle hook / ball hitch combination that will bolt onto the back of your tractor. The reason I suggest the combo hitch is that it gives you abilities further down the road (ie if you get work with a dirt contractor).

You may need a gender adapter if you wish to use a u-haul auto dolley or auto trailer for your lights. Some how I dont think u-haul will question if your truck is strong enough for the job. LOL



is available from Northern Tool for $99

 

whatkinda truck ??

Very easy 2 do

 

When all is said and done it would probably be cheaper to take a bus or plane instead.

 

here are some visuals since you asked.

The car dolly allows you to put your front wheel drive axle onto this mini trailer (trailer must be attached to vehicle that is doing the towing). With attached straps you bind your auto to the dolly. If the vehicle is rear wheel drive you will need a trailer to fully put the whole vehicle onto the trailer (pricey).

 

No, if the vehicle is rear wheel drive, like my pickup, you just put the rear of the
vehicle on the dolly.

And I know that it can be done as I have towed my pickup many times on a dolly.

 

or couldn't just put it in neutral?

 

Automatic transmissions can be destroyed by doing this, the oil pump cant be turned by the axle. however, you can idle the engine to solve that (expensive). Learned that one time when i got towed by a tow truck.

They don't reccomend it for stick shifts either. Infact if you get a tractor-trailer towed they disconnect the driveshaft (for $50...).

or put it on the dolly backwards, but then the only thing holding the wheels straight is the steering lock. On my car, I can break the steering lock with my hands, but it's an import.

You can solve that by looping a belt around the steering wheel and jamming it in the door.....