Towing a car behind the bobtail

Could you recommend easy solution that would enable me to tow my car and unhook so i dont have to use uber to and from repair shop
Car has to be a manual,am i correct?

 

How often are you taking your truck in for repair? I can't imagine a truck needing to be in the shop enough to justify a setup like this and still be worth keeping.

In any case, they sell towbars for cars, mostly marketed to people that want to tow their car behind their RV. If your truck has a regular pickup style receiver hitch those work just fine.

As for the car it depends. Some manuals cannot be flat towed, even in neutral as they have oil pumps driven by the input shaft. Some automatic pickups, typically 4WD ones can, by placing the transfer case into neutral. You'd have to look into the instructions for your particular vehicle.

 

You'll have to check with the manufacturer to see if it can be flat towed and if so, the procedure. (my f150 4X4 auto can be flat towed) I don't know your predicament with your repair, but you could always just rent a car for a few days.

 

This should work,all i need to do is drill the cross member at the back and mount this hitch receiver(not sure if thats going to affect structural strength of the frame??)

 

Can't see installing/being set up to tow your car being cheaper than Uber/taxi a couple of times per year?



Pete

 

I hate uber and their ####ty cars

 

Not fun fact: Newer jeeps have to be towed in park with the transfer case in neutral

 

Chevy sonic auto can be flat towed,its light and cheap to fix

 

Then call an actually taxi, or a friend, or family member, or try hitch hiking, or maybe throw a few bucks to one of the shop techs for a ride back when he's off work.