formulafastfoot

so im going to new jersey in about a month and my mom is going to tow the bird ... from missouri to new jersey 900 miles i dont have the money for a tow dolly they get way to exspensive when you need it for 2 weeks so im going to pull the drive shaft and get like tow bars or somehting of that effect and hook it up to her 2006 avalanche (spelling? ) and drag it the whole way there will this work anyother ideas on how to tow it ., anyinput would gbe great thanks

Vader

Attaching it to the front of the '89 Formy could be a challenge.

formulafastfoot

how so ... anythoughts on how i could do it then .. ?

xpndbl3

iTrader: (5)

how does it take 2 weeks to use a tow dolly for 1800 miles round trip? i'd do that in 2-3 days tops. either that or buy a used trailer and sell it when you get where you're going.

84z28350

Car haul trailer or one of the dolly's that picks up the 2 front tires...

Other than that, i think your only other option is to drive it.

formulafastfoot

its not that it take 2 weeks im going for 2 weeks that all ... there jsut to much money but im looking around now... anywho i just wanted to know if towbars would be a safe option on the birdthanks again in advanced

Zed'er

I doubt you would be able to tow it without doing some serious damage to the nose of your bird. Most tow bars are bumper-mount, although it may be possible to find an under frame mount. U-haul has the nice option of being able to rent a dolly in one place, and return it to the nearest location of where ever you are going.

Apeiron

They won't rent it to you if they find out you're putting a thirdgen on it.

84z28350

Are you serious?!?!

formulafastfoot

well i can return it to a diffrent place but then they charge you miles instead of daily .. so its like 400 dollars per 1000 miles .. or 40 dollars a day if i bring it back .. i was thinking that i might be able to pull the car backwards with the drive shatf removed and modify the back of the fram for somehting .. the other thing to is taht walmart sells those ball hitch attachments for cars like crown vics so you dont ahve to have an ugly ball hitch sticking out becuase you can just take it off when your done i might be able to attach taht and get a 2 ball connecter and connect the 2 .. anymore ideas guys ?

Stevo

iTrader: (45)

haha that just sounds funny.

formulafastfoot

well i went to the uhaul web site and found
(quote from trans forum )

"ok for a one way tow from zip code 63366 to 08731 is 500 for a tow trailer and 252 from a tow dolly that with 1150 miles free .. to bring it back at the ned of the week is 40 dollars a day or about 10 days ill be gone so 400 dollars .. i might be renting a car while im there instead ... anywho .. anymore thoughs maybe ? someone rent me a tow dolly or sell me a crappy trailer for 150 bucks ?"

Apeiron

Yup.. It's not an "approved combination", too wide and low or some such thing.

84z28350

I would highly suggest not using the double ball hitch method...

Thats a good way to loose your car and possibly kill someone.


Ape: Haha, well i guess the gas tank and rear bumper cover dont have much clearance when the front is up...

formulafastfoot

well i kinda lied and didnt tell them taht i was towing the bird i said they where towing a ford zx2

V8Rumble

iTrader: (2)

Hmmm. I towed my GTA from Houston to Colorado in 2003 using a Ryder trailer... I was sure that I wouldn't be able to open the doors after I got the car on the trailer, but they opened just fine - had maybe an inch of clearance over the trailer's "fenders"...

Can't imagine that U-Haul's trailers are that much different... (Of course the quality of their trucks hasn't impressed us lately... )