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Re: Tow Dolly..

To: "'Roadsters (E-mail)'" <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Tow Dolly..
From: Tom Hendricksen <tom@fransfancies.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 20:41:11 -0700
Raul,

I recently towed a roadster from LA to Portland using a U-Haul dolly.  I placed 
the
car on the dolly backwards so that the running gear would not take any wear and
tear running down the road at speeds from 0 to 70 or so.  Mostly around 62 MPH. 
 I
checked the front wheel bearing temperature a lot (the car had been stored for 
15
years) and never felt any heat at all.  The trip went fine.  Incidentally, 
since I
was driving round trip, I rented the dolly in Portland, dragged it all the way 
to
LA, and then brought it home again, making it a local rental.  U-Haul did not
really like that, but the difference in rental fee was about $100.00.  I only 
saw
the empty dolly above the tailgate one time when it hit about a sudden 2" shift 
in
road elevation at 60 MPH.

More recently I had the opportunity to use a flatbed trailer for another Datsun 
I
brought up from Oakland.  I was much more comfortable knowing that the car was 
not
on the road.

Tom
SRL311-12401

Datsun Dude wrote:

> Hello..
>
> Im thinking of towing my roadster....using a tow dolly..
>
> I would rather use a car carrier..but they are pricey..
>
> Would like to know the proper method of towing the roadster using a tow 
>dolly..
>
> Also what should I watch out for...
>
> Thanks In Advance..
>
> Raul
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