SHAWN!
Sorry I missed this topic earlier...I strongly suggest you do not do this.
If you were to be involved in an accident, the dang car will slide....out
the back door, through the side wall, or worst of all, through the front and
into the cab!!!! The walls and doors on the box of the truck are for the
protection of the load, not to hold anythng in.
If I cannot talk you out of it, lag bolt some chain to the floor of the
truck (it's laminated oak) and wrap it around points on the car. Secure th
car to the floor so it cannot shift forward, backward, or to the sides. You
can also nail 4x4 blocks to the floor in front, behind, and beside the
tires. This would be in addition to the chains.
I like to save money as much as the next guy and usually do everything I can
myself....but don't take your life in your hands. Spend a little and
prepare the load, or spend a little more and use the car carrier.
Robert Houston (ex Ryder and Penske rental guy)
74 Midget Katy
-----Original Message-----
From: shk <shk@qnet.com>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 12:20 PM
Subject: Rear Axle Leak & other info
>I think I finally have the axle leak beat. Congratulations and thanks
>to the person who suggested the vent. After unscrewing the vent and
>taking one look at the 30 years of oil leaks packed into it, I had a
>very good feeling I had found the problem. So far no more leaking.
>
>A few months ago I posted asking suggestions on how to move my Sprite
>from LA to Michigan. I mentioned that I wouldn't have that much stuff
>in the truck so maybe I should just put the car in the truck. I got a
>variety of wonderful suggestions but I arrived at the final solution on
>my own. I am posting this because several people wrote me telling that
>they were planning their own X-country moves and they were looking for
>suggestions themselves. I originally was planning to rent a cargo van
>(like a Ford Econoline) and tow the car behind the van. But then I
>found out the rental outfits won't let you tow a car behind anything
>smaller than a 15' moving truck. *bummer* To add insult the auto
>carrier (for a trailer not just a dolly) was $215 more. So I would
>have a 15' truck that was almost empty and then have to rent a trailer
>and go through the hassle of towing it. So now I was determined to get
>the car into the truck. I tried tracking down a loading dock, but found
>nobody interested in helping me out. And then I arrived at what seems
>to be the best solution for me! I called a local tow-truck operator and
>asked if they would be willing to load the car on their flat-bed and
>then back it into the truck. They told me "sure we do that for people
>all of the time!" I asked how much and they told me $65 an hour,
>usually takes about 30 minutes. So anyway, to everyone who wanted to
>know how I am going to get the car into the Ryder truck, now you know.
>
>I'm almost done, I promise. I know everyone is already mad about the
>number of off topic posts.
>
>If somebody has something they need trucked from points between LA and
>Ann Arbor, Michigan let me know, I'd be happy to help. I will probably
>leave October 10, however I am not sure of the exact route I'm going to
>take. I have done all of the obvious 3 and each one has it's
>advantadges/disadvantadges.
>
>Shawn
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