Not to contradict Mike's experience, but to lend a little perspective:
I towed a friend's newly acquired MGC from Marblehead, Ma. to Halifax, Nova
Scotia (850 miles) about 9 years back on a dolly, behind my GMC Safari van.
It was a terrible experience.
We drove down to Marblehead with the empty dolly loaded with 40 lb sandbags
to give it some stability. On the I-95 anything over 60 mph would set the
dolly into an increasing oscillation that threatened to flick us into the
ditch. The only solution was to keep it around 55 mph, and when the swings
started, slow down very gently.
We did disconnect the driveshaft and plugged the hole in the tranny. With
the car aboard, the dolly was more stable, but still resisted steady-state
cruising over 60 mph. When least expected, it would start the oscillation
dance.
I wish we had had Mike's excellent adventure with the dolly, but alas, we
won't be doing that again any time soon.
BTW, it was a Budget Car and Truck Rentals dolly.
Dave
From: "mike schreiner" <mikeflbmer@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 2:21 AM
Subject: [Tigers] TOW DOLLY
> tHEY TOW VERY NICE....HAVE TOWED AtIGER AND aLPINES...CAN RUN 70MPH + AND
> YOU DONT EVEN KNOW IT IS BACK THERE....bUT, i ALWAYS UNHOOK THE DRIVESHAFT
> AND STRAP IT UP IN THE CAR (YOU WILL LOSE TRANNY OIL IF YOU PULL IT OUT)
> iF YOU DONT DO THAT IT WILL SPIN THE TRANNY MAINSHAFT AND STARVE THE FRONT
> BEARING AS THE CAR IS NOW TILTED AND THE OIL IS NOT LEVEL....MIKE OPPS
> CAPS KEY ON accidently
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