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Topic: Well i kinda hit a snag
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Dubz
Gearhead Posts: 1224
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 04-18-2004 12:43 AM
   
I borrowed a flatbed trailer from a good buddy hotrodder that lives 2 doors down from me last fall to move my car out to a storage shed an hour away. He said that anytime i needed the trailer i could use it, just give him a weeks notice so he could make sure that there wasn't going to be anything on the trailer. It was wonderful 
So i was planning on bringing the car back since i will have time to work on it now, and it's getting warmer, and i call him up. after shooting the breeze for a little while...
me - "i was calling to ask about the flatbed"
him - "i sold it, does that answer your question?"
he's gonna buy another, but sold the old one so he could get a fancier deal, but he's in no rush since he doesn't need another for a while now.So now i have to get my car home somehow. Oh well, figure some way of gettin er home... any ideas? driving it is out, as it has no seats, and can't be insured. And i imagine a tow truck is gonna be a tad bit expensive. ------------------
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N266fords
Gearhead Posts: 1120
From: Spokane ,WA USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 04-19-2004 12:42 AM
do you have a truck you can rent a tow dolley from U-Haul and tow it yourself . drive the front wheels up onto it then remove the drive shaft and use heavy wire to hold it up to the exhaust. and no problem its home befor you know it. bruce w
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Bloose
Gearhead Posts: 336
From: Milwaukee, WI
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 04-19-2004 07:42 PM
I agree. If you must have a flat bed trailer call around rental places most have trailer for things like Bobcats that would work fine.B-loose
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MLariviere
Moderator Posts: 3717
From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 04-20-2004 11:30 PM
In my past experiences,it would have cost just as much to have it hauled as it would to go through the BS of getting a trailer. If it's not far,ie. 20 miles,you may want to shop around. The guy that hauls it for me does it for $40-50 usually. The rental place here gets $50 for 4 hours. Not alot of time to work with a disabled car,and not worth my time,IMHO.
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Dubz
Gearhead Posts: 1224
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 04-25-2004 06:49 PM
well i called around and the cheapest i can tow it would be $150, flatbed from u haul wasn't too bad at $50, and a tow dolly won't work as the car is too heavy or so said the person i talked to (3800lbs)  ------------------
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Bloose
Gearhead Posts: 336
From: Milwaukee, WI
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 05-01-2004 07:32 AM
$50 for a flat bed sounds resonable to me. That's the route I would go.B-loose
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Mooney
Gearhead Posts: 459
From: Marietta, Ga
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 05-01-2004 10:51 AM
This is straight from U-Hauls site:
Specifications
Empty weight: 650 lbs
Max load: 3,450 lbs when towing a front?wheel? drive vehicle
3,900 lbs. when towing a rear-wheel-drive vehicle.
So you've got 100 lbs to spare?
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