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Spitfire Spitfire - to tow or not to tow.

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Drive it. Where's your sense of adventure? Just bring some duck tape and a cell phone and some cash.
 
TR6BILL said:
Drive it. Where's your sense of adventure? Just bring some duck tape and a cell phone and some cash.
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Trust me, I have plenty of adventure. I also have plenty of small children (ages 2-10) and job responsibilities. I can't really mess around if something goes wrong en-route.
 
Since everybody else has had a shot at this I thought I'd add my 1 cent of wit. Have the wife or a friend come along with the trailer in tow. Make a checklist and spot check the car for any real dangerous issues and if you find <span style="color: #FF6666">any</span> problems trailer it home. If it looks OK to go then have your wife or friend follow you in the trailer till you get home. The car will tell you a lot in the first ten minutes whether to proceed or not.
 
Uhaul has a online system for making sure the towing vehicle is configured to tow the trailer and car being loaded up.

You can get to the same system the local clerks use by going to https://www.uhaul.com - some stores follow the system recommendations religiously while others will 'game' the answers to get you on your way.
 
I was shot down by u-haul last year. Wanted to tow a Big Healey using a Ford F150 4 whd but only had a class two hitch. As said above some are fussy and some are not. Another potential problem, they do NOT guarantee the trailer will be at the location you desire. I was told it would be within a 50 mile radius! (and I would have to go get it). Bob
 
I ran your setup through the U-Haul system, and they are OK with it, the X5 is an approved hauler. My Ranger isn't. I guess it's not heavy enough.

Triumph isn't in their list, I used an MGB.

I brought my TR7 home from Indy on one last month and my B home from Atlanta 8 years ago.

Their flatbeds had really towed nicely for my.
 
Watch out when you drive on - the flatbed I got from u-haul had two u sections (more like a cross between a V and a U actually)rather than being a "true" flatbed. I had to use two timbers to get mine on there - it got hung up on the frame going up otherwise. To be fair, it's lowered an inch, but even so be careful going up...
 
tdskip said:
What ever you do, don't do this;

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I had a similar experience with my tow dolly a few months ago. I was towing my gransdson's '78 F150. We stopped for a break...my usual routine is to ALWAYS check the tie downs, safty chains, wheel bearings (for heat), etc. during every stop. We were 10 miles from our destination in Michigan.

After the break, we headed out and I stopped at my grandson's workplace 'cuz he wanted to see his truck (a surprise present from my son)...as I turned into the parking lot and circled around to a clear spot along the side of the lot, the F150 rolled forward and off of the dolly.

The right-side tie down had loosened enough to allow the truck to move...my buddy said "It was tight when we stopped!"...uh-huh...

No big deal as I called a wrecker and 1/2 hour later we had it back on all fours...and he only charged me $20.00 (ya gotta love small town America!)
 
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