the one your'e towing .not the lead truck.

michael W.Gerima Duh, but the car that was visible and had the parking brake engaged was the vehicle on the dolly...

Why, u don’t want your broken down vehicle to do burnouts?

Thanks for sharing, Jas.

If we dont twist the chains, what do we do with the slack of the chains?

@@dagandodd2002 Grab hooks and shakle, inexpensive in Home Depot

Also been told that on a all wheel drive vehicle all 4 wheels should be off the ground

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Wow! That’s scary! I’m just learning about these so I appreciate that info. Thanks for sharing.

Interesting! Thanks

Yep! I had a similar experience my first time renting from uhaul. Shame on me for assuming the guy who hooked up my trailer would know what he was doing.

So pretty much avoid backing out when using tow dolly lol

That shouldnt be necessary if your towing it by the drive wheels, if it was rwd youd backit on to the dolly instead.

Is that true, you can just back the RWD vehicle on and not have to mess with the driveshaft disconnection? That's what I had originally thought, and makes life a lot easier!

No that wouldn't work because the front wheels steer a vehicle. They would have to be somehow locked in place.

old tow operator trick

That seat belt trick messed up the steering wheel on my '23 Bolt EV. Local UHaul staff said I am stupid for doing that. Tried making a SafeTow claim and they are denying it saying I loaded the vehicle incorrectly.

@@SumanChitturi could’ve wrapped microfiber towel around the bottom and secure it with blue masking tape to prevent damage

How is it taking corners? that's the part I'm worried about. I don't want the car to slide left or right

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That myth has already been dubunked, twisting them does almost nothing to load capacity.

@@mrmangbro6842 You’re wrong!

Hi Keith, if I'm towing a rwd vehicle do I need to back the car onto the dolly?

@@caylee3277 it would be best to load it onto a full size car trailer. Towing something backwards can have its problems such as directional tires rotating the wrong way at high speeds, rear windows getting smashed out by small rocks, and mirrors getting damaged. Vehicles are meant to go forward at speed, so that would be your safest bet.

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@@bw6138I have a 400 mile trip coming up with one of these fuckin things and Im scared as shit Imma drive 55mph the entire way and hope for the best 😂

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Awesome! We are glad to know this helped! If you have any questions along the way you can always reach our team by email at uhaul_cares@uhaul.com or by phone at 800-789-3638. ^TA

Good advice, actually! Thank you.

I'm a professional driver, included in my career is tow dollies and 4- wheel carriers. I agree about the chains up to a point, but I've never had wheel slip from the straps being on the ramps. Wheel slip MAY occur IF there's too much power on the drive wheels during loading, which isn't necessary to safely get the towed vehicle on the dolly. The weight of the towed vehicle keeps the straps flat & non-slipping. Actually, in some cases, the straps can provide additional tire grip in the ramp.

Does towing a pickup hurt the transmission?

Thanks! Glad you found it helpful.

Do you get back in and put it in neutral after it's secured?

@@jaideramccluney5155 it has to be in park at all times! And the emergency brake cannot be engaged at all

Don’t steering wheels have a locking mechanism

RedTeamWolf Thanks for the clarification on this! ^TA

+U-Haul can't you just put a rwd into neutral instead of disconnecting the driveshaft?

We would not recommend doing that as a replacement for disconnecting the drive shaft. We feel on the vehicles we recommend disconnection of the drive shaft that that would be the safest. ^AF

+ijustinw in some vehicles it's okay. just read your owners manual, but generally rwd vehicles cannot be towed like this

Just to be clear, if I am towing a front wheel drive car, I can have the transmission in "park" on the dolly?

You will need to follow the owners manual instructions for your vehicle when towing.^AR

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get an adjustable height hitch, and genarally a dolly like this uses a 2" ball

That would depend on what vehicle you would be towing the car with. ^AF

yep this is the info i need and as not address at all. NOT good. this could be a disaster.

@@MrFitboss How are they done differently?

@@MrFitboss how does this ruin the transmission

@@PersononYT56 for anyone in the future you have to either use a full sized tow bed, or get the driveshaft disconnected and secured, which is a pain in the ass, basically 4wd or rwd cars need all 4 wheels off the ground, running your differential and thus your driveshaft from the wrong end can damage them, and if the car isnt in neutral you'll be backdriving your transmission and potentially your engine if you dont put it in neutral (your engine, transmission, driveshaft, and differential are all mechanically coupled when you are in drive), even if you have a manual rwd and let the clutch out the transmission, driveshaft and differential are all still coupled, and you'll be driving them in the correct direction(forward), but from the wrong end(power being transmitted from rear wheels>driveshaft>transmission, instead of transmission>driveshaft>wheels), driving a transmission (or any gearbox really) from the wrong end for a long period can damage them, and you cant just pull the car backwards as most tires these days are directional plus many other issues with making sure the front wheels dont turn, etc etc, just use a full sized toe bed for rwd/4wd vehicles.

@@jaideramccluney5155 - a Rear wheel drive car with an autmatick will get fubared towing this way unless you disconnect the drive shaft.. a Manual Trasmission car just slap stick in neutral and your fine... an ALL wheel drive car you will have to find another way.

I would want all 4 wheels off the ground with a scooby but I suppose you could disconnect driveshaft but I would just get a proper trailer.

I prefer keeping the towed vehicle as light as possible. I try to get the towed vehicle down to 1/4 tank of fuel, as well.

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Yes but secure the steering wheel so it cant move.

Hey I dont work for uhaul and this comment is a year old but I guess I could still answer your question. Ideally when a vehicle is front wheel drive you would use a dolley like the one used in the video. If rear wheel drive load it backwards and if all wheel drive or 4×4 you would have to load it on a big trailer so no wheels touch the ground. So basically wherever power to the wheels is delivered dont let those tires touch the ground while towing.

Sounds like it should be in P, and NO parking brake engaged.

Reverse it on & secure steering wheel.

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@@godule1 I healed great. It was awful for first few weeks. I get headaches sometimes but I sas very blessed because the top edge of the door went into my head because I'm tall scar was up on trailer and I was on ground beside it as I had already pushed it fully up the trailer then boom it hit at and of left eyebrow. I barely missed my eye and temple. God is good. Thank u for asking

I was also wondering about this. Neuyral is probably best, but my car wouldn't let me leave in neutral and remove the key, so I put it in park and hoped I didn't go over any bumps big enough to damage the parking pawl in the transmission. I made it. We'll see if nothing is damaged in the morning. 🤣

@@ddo7802 if you're using a tow dolly on a FWD car put it in park, park just locks the power transmitting portion of the powertrain, IE your front wheels in a FWD car, it does not engage your brakes.

Absolutely

After securing the vehicle to the dolly. Obviously you cannot do it before.

Either one would work with the Scion TC, for longer distance I suggest the 4 wheel tow. ^MPM

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A four wheel transport trailer is much easier to back up. I would definitely prefer a full transport.

Exactly. :/

No

Most people use a car dolly to transport the vehicle to use it in another location. A tow truck is used for a disabled vehicle.

I use this dolly to tow a car 1000 miles behind my motorhome.

Reverse it on then secure the steering wheel, can leave in park/in gear then for added stability.