I'm looking at buying at 74 F100 SWB and it's about 2 hours away from me. It hasn't run in a year and the brakes etc need some work. So inorder for me to get this truck to my house I would need a tow dolly, auto transport, or hire someone to move it on a flatbed truck.

The cost of a tow dolly is only about $50 with uhaul and the car transport is another $20. But I don't know if the F100 is to wide for the uhaul dolly. Uhaul website doesn't show it fitting, but the truck is all stock on the stock narrow rims and tires. I'm going to tow it with my 07 Tahoe, 4wd using the reciever hitch with a 2" ball that I've used for a 26' cabin boat, so I'm comfortable the Tahoe can pull it.

Has anyone used a U-Haul to move an f100 around a few hundred miles? Did you use the tow dolly (just front wheels), or the autotransport (the whole truck on the trailer)?

Thanks guys,

 

I towed my 79 F100 all stock except a 2" body lift using a UHaul Auto Transport. It fit on it just fine, the front straps that goes around the tires were a little short, but by letting some air out of the tires my brother and I were able to get it to work.

We towed it with a 2011 F150 5.0L V8 4x4 with a 2" ball hitch, no issues with towing it. Just had issues with getting it on and off since it had no brakes and no e-brake either.

I would spend the extra $20 and get the auto transport instead of the dolly.

Good luck!

 

would a LWB F100 fit on one of those Uhaul auto transports?

 

I know my 78 f150 will physically fit on my tow dolly. if you use one, just remember to tie up the steering wheel, the steering column doesn't lock on these trucks.

 

Towed a 73' shortbed with a UHaul tow dolly years ago with no issues. I prefer to use a car hauler though.

 

I would use an autotransport trailer, less worries about trucks rear tires, wheel bearing's, brakes, brake lights when towing, anything in the trans (I am sure you would pull the rear d/s) or rear end failing on the tow.

With stock tires it should fit, get the max width and haul weight of the trailer from them. FYI if they ask what you are putting on it and you say bla bla 74 F100 SWB they might say "the computer says no go". So no rent to you for that purpose.

And if say you are putting a Maverick on it, and then you do the F100 anyway and something happens to the trailer, you could be in a REALLY $$$$ liability issue.

Seen it happen before.

 

mdc,I've got a 77 SB that used to belong to my daughter. In 95 when she started college I put it on my dolly and towed it to Ft. Collins Co. from Fairbanks AK. Bout 3500 miles.
After college she gave the truck to me and when I retired in 05 I again hauled it down the Alcan on the dolly.
My dolly is a little over 6 feet wide in the wheel pockets. I have to put stock wheels and tires on to haul it.
I've used a dolly a lot and never had any real problems. If your rig isn't running it's a lot easier to "come a long" it on a dolly than on trailer.


Good luck with it and let us know how it goes.

 

I used a tow dolly for my '71 Bronco (was a pain in the a$$ to back up) and a trailer for my '96 F150 LWB, both from UHaul, had an '04 F350 to pull. Either way you go will be fine but I highly, highly recommend you use your own straps to anchor your truck down to either one. On the F150, I made it over the mountains of PA all good using the wheel straps on the trailer. Stopped to get fuel at the PA/NY line after a big mountain and noticed driver side wheel strap came off. Looked on the other side, off too. Thank god I used the little chain on the trailer around the frame. Imagine your newly purchase, pristine truck rolling off the trailer on the highway at 70mph about to reach the top of the mountain. Luckily there was a W-mart behind the fuel station to get new 6000lb straps.

 

Barely,

 

With stock rims and tires on it, I'd bet still barely, but better than that.

 

Thanks guys, that was reallly helpful!!!

 

Tow dolly means disconnecting the driveshaft.
Where in NC? I'm near Stuart, VA

 

George - is that for a 4wd or 2wd too?

 

Front wheels on the dolly disconnect drive shaft. If 4 WD with locking hubs the rear wheels could be put on the dolly and unlock the front hubs. The steering wheel would have to be locked. NOT RECOMMENDED !!! for this truck

My brother used to haul his 92 Crown Vic behind his motor home on a dolly. Would back it on the dolly. Of course that had a locking steering wheel.
NY to FL and back. Even out to California.

 

Great info - thanks.