Trailering 65??
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Trailering 65??
Hopefully, within the next few weeks, want to use my 65 F100 with the 302 and trailer the other 65 lwb from Lebec, Ca., which is at the top of the 'grapevine' off I-5 back to the bay area, total of approx. 600 mi's round trip. Probly should check with rental agency first whether they would rent me the equipment; if so, any member(s) have an opinion whether I should have any reservations??? Comments, suggestions appreciated!!
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Hopefully, within the next few weeks, want to use my 65 F100 with the 302 and trailer the other 65 lwb from Lebec, Ca., which is at the top of the 'grapevine' off I-5 back to the bay area, total of approx. 600 mi's round trip. Probly should check with rental agency first whether they would rent me the equipment; if so, any member(s) have an opinion whether I should have any reservations??? Comments, suggestions appreciated!!
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Dave, I would suggest taking a look at using a tow dolley. Get the truck on & locked down, pull the drive shaft at the rear, pull it over to the side and tie it to the chassis. I have pulled several with mine and it works pretty good. You don't have the weight of the trailer added to the job.
just a thought
John
just a thought
John
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I have also used a tow Dolley and towed almost from coast to coast. This with my
62 Uni and full sized mid fifty's cars. It has a 390 and C6. Somewhere around
309/310 rear gears. Cruise at 70 mph.
62 Uni and full sized mid fifty's cars. It has a 390 and C6. Somewhere around
309/310 rear gears. Cruise at 70 mph.
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Rented a trailer on couple occasions to haul the smaller Kobota tractors, same trailer used to haul vehicles with out a problem; I used the 65 with the 390 at the time and U-Hual did not have a problem, go figure??
Never used a dolly but it sounds like it may be an alternative; is 'fish tailing' an issue???
John, thanks for the advice about disconnecting the drive shaft, since it has the dual shaft I seem to recall the rear drive shaft can be separated from the front by disconnecting the U joint at the axle and then it slides out from a spline at the mid support housing???? Really appreciate the input, thanks to all!!
Never used a dolly but it sounds like it may be an alternative; is 'fish tailing' an issue???
John, thanks for the advice about disconnecting the drive shaft, since it has the dual shaft I seem to recall the rear drive shaft can be separated from the front by disconnecting the U joint at the axle and then it slides out from a spline at the mid support housing???? Really appreciate the input, thanks to all!!
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Tow dolly would work fine, I'm sure. That trailer was heavy. I just didn't want to mess with the driveshaft at that point in my trip. I was also hitting some pretty heavy crosswinds and had a lot further to go than 300 loaded. I think it was closer to 1,200 miles.
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not even that hard to disconnect drive shaft its 4 fine threaded nuts takes a 1/2" wrench and then pull it out and put in the bed of the truck or cab
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When I was a kid we towed a 67 Mustang from Tucson to Denver on a dolly behind a 72 Country Squire wagon. All uphill, no problems, although the next year the 400's crank broke in the wagon. 12,000 miles or 12 months back in those days. My dad was pissed.
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Dave, Tail fishing is a result of under inflated tires in most cases. When moving my dolly empty I would drop the tire pressure down to 20psi to help with bounce then inflate to 40 or 45psi when ready to roll, probably go same on the rear of the truck also. You want to keep flex to a minimum.
It only takes a few minutes to drop the shaft. You have the rear wheels turning but stop turning the drive train. Make some marks at connect so you re-connect and stay in phase.
You want to make sure that you have extra good spare tires ready to swap on, trolly jack for low reach, long pull handle with 13/16 socket, and extra lug nuts.
Go prepared come back with a successful trip. With all clicking I am usually rolling along at 70-75 mph on the big roads, but I have a FE puller under the hood.
John
It only takes a few minutes to drop the shaft. You have the rear wheels turning but stop turning the drive train. Make some marks at connect so you re-connect and stay in phase.
You want to make sure that you have extra good spare tires ready to swap on, trolly jack for low reach, long pull handle with 13/16 socket, and extra lug nuts.
Go prepared come back with a successful trip. With all clicking I am usually rolling along at 70-75 mph on the big roads, but I have a FE puller under the hood.
John
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Dave, Tail fishing is a result of under inflated tires in most cases. When moving my dolly empty I would drop the tire pressure down to 20psi to help with bounce then inflate to 40 or 45psi when ready to roll, probably go same on the rear of the truck also. You want to keep flex to a minimum.
It only takes a few minutes to drop the shaft. You have the rear wheels turning but stop turning the drive train. Make some marks at connect so you re-connect and stay in phase.
You want to make sure that you have extra good spare tires ready to swap on, trolly jack for low reach, long pull handle with 13/16 socket, and extra lug nuts.
Go prepared come back with a successful trip. With all clicking I am usually rolling along at 70-75 mph on the big roads, but I have a FE puller under the hood.
John
It only takes a few minutes to drop the shaft. You have the rear wheels turning but stop turning the drive train. Make some marks at connect so you re-connect and stay in phase.
You want to make sure that you have extra good spare tires ready to swap on, trolly jack for low reach, long pull handle with 13/16 socket, and extra lug nuts.
Go prepared come back with a successful trip. With all clicking I am usually rolling along at 70-75 mph on the big roads, but I have a FE puller under the hood.
John
John, thanks again for the suggestions, greatly appreciated!!
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I towed mine about 70 miles with a dual axle trailer from Volvo rents. Used a 1990 F250 to tow my 64 F100 with no issues. I couldn't find any rental place that would rent me a dolly or single axle trailer after I told them what I was towing.
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Had a 'sit down' with neighbors sampling a couple craft brews this evening, and they offered to let me borrow their 97 F250 Lariat when they get back from vacation, they have been asking me to buy it for past several months so this may be a good opportunity to give it a test run??? On the otherhand, may stick with the dolly route where I still have the option of whether or not to buy the truck, with my luck I would get about 30 miles out of rumgully and have the truck break down??
