Towing question
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From: Western NY
Towing question
Anyone ever tow a full size Bronco on one of those wheel dolly things ? I need to tow my "mud bronco" about 100 miles on mothers day and have not been able to find a reasonable trailer yet. Ive got my 3/4 ton to pull it with. I was planning on taking the big tires off prior to towing and just putting normal size tires on... Thoughts ? U-haul says its too big to dolly...
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Yeah thats what most will say because its technically a fullsize truck and for the most part the rental dollies are not wide enough to handle the track width of a fullsize. Its done on purpose with the rental units to keep people from trying to tow their Bronco with their Focus. You could flat tow it with a tow bar setup but I have no idea as to a source for the necessary equipment to do it this way. You'd probably have to buy the gear or find someone willing to loan it to you. I have a friend in the business of servicing and rebuiilding heavy equipment and his trailer can handle a Case 1530 backhoe so the Bronco is child's play.
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A few years ago, I needed to pull my '93 Bronco behind a 14' UHaul. They were willing to rent the bar to connect the two.
I opted to have my Dad drive it, instead. Just didn't feel comfortable dragging my baby for 1800 miles.
I opted to have my Dad drive it, instead. Just didn't feel comfortable dragging my baby for 1800 miles.
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As long as the tow vehicle can handle it, a tow dolly isn't going to break under the weight of a Bronco. I would just tell them you're towing an Escort and take the thing home.
Check your owner's manual for sure, but you can tow the Bronco if you just leave the t-case in neutral. If you're paranoid like me, drop the driveshaft entirely and you're guaranteed not to have problems.
Check your owner's manual for sure, but you can tow the Bronco if you just leave the t-case in neutral. If you're paranoid like me, drop the driveshaft entirely and you're guaranteed not to have problems.
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Originally Posted by CRJFlyer
A few years ago, I needed to pull my '93 Bronco behind a 14' UHaul. They were willing to rent the bar to connect the two.
I opted to have my Dad drive it, instead. Just didn't feel comfortable dragging my baby for 1800 miles.
I opted to have my Dad drive it, instead. Just didn't feel comfortable dragging my baby for 1800 miles.
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I used a UHaul tow dolly to tow a 88 Bronco from Dallas TX to Detroit Mi (give or take 50 miles). They changed it from a Bronco to a Bronco II on the paperwork so the computer program would accept it. I had no problems pulling it behind the 1 ton duelly Ram that I have.
