iridebmx

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Ok the situation,

Gotta tow my car 2 hrs away to get fixed. Friend who is helping is not allowed to rent a full trailer uhaul for his 06 2wd tacoma. So I unfortunately gotta use a dolly.

Problem. Exhaust is rusted on, on all flanges. Can't find a big enough cutting wheel to get all the way through the exhaust (crazy right?), hence Not able to disconnect rear section of drive shaft. and its sc400.

Question, could I get away with towing my car 2 hours with everything connected? or is the risk on the transmission gears and bushings wearing down to high/bad?

I know its not a logical idea, but its all i got. just looking for opinions or ideas.

93MSB

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you definitly run the risk of burning up the transmission, not worth it IMO.

you could find someone with a sawzall and cut the exhaust off.

your only other option I know of is to put the rear wheels on the dolly and lock the steering wheel, you have to be very careful though and get the front wheels as strait as possible.

iridebmx

iTrader: (6)

the backwards dolly idea is way to unsafe.

and i never thought to use a sawzall!. thanks for that reminder haha, can't believe i didn't think of that

MooJohn

U-Haul dealer here

I agree - do not attempt to put the car onto a dolly backwards. Not only is it hugely unsafe, it's against your rental agreement. I tried it with a Mirage many years ago and it wanted to swing wildly at speeds over 35 mph.

Towing a RWD car on a dolly without dropping the drive shaft will destroy the transmission too. I've seen it happen too many times when people said they'd take the risk.

If I had a little more notice I would have done the tow for you for just the cost of the trailer & gas. I have a Ram quad cab 4x4 so the full trailer is no problem. I'm in Milledgeville so I'm not too far from most areas of the state.

Nova

iTrader: (21)

i guess thats y i just sign without looking i have towed plenty of rwd cars bass ackwards on the little dolly. but the correct way would be to remove the driveshaft and if u were concerned with bumper scraping u could remove that too

iridebmx

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would removing the axles be a good idea?

Bflatsharp

iTrader: (18)

I just cut the heads off the bolts.

t4l

iTrader: (1)

An 06 Tacoma will pull a car trailer, Uhaul doesn't really like it, but it is possible. Ive done it.. I'd find someone with a trailer that you can borrow that wont try to make the rules for you.

MooJohn

iridebmx -

You just need to make sure the transmission isn't getting turned while the car is pulled. It's ok for the rear diff to spin so you can leave the axles in place. However, if you can drop the axles easier than the driveshaft, that will accomplish the same thing so it'll work too.

t4l -

The U-Haul auto transport is 2k lbs empty. That's ~ 5700 lbs with the car on it, just shy of the Tacoma's limit so it could tow it. However, U-Haul requires the tow vehicle to weigh at least 70% of the combined load it's pulling to maximize control over the towed equipment. You have to realize that most people who rent a car trailer have never towed anything before so these guidelines are are there for safety. They won't allow me to tow anywhere approaching my 8k+ max either.

If you borrow a car trailer it needs to have brakes, and that means the Tacoma needs a brake controller. You don't want to tow a 6k lb load with no brakes of any kind, especially in a non-fullsize truck.

My SC made the trip from its seller to my place on a U-Haul auto transport

superpower

I towed an rx7 with full trailer in a v6 4runner no problem.

horent135

iTrader: (10)

You can rent a big pick up truck from enterprise or somewhere else so you can have full dolly. That might be your last resort