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Towing 700

posted by  Barra on  Fri May 28 11:49 CST 2004
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Greetings!
We're getting ready to move and we'll be pulling the Volvo behind our truck. The question I have is if anyone can speak to the need for a car trailer vs the dolly. I'd like to use the dolly as it costs half what the trailer does, but I don't want to break the volvo either.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!
Barra








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    posted by  someone claiming to be on  Wed Dec 31 18:00 CST 1969 [RELATED]

    Thanks all for the input. I'll be going the dolly route (and taking the drive shaft out and tucking it in the boot). The distance for the tow is about 1100 miles, so yes, a bit further than Linux's 45. Good luck with the car, Linux!

    Cheers!

    B



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    posted by  someone claiming to be on  Wed Dec 31 18:00 CST 1969 [RELATED]

    if your going to tow it with a dolly you HAVE to tow it with the rear wheels off the ground, youll also want to make sure you have the front wheels as straight as possible when you lock the stearing wheel in place. Id recomend the entire trailer though much safer and you safe your front tire's the beating.



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    posted by  someone claiming to be on  Wed Dec 31 18:00 CST 1969 [RELATED]

    Benifit to the trailer is that it would be less squirrily to deal with and you can back the thing up in a tight spot.Get yourself nosed in with a dolly and you have an interesting situation on your hands
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    -------Robert, '93 940t, '90 240 wagon, '84 240 diesel (she's sick) , '80 245 diesel, '82 Mercedes 300SD



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    posted by  someone claiming to be on  Wed Dec 31 18:00 CST 1969 [RELATED]

    Manual should be OK. Automatic, disconnect the driveshaft to avoid ruining the transmission.

    Bram



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      posted by  someone claiming to be on  Wed Dec 31 18:00 CST 1969 [RELATED]

      I am reading this in horror. I just had to have someone today tow my 86 Volvo wagon 45 miles on a dolly, and I knew nothing about disconnecting the drive shaft. Do I need to be looking for another transmission too?



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        posted by  someone claiming to be on  Wed Dec 31 18:00 CST 1969 [RELATED]

        45 miles? Most likely you're just fine. I think the manual specifies something like 30 miles or so, but there's usually plenty of margin in that sort of thing.

        On the other hand, the original poster mentioned moving and towing behind the moving van, which to me implies a distance considerably larger than 45 mi - 45 mi most people would just drive it over rather than use dollies. I wouldn't tow an auto car say 500 mi or so.

        Bram



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        posted by  someone claiming to be on  Wed Dec 31 18:00 CST 1969 [RELATED]

        i wouldnt be to concerned really, you may end up having to replace some seal's or whatnot if there is damage, you need to drive it to know if there any damage before you jump to any conclusion. worst case is youll need a rebuild.



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      posted by  someone claiming to be on  Wed Dec 31 18:00 CST 1969 [RELATED]

      I am reading this in horror. I just had to have someone today tow my 86 Volvo wagon 45 miles on a dolly, and I knew nothing about disconnecting the drive shaft. Do I need to be looking for another transmission too? The catalytic converter was clogged and I had it towed to a service center.



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      posted by  someone claiming to be on  Wed Dec 31 18:00 CST 1969 [RELATED]

      I am reading this in horror. I just had to have someone today tow my 86 Volvo wagon 45 miles on a dolly, and I knew nothing about disconnecting the drive shaft. Do I need to be looking for another transmission too? The catalytic converter was clogged and I had it towed to a service center.



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      posted by  someone claiming to be on  Wed Dec 31 18:00 CST 1969 [RELATED]

      I am reading this in horror. I just had to have someone today tow my 86 Volvo wagon 45 miles on a dolly, and I knew nothing about disconnecting the drive shaft. Do I need to be looking for another transmission too? The catalytic converter was clogged and I had it towed to a service center.



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