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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / April 2007Tow Dolly
Hi, I cannot find a tow dolly with a 6,000 pound capacity. Please let me know any you know of. Please provide a link to max load documentation. Thanks, Vic me at wrote:.... I cannot find a tow dolly with a 6,000 pound capacity. Please let me know any you know of. Please provide a link to max load documentation.<<<< You need a trailer. I doubt they make a tow dolly that will carry 6,000 pounds. That's 3,000 pounds on each tire. It would have to have trailer truck tires on it. By the time you make a tow dolly wide enough for a 6,000 pound vehicle to get between the wheels and add the width of the wheels, you will need a special wide load permit to use it on the highway.  SignatureJerryD(upstateNY) On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:14:34 -0400, JerryD\(upstateNY\) wrote: > me at wrote:.... I cannot find a tow dolly with a 6,000 pound capacity. > Please let me know any you know of. Please provide a link to max load [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > wheels and add the width of the wheels, you will need a special wide > load permit to use it on the highway. I'd like to know what he's going to tow that weighs 6000 lbs on one axle. even my F350 Ford Dually with the 7.3 diesel only weighs 4200 on the front axle. If he's talking 6000 lbs total, then he probably has maybe 3800 on the front, (front wheel drive), and 1200 on the rear. Even at that, 6000 lbs is pretty heavy for a passenger car. 3800 on a tow dolly is not out of the question. Tow dollies are rated by the amount of weight that the dolly actually carries, not how much the towed vehicle weighs. SignatureFrank Tabor You worry too much about your job. Stop it. You are not paid enough to worry. : On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:14:34 -0400, JerryD\(upstateNY\) wrote: : [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] : front, (front wheel drive), and 1200 on the rear. Even at that, 6000 lbs : is pretty heavy for a passenger car. Math is a bit off (3800 + 1200 = 5000 lbs). Regardless of distribution, I personally wouldn't tow any vehicle weighing 6000 lbs with a tow dolly. Two tires would still be on the ground with a dolly. so if the towed vehicle was fairly well balanced, then it's still only 1500 per tire. I agree though, he needs a trailer. SignatureSteve Barker > You need a trailer. > I doubt they make a tow dolly that will carry 6,000 pounds. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > get between the wheels and add the width of the wheels, you will need a > special wide load permit to use it on the highway. I am trying to decide between one of my two pickup trucks. One has a curb weight of 5,400, the other 5,900. The rental dollys are around 3,000, the Demco site lists theirs as 4,400. Both say it is the total towed vehicle weight. The Stehl looks like it might do it but they do not give a specific weight rating. Waiting for an email back from Stehl. Thanks, Vic me at wrote: I am trying to decide between one of my two pickup trucks. One has a curb weight of 5,400, the other 5,900. The rental dollys are around 3,000, the Demco site lists theirs as 4,400. Both say it is the total towed vehicle weight. The Stehl looks like it might do it but they do not give a specific weight rating. Waiting for an email back from Stehl. The tow dolly might hold the weight OK but the problem comes with trying to stop it. Look at the size of the brakes on your truck and then look at the size of the tow dolly brakes. Plus, your truck has brakes on all 4 wheels. The tow dolly only has 2 wheels. You need a trailer to be safe. SignatureJerryD(upstateNY) Flatbed that thing. It's worth it when it comes to maneuvering around. We have a 6k pound SUV (2005 Dodge Durango) that we pull behind our class A rig (for sale by the way -> http://rv.calivw78.com). Plus you'll get the security of a braking system already being on the trailer. You'll want it with that kind of weight. Peace, CaliVW78 > I am trying to decide between one of my two pickup trucks. One has > a curb weight of 5,400, the other 5,900. The rental dollys are [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Vic Remember that you'll have to rassle the beast around the site. Soon you'll realize what a royal pain in the butt they are. You really have to love a certain car to put up with the overhead. I bet the average dolly owner keeps it for two years or so. I'm sure there are those who have had them longer but they are in the minority. Steve www.wolfswords.com under the motorhome and towing a Saturn link > I bet the average dolly owner keeps it for two years or so. I'm sure there > are those who have had them longer but they are in the minority. Carl Dean has had his dolly for nearly 41 years... parton is such sweet sorrow (as the bard once said). David "The Hamster" Malone Contact George and Beth Landgrebe at towtrailer@msn.com http://towtrailer.com/index.htm I just bought one and I LOVE it! B. >Contact George and Beth Landgrebe at towtrailer@msn.com > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >B. That wouldn't just happen to be "B" for Beth, would it? SignatureAl Balmer Sun City, AZ These folks make a 6,000 lb model: http://www.towtrailer.com/products.htm Landgrebe Mfg., Inc. - Valparaiso, IN Manufacturer, Service Company Company Profile: Tow Dollies, Utility Trailers, Car Haulers Landgrebe Mfg., Inc. 208-T N. 250 W. Valparaiso, IN 46383 Phone: 219-462-9587 Fax: 219-477-2001 George or Beth |
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