another way to do this is to line the dolly up with the van to be towed, placing the dolly at the front of the van wheels. disconnect the tow dolly from the tow van. block the wheels of the dolly. connect a strap from the tow van to the "parts" van and pull it up on the dolly. most dollys have dips for the wheels to sit in and you will feel the parts van drop in. i work by myself and have used this about 8 times with success. jonathan On Thu, 17 Jun 2004, Gerald Masar wrote: > Necessity is the mother of invention, or, there are lots of ways to skin a cat :). > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Simon Reinhardt" <simon@FARRSIDE.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 12:01 PM > Subject: Thursdaye Fun > > > > Well, it's strictly Vanagon related, but fun. > > Anyway- "How To Load A Dead Van Uphill Onto A Tow Dolly, When Your > > Only Potential Helper Is 3" > > > > http://www.farrside.net/Vanagon/push1.jpg > > http://www.farrside.net/Vanagon/push2.jpg > > http://www.farrside.net/Vanagon/push3.jpg > > http://www.farrside.net/Vanagon/push4.jpg > > > > 1. Roll dead van to bottom of driveway. > > 2. Drive tow van in front. > > 3. Roll dolly over, attach. > > 4. Back dolly into dead van. > > 5. Push dead van onto dolly. > > 6. Parking brakes! > > 7. Beer. > |
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