For those of you who need to transport Subarus without driving them, what do you normally use? Trailer? Tow dolley? Flat tow?

 

What kind of rig do you tow with?

 

I've had pretty good luck with a tow dolley and am thinking about buying one, but I'd like to hear your input first.

 

The other idea I had was to get a 1-ton dually flatbed truck with a bed long enough to park a car on. Do you think that would work well?

 

Thanks.

I have towed Roos with everything from a Chevy Sub. to another Roo. All done with a tow bar, flat towing. I have a special bar that hooks to the stock tie down hooks in the front of EA82's that I like the best.

The flat bed idea sounds like a winner to me, just be sure U have a 3000# or more winch on it to pull up the non-runners;)

This setup has taken me from Tacoma, WA to Sacramento, CA and all points in between. I don't like using dolleys or towbars. With my trailer I can have a rig on and secured in 5 minutes or less.

 

The Dually car hauler sounds good, but you'd want a 1-1/2 ton truck instead of the 1 ton. The 1.5's usually have a 12' or 14' bed area all ready, you'd have to stretch the 1 ton to get a good length of bed. Can be done though. A former co-worker did that with a '58 GMC 1 ton, streched it 3' infront of the rear axle, and 2' behind it slightly angled down for ease of loading. Built the bed all out of aluminum with diamond plate for the surface. Gorgeous truck when he was done with it.

I've flat-towed, tow-dollied, and trailered vehicles. Trailers are nice, especially if there's something majorly wrong with the vehicles suspension, but take up a lot of space in the yard. Dollies take up less room, but the towed vehicle needs a good rear suspension under it. Really difficult to back-up with a dolly too. Then there's the disconnect of the driveshaft on some of them, no biggy really, but more work to do before you head down the road.

This setup has taken me from Tacoma, WA to Sacramento, CA and all points in between. I don't like using dolleys or towbars. With my trailer I can have a rig on and secured in 5 minutes or less.

 

 

That setup worked quite well for getting my wrecked wagon back home as well.

 

Since then, I have moved a soob in nearly every way imaginable. Truck and trailer is still my preferred method.

car dolly and if its not the wagon broke down its my tow car

I've used a tow dolly as well as a hauler like Qman's. Both work well, but I'm in the process of converting a 1973 Dodge motorhome into a turtleback car carrier. When done, THAT will be my primary mode of Sube haulage.

of all the ways I've moved cars, I like truck and trailer, I hate tow dollys with a passion.

 

 

Qman, thats a nice setup

I've got a 16' trailer that I pull with a '96 GMC Yukon 4WD, that has upgraded gears to 3.73, extra trans cooler, and locking rear diff and skid plates

 

having driven twice from IA to WA in my old '82 MountainGrizzly Wagon, this past year was a nice change for comfort, power, and speed to be able to take the Yukon/trailer out

 

have used dollys and flat towing to get a new purchase home before too...