Towing Dolly - have you used one ?

Silvera

Have any of you guys ever used a towing dolly to tow a car ?

See pic -

mike65

Nope but I have towed horseboxes and such. I'd imagine as its a "rigid" its much the same. i.e easy once you've got used to the idea theres over a tonne behind you!

Mike.

Silvera

True.

However, most of the dollys I have seen here in Ireland swivel below the front axle of the towed vehicle, i.e. the towing dolly's 'turntable' (and obviously they also swivel on the tow hitch) ?

(I just used the pic above, from the net, to show what I was referring to)

I guess many of them here are made locally ('home-made') as opposed to the 'factory-made' one in the pic ?

skibum

I havn't used a dolly, but I have used an "A frame" many times. They are very easy to use, very stable as all 4 wheels of the car are on the ground. Can be a little bit mucky setting one up when it is raining (every time I used an A frame it was raining )

Silvera

Yeah, I too have used an A-frame on several occassions - very handy device !.......though you have to be careful that it doesn't 'jacknife' when cornering :eek: (the same would apply to a dolly - if to a lesser extent).

Actually, I came across a UK site selling A-frames - www.aframes.co.uk

Is that where you bought yours ?

Silvera

This is the type of dolly we usually see in use in Ireland -

http://www.mhi.i12.com/LIBRARY/dolly.jpg