SHO fit a Tow Dolly?

[69crewcab]

OK not sure if this is the right area, but seemed the most used.

WIll a 91 SHO fit a Uhaul Tow Dolly? When i tried online the REg 91 says it fits but the SHO says no.. WHY?

ANybody use the dolly from Uhaul on there SHO?

thanks
New SHO Owner soon

 

[Eric VerValin]

I don't know why it wouldn't.

 

[Troywakeling]

I've used a Uhaul tow dolly on my GEN II and my brothers GEN III. I have also used a friends tow dolly for my GEN II mtx.

 

[Phoenix]

Yup it fits , unless yours isnt the standard size cause its tight a bit but it fits.

 

[JRA2000TL]

The SHO should fit. One possible reason it said yours wouldn't is the way the information was put in on the website. Are you talking about towing the SHO on a dolly with your own vehicle or towing the car behind a U-Haul truck? If you are using your own vehicle, the vehicle you entered as the tow vehicle will have something to do with it. For instance, if you enter that the SHO is going to be towed by a 04 Jeep Grand Cherokee, it will say it can't work since this exceeds the tow vehicle's recommended capacity. If you enter that the SHO is going to be towed by an F-350 dually, then it says it's a recommended setup. Then again, if it said a regular 91 would fit and a SHO wouldn't, it sounds like an error. When I entered the information, the SHO fits.

Either way, the car should fit on the dolly whether you use the type where the whole car sits on it or the kind where only the front wheels are attached to the dolly.

 

[rubydist]

Troy, how close to the ground does the rear bumper cover sit when its on the tow dolly? That would be my concern - I've always used the 'auto transporter' to put the whole SHO on the trailer. (you also get a lot better brakes that way - the U-Haul auto transporters have very good hydraulic surge brakes.)

 

[Eric VerValin]

It does depend on the vehicle u say your going to use. I have put my truck in there once and it said I couldn't. But I have a brake controller, and a hitch. 2 things not standard on an F-150. And for some reason they think a 6 cly can't pull it... lol They don't know a 300 ci. I've towed my buddies Dodge Ram 4x4 20 miles with a chain, no sweat.. well uphill on the dirt roads was kinda ******.. lol traction was an issue.


Worse case senario, make sure its got surge brakes, and lie to them about your truck.. lol tell them you have a turbo diesel @ home, but since its still expensive, you decided to pick it up in your other truck.. Just don't wreck, or you'll get owned like a nooooob. lol

 

[Phoenix]

U-Haul are the worst , They never wanted me to rent their dolley with my Explorer. Just because I had an Explorer.

Probably because some stupid ass sued u-haul because he burnt his tranny....

 

[Troywakeling]

Troy, how close to the ground does the rear bumper cover sit when its on the tow dolly? That would be my concern - I've always used the 'auto transporter' to put the whole SHO on the trailer. (you also get a lot better brakes that way - the U-Haul auto transporters have very good hydraulic surge brakes.)

I don't really remember to be honest, heres some pics if that helps.






killed a vette on my way down to, lol actually it was her fault

They let me tow with my Frontier but it has a 6500lb towing rating.

 

[NotSoSlowSHO]

Ive had a few Gen 1's on tow dollys.

Just be careful the front air dam. It WILL hit the dolly when loading and unloading. Going on it normally isnt the problem, backing it off can easily destroy the air dam if it catches good.

 

[Brett]

Ive had a few Gen 1's on tow dollys.

Just be careful the front air dam. It WILL hit the dolly when loading and unloading. Going on it normally isnt the problem, backing it off can easily destroy the air dam if it catches good.

I put a nice golf ball sized hold in my bumper loading my car onto a dolly. It will work, but as mentioned watch the front bumper.

 

[firstgen89sho]

It is due to the clearances with the front and rear bumpers, you will catch the front bumper going up and down and the rear bumper will drag along the ground when going up and down the approaches into parking lots.

 

[rubydist]

U-Haul are the worst , They never wanted me to rent their dolley with my Explorer. Just because I had an Explorer.

Probably because some stupid ass sued u-haul because he burnt his tranny....

No, its because of all the roll-over issues the Ex had a few years ago - it actually says on the U-Haul paperwork that they will not rent trailers to people who want to pull them w/ an Explorer.

 

[TimboSHO]

Ive had a few Gen 1's on tow dollys.

Just be careful the front air dam. It WILL hit the dolly when loading and unloading. Going on it normally isnt the problem, backing it off can easily destroy the air dam if it catches good.

+1 on that. Watch the front bumper! Be very careful and slow and make sure you have someone watching. Also, those big rims are hard to fit in the straps

 

[Troywakeling]

+1 on that. Watch the front bumper! Be very careful and slow and make sure you have someone watching. Also, those big rims are hard to fit in the straps

+2

Especially in the rain, my brothers gen III started to spin on the wet ramp and almost slid off half way up and it scuffed the bumper a little. It was on a big hill though. My gen II was going down a hill and went on real easy.

 

[jthod]

I've moved a few too, the best thing to do is get yourself a few 3 foot long 2x8's or 2x10's. Put one in front of each ramp, and one from the top of the first board to the ramp. Kind of a ramp for the ramp.

If you can choose where you're loading it, try and park the trailer tires in a decent sized groove. ****** parking lots are good places, or find a curb that you can get the ramp on.

dragging the rear bumper shouldn't be a problem unless the tires are low or you go through a bad dip.

 

[newby92]

when i went to pick up the 95 from alex, i used a tow dolly and it started to drag bad on the front bumper. with my dad and alex lifting up in the front wheel wells it cleared pretty easily. to get it off we just parked with the tow dolly off the end of the drive way over the curb so the dolly was a straight shot to get the car off. easy cheese and way cheaper than a full trailer.

on a side note on the way up to michigan we got rear ended by an old man with an f-150 and had to replace the tail lights on the dolly. he actually ran the truck up on the dolly. its a good thing we were towing the dolly other wise our tahoe would have been hit pretty bad. damn driver not paying attention. u-haul took the hit on that one lol.

 

[TimboSHO]

I've moved a few too, the best thing to do is get yourself a few 3 foot long 2x8's or 2x10's. Put one in front of each ramp, and one from the top of the first board to the ramp. Kind of a ramp for the ramp.

If you can choose where you're loading it, try and park the trailer tires in a decent sized groove. ****** parking lots are good places, or find a curb that you can get the ramp on.

dragging the rear bumper shouldn't be a problem unless the tires are low or you go through a bad dip.

Ah yes, that's right. When we unloaded it we used some 5' 2x4s under the ramps. Worked very well and kept the bumper from catching on the way down