A Dynaflow and a hitch will it work?

I want to put a trailer hitch on my 50 buick with a dynaflow. I have a small 12 foot Scotty . I was wondering if anyone pulled a trailer with a dynaflow. I use the Scotty 8-10 times a year. longest run being about 100 miles one way. any issues I might encounter? thanks

 

I'm not a Dynaflow expert but i have been told that they are a pretty tough piece.
You could put a temp gauge on it and find out real quick .

 

I've seen it done more than a few times...

 

I dont think it would be a problem if its a pretty strong runner??

 

yes it will work, and tow like a f250. i was looking at some of my old adds last night and buick did a publicity deal where they towed a ton? air flow across country. looked cool as hell, my 50 had an old heavy duty hitch bolted to the frame when i got her.

 

My Uncle had a 49 with D flow. He towed a utility trailer with it no problem. I remember he towed it with 8 half kegs, so about 1150 lbs plus the trailer, about 50 miles to a family reunion, with no ill effects, at least to the car and trailer (not necessarily the attendees).

The only problem you might encounter is from wind resistance at speed or if you run into a head wind. The temp gauge is definately a good idea. Heat is a killer.

 

Back in the day, my Granddad drove nothing but early 50s Buicks, as they wore out he'd find another and buy it, never older than 49, never newer than 52. He pulled a 25 or 30 ft New Moon half way across the country with a 51 or 52 Buick when he and Grandma moved from Colorado to Florida.

 

A tempt guage on the trans would be a very good idea. When it heats up, STOP. Remember Dynaflows do EVRYTHING in the torque-converter, so heat is an issue. Start of in low range and shift up to high with your foot off the gas.

 

This may be a dumb question, does a dynaslow have cooler lines? If so tap into those and put the biggest trans cooler you can fit. Heat is what kills auto trans when towing.

 

I only towed a small trailer with my 263 with dynaflow and didnt even know I was towing, went great....
stopping, well that is another thing!
lol

 

I think so!! Yes, there is a cooler attached to the side of the Dynaflow. It circulates the water there instead of sending fluid to the radiator. I rigged a receiver hitch under the bumper...

 

Dad said once that when he was doing the Rodeo thing back in the 50s, that a lot of horses were pulled around behind buicks with dynaflows...sounds scary to me, but you wont really know til you try...

 

I'd love to see a scan of that ad!!

 

The hauling part doesn't scare me nearly as much as the braking part...in traffic...on the freeway...!!!

Get discs first!

~Scotch~

 

Scotch, I had absolutely NO problems with stopping... I replaced all components before the trip and the car/trailer stopped flawlessly.