i bought a replacement car for my buick that was jacked a few months ago. the car people went to pick it up and said it was to low to get onto the hauler, anyone got any decient (and affordable) suggestions on how to get it from la to florida? thanks
they couldn't roll it up on boards to put it on hauler we do that all the time here at the shop just to get floor jack under it. Maybe they didn't try hard enough
1x6"s go a long way in getting a low car up to a decent height to transport them or get a jack under them.
Got wood? Thats what I had to do to get my car on a hauler. I threw it in the car for the driver to unload at the port. Good luck
Is it non drivable? What kind of var is it? If it's drivable pay a flat fee and expenses and have someone drive it and fly 'em back.
it is a 63 tbird, i bought from loney king, i think it has 2'' lowering blocks and the shackles are hanging it up. it runs the boards might be a good alternative if all else fails thanks
Some tow companies have flatdecks with a movable "beaver tail",that hinges the last 6 or 8 feet of the deck.Makes it possible to load very low cars and forklifts. Call around,ask exotic car dealers.
im sure it could be got , your hauler just didnt try hard enough , bet they even charged you for nothing .. i agree with all the above a couple of boards surely would have done the trick.
I got one here on fedex transport, the back of their trucks are liftgates and can get pretty low cars on the deck.
They must be greenhorns....I loaded many lowered customs on my carriers with 2x6 s for ramps.....find yourself some real towmen...it'll get handled...
"jack it up by the frame, jam studs into the coils , place a 4x4 on end between the rear and frame" I agree.
A possibility...your haul was "brokered" to an independant, he decided he didn't really want the job (maybe not enough money, too far out of the way from next stop, whatever) so he uses B.S. excuse to refuse the job. The broker doesn't care, they're keeping the deposit, which was their cut, anyway. Anybody that hauls cars for a living would know how to get that car loaded up.
I agree! sounds like amitures (sp) any one who is worth their salt in haulin rides should know how to load lowered cars..sounds like you got some start up guys here..hire some professionals
I agree with the studs into the coils. What a lazy ass. I picked mine up off a gravel bed, lowered all around so you couldn't even see under it. Then we had to lift it over the trailer lights because the lakesides got hung up. If you want it bad enough, you'll figure it out. That tow guy obviously didn't want the job.
When I bought my '61 LeSabre from Big Jeff on here, it had 1" of clearance from front crossmember to the ground. I had the hauling company send out a hauler that was just for really low vehicles at no extra charge. Then Jeff had the guy meet him at a place that had a dip in the road to load it and when it got here I had already found a place that was like that wi the dip, and we unloaded it with no problemo.
yep,we sold an A to a guy in Cali they charged the guy $500.00 extra because it was 4" off the ground.it was a 1/2" to low to get it up on the truck.B.S....in my eyes...
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