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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12632 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:45 am Post subject: Re: Transporting a VW Beetle on a pickup truck |
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Thank You OPRN. That is what a Dodge 1T Dually was made for. I understand other peoples reservations but if you own that piece of equipment then chances are you are not afraid to use it.
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You do realize that other than fender flares, the bed on a 1 ton dually is the same as a 1/2ton truck & that the tailgate wasn’t designed to carry a load right? |
All correct.
My sand rail front end weights about what I do so if I can't put the weight of the front of the Buggy on it then it's not safe for me to walk or to sit on it either.
The other point is that in my part of the world as far as the authorities that regulate highway trucks are concerned the tire load rating determines how muck your truck can carry. That means his 1 ton 3500 dually Dodge has a higher load rating than my 1 ton 3500 Dodge even though the boxes are identical. _________________ We had the stone age, the bronze age, the industrial age and now we are in the age of mass deception and mind control for corporate profit. (The mass media age) |
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samwise Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2010 Posts: 611 Location: North Salt Lake, Utah
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:21 am Post subject: Re: Transporting a VW Beetle on a pickup truck |
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actualsurfer wrote: |
oprn wrote: |
I have hauled our Sand rail in a pickup with a 6' box. Left the tail gate down and the tires rested on that. I also hauled a Daihatsu mini truck in the box of my Dodge 3500. The tail gate even closed!
There should be no issue hauling a Beetle in the box of a 1 ton dually. The problem would be getting it in and out and tying it down without marking it up. There are lots of trucks on the road here with two 4 X 4 quads in the back. That would weigh just as much as a Beetle. |
Thank You OPRN. That is what a Dodge 1T Dually was made for. I understand other peoples reservations but if you own that piece of equipment then chances are you are not afraid to use it.
I am leaning towards a trailer but ultimately its my brothers decision. When I asked him about a trailer he said, "Yeah but you cant go 80mph with a trailer!" |
It'd be tight but possible for width, I guess - from what I can see online a '63 is 60.5" wide, and the tailgate gap in a Ram 3500 is between 62 and 63" depending on year, so 3/4" to 1.25" clearance either side.
Probably need to raise the floor with blocks or something so that the running boards don't contact the wheelhousings of the truck.
Still have the issue of a '63 being 159" long, and a Ram 3500 longbed with the tailgate down having 120" of length. That's over 3 feet of Beetle sticking out beyond the tailgate.... _________________ Ben
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aa390392 Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2007 Posts: 3602 Location: So.Cal
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting a VW Beetle on a pickup truck |
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WTF just haul it already..enough blabber...shsssh. _________________ .
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Mike Fisher Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2006 Posts: 17963 Location: Eugene, OR
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting a VW Beetle on a pickup truck |
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TDI will be skeered my V8 Dakota 4X4 tailgate is too weak?
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HMVWNAB Samba Member
Joined: September 23, 2006 Posts: 1068 Location: Sunshine State
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 7:16 am Post subject: Re: Transporting a VW Beetle on a pickup truck |
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Looking forward to seeing the pictures of the operation _________________ What are the last 2 words of the National Anthem?
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actualsurfer Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2021 Posts: 10 Location: CA
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:01 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting a VW Beetle on a pickup truck |
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Well I wanted to update everyone here with my transport drama. At the end of the day I decided to purchase a trailer in NY and my brother is going to tow the whole shebang out to California. When she arrives Ill sell the trailer for what I paid.
Its a cool racing trailer built by a racer to haul around his stock car to race on the weekends. has a built in storage area/workshop as well as flood lights all around for night loading etc.
Thanks for the advice. I am glad I can keep the $ in the family and pay my brother to do what he is already doing.
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22573 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 3:14 am Post subject: Re: Transporting a VW Beetle on a pickup truck |
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Cool traveling garage! Safe trip. _________________ .ssS! |
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5538 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 6:59 am Post subject: Re: Transporting a VW Beetle on a pickup truck |
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A little late to the game and I'm glad to see you went the trailer route. I just wanted to throw in my two cents on flat towing as it seems no one mentioned the fact that when you flat tow with a tow dolly or tow bar, you can not back up with the car hooked up like you can with a trailer. You must remember with for thought about u- turns, parking and cul-da-sacs. _________________ Prosit!
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20233 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 11:24 am Post subject: Re: Transporting a VW Beetle on a pickup truck |
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Fish wrote: |
A little late to the game and I'm glad to see you went the trailer route. I just wanted to throw in my two cents on flat towing as it seems no one mentioned the fact that when you flat tow with a tow dolly or tow bar, you can not back up with the car hooked up like you can with a trailer. You must remember with for thought about u- turns, parking and cul-da-sacs. |
I'm late to this one, too, and I want to agree with what the OP did. As I read through this, I kept thinking, "why not buy a trailer out there, haul the car, then resell the trailer if you don't need it? Even if you lost a little cash, it would still be cheaper than shipping the car.
Also, to the point about not backing with a towbar, another thing to remember when flat towing is if the car does not have an engine installed, you need to stick a clutch disk on the trans input shaft and wire it up to keep it from spinning. That shaft will flail around in there if left alone, and beat the crap out of the trans. _________________ nothing |
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7839 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:05 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting a VW Beetle on a pickup truck |
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surprised nobody thought laterally...
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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12632 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting a VW Beetle on a pickup truck |
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_________________ We had the stone age, the bronze age, the industrial age and now we are in the age of mass deception and mind control for corporate profit. (The mass media age) |
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sportin-wood Samba Member
Joined: September 12, 2010 Posts: 2002 Location: Texas
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: Transporting a VW Beetle on a pickup truck |
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5538 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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ElStiemo Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2021 Posts: 59 Location: Windhoek, Namibia
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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2021 12:40 am Post subject: Re: Transporting a VW Beetle on a pickup truck |
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finster wrote: |
surprised nobody thought laterally...
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AH! My hometown people at it again! _________________ From the VW stable:
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