T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,337 #1 Posted January 6, 2018 And attaching tow strap/chain to the tailgate.https://www.facebook.com/ebaumsworld/videos/10155466345122424/ 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,842 #2 Posted January 6, 2018 My brother in law tried something similar once. He had a Chevette to scrap and tied it tight to the rear bumper of his truck. Just down the road is a sharp bend and a trailer on the property there. He goes around that bend and the "Vette" came unhooked. It went up into the yard and right through a load of laundry hanging on the line! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,337 #3 Posted January 6, 2018 20 minutes ago, squonk said: My brother in law tried something similar once. He had a Chevette to scrap and tied it tight to the rear bumper of his truck. Just down the road is a sharp bend and a trailer on the property there. He goes around that bend and the "Vette" came unhooked. It went up into the yard and right through a load of laundry hanging on the line! At least your bil had enough common sense to used a smaller strap/chain. The guy in the video had a pretty long one and, thankfully, it pulled the tailgate off before any damage to the residential area could occur. Sometimes, it's hard to fathom what goes on in some people's head to get ideas like this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcrage 621 #4 Posted January 6, 2018 And I thought it was bad last week when I saw someone towing a car down the shoulder of I-55 south of St Louis with a driver in the towed car. Your video is a lot worse. Using the tailgate for tow hitch would be the first hint of not knowing what would happen. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,078 #5 Posted January 6, 2018 One born every minute... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry77 1,218 #6 Posted January 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, dcrage said: towing a car down the shoulder of I-55 south of St Louis with a driver in the towed car Common practice back in the day - stayed on the traveled portion tho--- ( before interstate hwys ).. the towed car did the braking for both.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 62,938 #7 Posted January 6, 2018 25 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: One born every minute... Some say I was the one for my minute...... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,842 #8 Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Another good one. Same BIL bought a Mazda from my neighbor. It had a seized motor. He gets me to tow it to his house in the country. He's steering the Mazda. We get just out of town doing about 30. He puts it in gear and pops the clutch without warning me. Just about rips the rear of my truck off! Edited January 7, 2018 by squonk 2 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,116 #9 Posted January 6, 2018 You just can't fix stupid!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,467 #10 Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) He should have used one of them tow dollies! You mean to tell me the car should be strapped down to it! That rule applies to boats too! Edited January 6, 2018 by 953 nut 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,842 #11 Posted January 6, 2018 Believe it or not , he did the tow dolly thing to! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 26,493 #12 Posted January 7, 2018 1 hour ago, squonk said: Believe it or not , he did the tow dolly thing to! If nothing else he sure sounds like good entertainment. 5 hours ago, dcrage said: And I thought it was bad last week when I saw someone towing a car down the shoulder of I-55 south of St Louis with a driver in the towed car. 5 hours ago, Jerry77 said: Common practice back in the day - stayed on the traveled portion tho--- ( before interstate hwys ).. the towed car did the braking for both.... This is still common as well as legal here, as long as you have 20ft between the two vehicles. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,577 #13 Posted January 7, 2018 2 hours ago, 953 nut said: Nah, we don't need a trailer. We'll just car top this tub. Here, hold my beer while I load it . 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,577 #14 Posted January 7, 2018 I've seen my Dad tow many cars and trucks with a chain threaded through two pieces of 6' pipe forming a Vee shaped tow bar. The towed vehicle followed perfectly with normal slow turning. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericj 1,576 #15 Posted January 7, 2018 My dad tow my 67 Plymouth Fury III, with me steering and breaking with a tow chain trough a pipe, don't remember how long the chain was,,,,, except it was SHORT. The breaking was real tricky, the car had power brakes, but becuase we couldn't run the motor ( it was being towed becuase of a bad auto trans, blown seal and wouldn't hold fluid ) they didn't work. First couple of times I tried to break I almost put dad through the windshield of the truck. I was so close with the chain that I thought I would hit the back of dad's truck. I couldn't tell how hard I was on the brakes till the wheels started to lock up. by the time we got the 5 or 6 miles of country back road I had gotten better at judging how hard to push on the breaks. fun times. this happened almost 40 years ago but I still remember it eric j 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
