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towing - flatbed or wheel lift?

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Subject: towing - flatbed or wheel lift?
From: gargoyles coffee bar <gargoyle@staffnet.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 1997 11:57:20 -0400
libertyc wrote:
> 
> Which type of tow truck is most likely to avoid damage to our lbcs - a
> flatbed or a wheel lift variety (not a sling-back).  If you go flatbed,
> then you risk having chains crush the spoiler on the way up, and jamb
> your exhaust on the way down.  The wheel-lift type would seem to avoid
> this. It simply picks up your wheels with hydraulic arms.  Any thoughts?

When I had my TR3 towed we used a flatbed, and we added 2 pressure
treated
2x10s to even out the angle of incline. Worked great, but we would have
messed up the exhaust without the extra ramps.

~John

-- 
John Herlig
GARGOYLES coffee bar
http://www.staffnet.com/gargoyle
540-659-0404
59 TR3

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