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Subject:Re: Towing a Vanagon - Tow Dolly
Date:Mon, 8 Sep 2003 11:44:17 EDT

In a message dated 9/8/03 11:21:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
AllStuff@HANS-WILLY.MYIP.ORG writes:

> Just to let everybody know, you cannot tow a unplated vehicle on a tow
> dolly
> without a transit from your local DOT  (throughout North America at least).
> I attended the local U-haul on a Saturday and was refused a Tow Dolly becase
> the vehicle was not plated.
>
> Apparently the rule is that if the two back wheels are on the ground, you
> have to have the vehicle plated plated.
>
> All worked out well though, as they rented me an "Auto Transport"  platform
> car trailer. Very smooth ride, easy load/unload.
>
> Now I have a $yncro re$toration project, to my wife's great dismay ;~]
>
>
>

i sure hope you weren't going to tow a syncro w/ a tow dolly... (unless you
remove the driveshaft).   fwiw, i have towed many unplated vehicles on tow
dollys, cops passed me by, never had a problem.

chris