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[and90cooper]

surely lifting that with no spreader bars is going to cave the reefer body in at the top?

wheels are not always right way, its a good method though, i never saw it done like that until i got to europe, in the us, they only tie down to the tow hooks underneath the car, want to know why, because the dealer put them there specifically to tow and tie down the car, its how they ship them, if that is what the dealer is doing, its the correct way, just make sure its rachet down enough to compress suspension, if not when it bounces it will loosen, if its tight enough, you wont even have to check it

but like i said, wheels are also a good way, specially for cars like the mini with fragile body panels etc

if the wheels can support the car everyday bouncing and driving on the road, they can be used to tie the car down, even if body is bouncing up and down on the trailer, the wheels will still remain planted, its best to use the x or cross method (ie cross the front 2 and cross the back to) to make sure the car can hop left and right on the trailer, those wheel tie downs that go over the wheel and then get tied down i think are not safe, i use a standard rachet strap (2 inches wide) and run it through the spokes to the inside and then back to the trailer

and never leave it in gear, thats bad, can bust gears


one thing i thought was interesting, i had to respond to a traffic accident of a very large mercedes, the tow truck showed up, had a crane that went over the car with 4 straps hanging down, they were tied to the wheels and the car was lifted onto the bed, pretty niffty

like this

We have a full lift hiab like this, its supposed to be non marking but thats not always the case, we also have a sliding rotator it does the same thing to trucks

surely lifting that without spreader bars will cause the refer body to cave in at the top?
do you have any pics after the lift?

[fusionfanatic]

surely lifting that with no spreader bars is going to cave the reefer body in at the top?

wheels are not always right way, its a good method though, i never saw it done like that until i got to europe, in the us, they only tie down to the tow hooks underneath the car, want to know why, because the dealer put them there specifically to tow and tie down the car, its how they ship them, if that is what the dealer is doing, its the correct way, just make sure its rachet down enough to compress suspension, if not when it bounces it will loosen, if its tight enough, you wont even have to check it

but like i said, wheels are also a good way, specially for cars like the mini with fragile body panels etc

if the wheels can support the car everyday bouncing and driving on the road, they can be used to tie the car down, even if body is bouncing up and down on the trailer, the wheels will still remain planted, its best to use the x or cross method (ie cross the front 2 and cross the back to) to make sure the car can hop left and right on the trailer, those wheel tie downs that go over the wheel and then get tied down i think are not safe, i use a standard rachet strap (2 inches wide) and run it through the spokes to the inside and then back to the trailer

and never leave it in gear, thats bad, can bust gears


one thing i thought was interesting, i had to respond to a traffic accident of a very large mercedes, the tow truck showed up, had a crane that went over the car with 4 straps hanging down, they were tied to the wheels and the car was lifted onto the bed, pretty niffty

like this

We have a full lift hiab like this, its supposed to be non marking but thats not always the case, we also have a sliding rotator it does the same thing to trucks

surely lifting that without spreader bars will cause the refer body to cave in at the top?
do you have any pics after the lift?

I bet after a crash which caused it to be there that's the last of their worries! I do agree though its gonna make it worse!

[and90cooper]

surely lifting that with no spreader bars is going to cave the reefer body in at the top?

wheels are not always right way, its a good method though, i never saw it done like that until i got to europe, in the us, they only tie down to the tow hooks underneath the car, want to know why, because the dealer put them there specifically to tow and tie down the car, its how they ship them, if that is what the dealer is doing, its the correct way, just make sure its rachet down enough to compress suspension, if not when it bounces it will loosen, if its tight enough, you wont even have to check it

but like i said, wheels are also a good way, specially for cars like the mini with fragile body panels etc

if the wheels can support the car everyday bouncing and driving on the road, they can be used to tie the car down, even if body is bouncing up and down on the trailer, the wheels will still remain planted, its best to use the x or cross method (ie cross the front 2 and cross the back to) to make sure the car can hop left and right on the trailer, those wheel tie downs that go over the wheel and then get tied down i think are not safe, i use a standard rachet strap (2 inches wide) and run it through the spokes to the inside and then back to the trailer

and never leave it in gear, thats bad, can bust gears


one thing i thought was interesting, i had to respond to a traffic accident of a very large mercedes, the tow truck showed up, had a crane that went over the car with 4 straps hanging down, they were tied to the wheels and the car was lifted onto the bed, pretty niffty

like this

We have a full lift hiab like this, its supposed to be non marking but thats not always the case, we also have a sliding rotator it does the same thing to trucks

surely lifting that without spreader bars will cause the refer body to cave in at the top?
do you have any pics after the lift?

I bet after a crash which caused it to be there that's the last of their worries! I do agree though its gonna make it worse!

doesnt look like a write off (yet) though

[Pickering]

Forget a trailer and pick it up and put it on back if a pickup

Like so



But on a trailer tie down by the wheels :)

As scary Male bears down on photographer................

Sorry........ I did not mean a scary male bear.

Lol made me chuckle it's my dad bless him he's had a hard life lol

[wolfie]

surely lifting that with no spreader bars is going to cave the reefer body in at the top?

wheels are not always right way, its a good method though, i never saw it done like that until i got to europe, in the us, they only tie down to the tow hooks underneath the car, want to know why, because the dealer put them there specifically to tow and tie down the car, its how they ship them, if that is what the dealer is doing, its the correct way, just make sure its rachet down enough to compress suspension, if not when it bounces it will loosen, if its tight enough, you wont even have to check it

but like i said, wheels are also a good way, specially for cars like the mini with fragile body panels etc

if the wheels can support the car everyday bouncing and driving on the road, they can be used to tie the car down, even if body is bouncing up and down on the trailer, the wheels will still remain planted, its best to use the x or cross method (ie cross the front 2 and cross the back to) to make sure the car can hop left and right on the trailer, those wheel tie downs that go over the wheel and then get tied down i think are not safe, i use a standard rachet strap (2 inches wide) and run it through the spokes to the inside and then back to the trailer

and never leave it in gear, thats bad, can bust gears


one thing i thought was interesting, i had to respond to a traffic accident of a very large mercedes, the tow truck showed up, had a crane that went over the car with 4 straps hanging down, they were tied to the wheels and the car was lifted onto the bed, pretty niffty

like this

We have a full lift hiab like this, its supposed to be non marking but thats not always the case, we also have a sliding rotator it does the same thing to trucks

surely lifting that without spreader bars will cause the refer body to cave in at the top?
do you have any pics after the lift?

Its a pic from the dyson website i dont have any pics of ours in action ours is bigger as well, creating damage to the body is irrelevant after a crash moving the vehicle safely is your first priority, you obviously try not to damage a vehicle but it inevitably happens in awkward recoverys.