Concerned over ACME Tow Dolley Straps
I recently purchased a new ACME tow dolley and am very concerned about the placement of my straps on the tires. They state they will fit tires up to 20" which is what I have, 20" tires. I send pictu...
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Minnie_Collector wrote:willald wrote:Minnie_Collector wrote:
Will, the placement of the straps is my major concern. The "new and improved" straps that come with the dolley now are not adjustable. The cross-straps are actually sewn to the side pieces so we cannot position them as we would like to. I wish they were adjustable because that would solve my problem. I wonder why they changed to this new non-adjustable strap??
Ahh, I did not realize they changed the design of the straps, and that the new ones are no longer adjustable. That sucks, and pretty much blows a lot of the advice I gave you out of the water. :(
You might try calling ACME, see if they can still can get the old style straps, that were adjustable. If you can get your hands on a set of those, you might be able to do better.
Wbwood is probably right, though: The way you have them now, as long as you can get and keep the straps tight, will probably work OK.
Oh, and to a previous poster that said the tires cannot come off the straps: Ohhh, yes they can. Been there, done that. Had it happen once, where one tire came completely out of the straps. Fortunately the straps on the other tire, as well as the beefed up, shorter chains I was uinsg still kept the car in place on the dolly. It wasn't long after that happened, that our ACME dolly was sold on Craigs list, and we went to flat towing. :)
Wow, that had to be scarey when you realized that you lost a strap. We ordered an extra set when we purchased the dolley so we would be prepared, just in case.
Oh, we didn't lose the strap, it was still there on the dolly. It just wasn't on the tire anymore. Yep, we bought a 2nd set of straps after that, too. Never used those new straps, but they did make it easier to sell the dolly Craigs list, having a brand new set of straps I was including in the deal.
Yes, was not happy when I found the tire sitting free, out of the strap. Made me very glad I had beefed up and shortened the chains from dolly to the car, they are what held it in place on that side. :)
In the tire straps' defense, though: That was one of first times we towed it a long distance, and I was still learning with the straps, didn't really have them on right. Thats why one worked loose. After that, once I figured out what I was doing with the straps, never had one come off the tire again.
Will
