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Pulling the drive shaft seems like a lot of work and if I want to stop some where and use the car I would be hooking it up every time. It's my first time with the car dolley so if it's an easy off and on I may take the drive it every few hundred miles plan. I'm in no hurry to get any where.

Wilson123 wrote:
Is the stopping every few hundred miles and driving it a viable option?

That depends entirely on what YOU want to do!
Some would say "Sure, I would be willing to do that!"
Others would say "NO WAY! That is simply too much hassle!"

Way back about 1968 I towed a Corvair Spyder, manual transmission, fro Northwestern Montana to Seattle. I had to stop every 250 miles (more or less), start the engine, and let it idle in Neutral for 5 minutes.
Yeah, it got annoying. Especially since I was towing it with a 6 volt truck, and I had 6 volt bulbs in it for the lights, and every time I started it, without thinking, I would step on the brake and blow the bulbs! (You won't have that problem, I'm sure.)
Anyway, if you are willing to do what is necessary to tow it, it is a viable option. If you aren't willing to mess with it, then it isn't viable.
good luck.

Moved to dinghy towing forum from towing.

Is the stopping every few hundred miles and driving it a viable option?

Wilson123 wrote:
My dolley wheels turn. BMW said I could put it in neutral and tow it normally but every few hundred miles I would not only have to start it but drive it to lubricate everything properly.

You could pull the driveshaft.

Towing backways is very hard on the front suspension and tires,,,They were not designed for reversing for distances

My dolley wheels turn. BMW said I could put it in neutral and tow it normally but every few hundred miles I would not only have to start it but drive it to lubricate everything properly.

Depends on the car dolly.

There are some Dolly's whose tires steer...and others who require the towed cars steering wheel to be unlocked so that the cars tires actually turn and follow the TV. Not sure if most know this or not, but if your particular dolly requires that the towed cars steering wheel be unlocked then I would not tow backwards.

So, I am going to refer you to your Dolly's owners manual.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

No it's not a good practice at all. Most owners manuals would agree...

Thanks.

I have seen them on the highway. However, I understand that due to the caster/camber/toe-in settings on a steering system, that towing backwards for a long distance can have negative tire ware actions.

I would probably do it for a short distance, but i don't think I'd do it long term.

Ron