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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 11:42 AM
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I bet he never goes the cheap route again :rofl:
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 11:45 AM
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is he doing that with the plywood cus it's that's low....i'm not too familiar with these types of practices. How would one go about doing it the proper way?
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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is he doing that with the plywood cus it's that's low....i'm not too familiar with these types of practices. How would one go about doing it the proper way?
yea its cuz the car sits too low vs. the incline of the bed

the right way is to get a trailer / bed thats designed for vehicles with negligible ground clearance.

i have a friend who owns a towing company, and he has refused to haul vehicles before simply because to load them he would have to do exactly what these guys did, and he doesnt feel like breaking something and having his insurance go up for a $200 tow job
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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is he doing that with the plywood cus it's that's low....i'm not too familiar with these types of practices. How would one go about doing it the proper way?
There are a number of ways to do this correctly.

Get longer ramps to lessen the incline.
Jack the trailer up to lessen the incline or park the towing truck on a raised point to lift it.
Load it from a loading dock.
Don't load it until everything is guaranteed solid and not slipping out.
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 11:51 AM
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
There are a number of ways to do this correctly.

Get longer ramps to lessen the incline.
Jack the trailer up to lessen the incline or park the towing truck on a raised point to lift it.
Load it from a loading dock.
Don't load it until everything is guaranteed solid and not slipping out.
john, you see the other video these guys had ... i think half the problem was this guy was totally unfamiliar with the cars clutch ... he stalled the car out just trying to move it right before he tried putting it on the trailer. hell the dude didnt even know how to roll the window down. looks like he was popping the clutch too quickly and spun the ramps out
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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thats an expensive mistake
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 12:27 PM
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Roooofles!
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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should have used a fork lift
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