Hey all,
I am buying whats left of Todd's FJ60 since he is moving out of town early next week. It is sitting next to his house frontend facing the street, and has no axles underneath it, and no rear springs (fronts are still on) but the rest of the drivetrain (engine/trans/xfer) are in it. I will be loading it onto a 18' flatbed utility/ carhauler trailer, and towing it to my parents house (about 65 miles) with my Dad's Power Stroke.
I am trying to figure out the best way to get it onto the trailer without tearing up the trailer, or Todd's yard, here are a few options I can think of:
- Get the front end up onto the trailer with a hi-lift or cherry picker, then use a come-along (or figure out a way to bolt down my warn m8k to the trailer) to drag it the rest of the way on on some plywood skids
- Hire a wrecker towtruck to pull it up onto his flatbed, the push it off onto the trailer (this way the front of the 60 will be facing the back of the trailer to i can pull the drivetrain with it on the trailer)
I probably have to figure out some way to block the frame up a little so the transfer case doesnt get damaged, and this is going to complicate things further.....
Any ideas?
I am buying whats left of Todd's FJ60 since he is moving out of town early next week. It is sitting next to his house frontend facing the street, and has no axles underneath it, and no rear springs (fronts are still on) but the rest of the drivetrain (engine/trans/xfer) are in it. I will be loading it onto a 18' flatbed utility/ carhauler trailer, and towing it to my parents house (about 65 miles) with my Dad's Power Stroke.
I am trying to figure out the best way to get it onto the trailer without tearing up the trailer, or Todd's yard, here are a few options I can think of:
- Get the front end up onto the trailer with a hi-lift or cherry picker, then use a come-along (or figure out a way to bolt down my warn m8k to the trailer) to drag it the rest of the way on on some plywood skids
- Hire a wrecker towtruck to pull it up onto his flatbed, the push it off onto the trailer (this way the front of the 60 will be facing the back of the trailer to i can pull the drivetrain with it on the trailer)
I probably have to figure out some way to block the frame up a little so the transfer case doesnt get damaged, and this is going to complicate things further.....
Any ideas?