Towing a 40 with a 100?

[OverLand Cruisers]

I bought a buddies '79 FJ40 and am thinking about bringing it home with a tow dolly behind the 100.
100 has stock suspension with 285s & it would be about 800 miles, from OK to AZ.
Opinions?

 

[saillaw]

I checked the Uhaul site and it says a 2003 landcruiser can tow a 1973 fj40

I'd recommend you use a trailer not a dolly (easier on the towed fj and will help the 100 with breaking).

 

[OverLand Cruisers]

Right on.
The extra cost is probably worth it, trailer is $500 & the dolly is $250.
Thanks for the input!

 

[SR.GRINGO]

Read this thread amigo Uship.com might be easier!

https://forum.ih8mud.com/chit-chat-section/90693-double-cruiser-rollover.html

 

[71-CRUISER]

First of all that was an FJ55 being towed behind an 80 series truck which is not at all what he is asking. I have towed vehicles on tow dollies and open trailers for thousands of miles and had no incidents other than flat tires.

The most important part of towing anything is that the tow vehicle has to be large enough to control what is being towed. A 4 thousand pound 55 on a thousand pound trailer with another thousand pounds of cargo is clearly over the safe towing capacity of a 5 thousand pound truck.

However a 100 series land cruiser is more than capable of towing a 3k pound 40 on a dolly. The quality of U-Haul equipment is an entirely different argument all together.

 

[OverLand Cruisers]

Got a quote from "Get it done transport" for $690.
That is way less than it would cost me to haul it, they have lots of good online reviews as well.
Hmmm.........