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Sierragirl Enthusiast

Sierragirl

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A few days ago when riding in my bf's Ford Thunderbird it decided not to get up the road to our house and we had to park it in a neighbors yard. Now of course he just happened to rip something out of the bottom of his car and now it won't even start so I'm going to have to pull it's dead weight up the road. My question is where should I wrap the chains on my truck for the pull? And how dangerous is this gonna be since his car has power brakes so if something like say....my bumper rips off, he's going down a steep hill pretty fast.

builderpaul Enthusiast

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The safest way is to rent a tow bar from u-haul. That assumes you have a hitch on your truck. I don't know how far you need to pull but for $50.00 (around here anyway) a tow truck will pull you 10 miles. Seems like the easiest solution.

Power brakes will work without power you just need to push harder.

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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your bumper should be fine, I towed my brothers 1996 GMC Jimmy 4x4 2 miles in city traffic to a shop and we didn't have any problems at all, we just used a properly rated tow strap tied to my bumper, and to his 4x4-style tow hooks on his front

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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Not to mention the fact that that section of the bumper (the ball) is set up to handle that kind of stress. The rest of the bumper is not. If you put a strap around it, and just pull it through it's own loop (like most people do), there is a good chance that when you go to give the car a tug, it will tighten on itself, and crush the bumper.

 

If you have a tow strap (or chain), there should be no reason to tie it directly to the bumper. The frame is a better, not to mention safer place to put it.

 

If you have a class III receiver hitch, that would be the best place to put it.

 

Oh, and around here, the tow trucks will do the hookup, and 5 mile tow for around 30 bucks.

 

Just my dollar, but I'm keeping 98 cents, so I can comment more. :thumbs:

tmf6902 Senior Enthusiast

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Not to mention the fact that that section of the bumper (the ball) is set up to handle that kind of stress. The rest of the bumper is not. If you put a strap around it, and just pull it through it's own loop (like most people do), there is a good chance that when you go to give the car a tug, it will tighten on itself, and crush the bumper.

 

If you have a tow strap (or chain), there should be no reason to tie it directly to the bumper. The frame is a better, not to mention safer place to put it.

 

If you have a class III receiver hitch, that would be the best place to put it.

 

Oh, and around here, the tow trucks will do the hookup, and 5 mile tow for around 30 bucks.

 

Just my dollar, but I'm keeping 98 cents, so I can comment more. :thumbs:

I agree, i've pulled a bunch of stuck cars, minivans, jeeps, out of the sand in NC, and the bumber is a bad place, just use the hitch, that's what it's there for........yes i've pulled a minivan out of the sand.....the guy asked me why AWD didn't work in the sand.......then he told me it was a rental.... :D:thumbs::D:thumbs:

pacodiablo Senior Enthusiast

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well my bumper is FINE

Pulling a fat ass Thunderbird that weighs more than what the ball hitch can handle...uphill? BAD idea! That bumper will not be so fine if the T-Bird decides it doesn't want to cooperate.

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