So im looking at an 86 k5. Motors blown but i plan on using the tranny/ tcase rear axle (dana 60/ detriot) various body parts etc. it about an hour away from me, how the hell do i get it to my house. a towing service would be an arm and a leg, no? i wa thinking dolly but im not to sure about that, my truck is capable of towing it (84 k20) but not something i want to do. anyone got any ideas/ suggestions?
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How to transport vechicle?
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Only an hour away? 
Suck it up and have a friend go with you to tow it home with a strap.
Since you have a rig more than capable of pulling, get a trailer and haul it home.
Don't make this any harder than you need to. An hour of your time is nothing.
Suck it up and have a friend go with you to tow it home with a strap.
Since you have a rig more than capable of pulling, get a trailer and haul it home.
Don't make this any harder than you need to. An hour of your time is nothing.
An hour of freeway driving w/ a strap, i think not. ct cops are more than willing to f*#^ you up any way possible. i want to to it legally and safely. idealy i want all four tires off the ground to tow it. im thinking that uhaul has a trailer like that but im not sure, ill have to look into that.
Life is MUCH different in the northeast. 
The tickets he would get would cost more than a tow truck. 
Beg or borrow a trailer. Call around to lots of different towing places. Sometimes you can find one that will actually do stuff for a decent price.
The tickets he would get would cost more than a tow truck. Beg or borrow a trailer. Call around to lots of different towing places. Sometimes you can find one that will actually do stuff for a decent price.
what about a AAA membership .....if you get the upgrade you get 100 miles of free towing. And I think its less than $100 thats alot cheap than an hours tow 
Trailer is the safest, but a tow dolly or tow bar will work just fine. Tow bars are a little more difficult to manuever with though. Uhaul trailers and dolleys will fit a K5 with stock tires and 1/2 ton axles, but probably nothing bigger. And they won't rent to you if you tell them your hauling a full size either... have to tell them it's an S10 Blazer 
Best bet is to look at equipment rental places that might rent a regular size car trailer though. Would be an easier fit and less hassle.
Best bet is to look at equipment rental places that might rent a regular size car trailer though. Would be an easier fit and less hassle.
JIMs70K25
1/2 ton status
around here a loaded mile runs $2.50-3.00, I just had my 89 burb moved about 105 miles and paid $225. I rode with the operator there and back. To me it was worth it, with gas prices and the operator being licensed and insured.
Get an Allstate Motor Club membership. Then just call them and say you need a tow. No details, just "I need a tow." They will pick it up and drop it at your house. I did it w/ my old Monte Carlo SS (non-running) when I moved. You do not need to have Allstate insurance. 1-800-347-8880.
Otherwise rent/borrow a trailer or tow-bar.
Otherwise rent/borrow a trailer or tow-bar.
big_truxx
1/2 ton status
im gonna be dollying an m1009 (military blazer) from NJ back to maine next wekend. if its registered and all it will not be a problem. mine is insured and registered 
Grieby54
1/2 ton status
you can get a decent sized trailer for about $40 a day... that's not bad at all...
