How to Prepare Your Vehicle for Towing

Every car owner needs to understand the process of towing in order to be prepared to any kind of troubles while driving. For example, if you want to tow a truck but you don’t know how to do so and the driver who volunteers to help you does not know how to do it as well, then you are in a big trouble. This guide will tell you how to prepare your vehicle for towing so if you want to tow a truck, you will be able to do so now. Let’s discover this towing guide. 

1. Understand Your Towing Options:

The following points will help you understand your towing options.
• You need to choose a towing option for your situation between the three basic options.
• The three options are the usage of a trailer, the usage of a dolly, or the usage a tow bar.
• There is another option but it is not for emergency situations; the usage of a strap, rope, or a chain. This is used to pull your vehicle to the shop. For example, if you want to tow a truck to the shop but the shop is just few blocks to go, don’t use this method to tow a truck. It is not safe.
• Note that you need to let the towed car handle the loads of the brake. You also need to make sure to avoid any letting of the rope, strap or chain. Also, keep your hazard lights on.

2. The usage for a trailer for towing:

This will tell you how to use a trailer for towing. Let’s imagine that you need to tow a truck, what do you need to know about trailers?
• It is the first option because it is the least difficult.
• It allows you to raise the four wheels of the towed vehicle off the ground.
• Trailers are expensive but you can find trailers for rent at your local moving van service.
• In order to use a trailer, Drive your car onto the trailer or push it if it is broken down.
• You need to lock your vehicle down. Use strong nets and place them over the front wheels. Also use chains to ratchet your rear axle down.
It may not be the best option to tow a truck.

3. The usage of tow dolly:

This will tell you how to use a tow dolly for towing. Let’s imagine that you need to tow a truck, what do you need to know about tow dollies?
• The usage of a tow dolly will get the front wheels up off the ground. The rear wheels will roll to move the vehicle.
• You need to lock your vehicle down. Use strong nets and place them over the front wheels. Also use chains to ratchet your rear axle down. You need to use the chains little tighter than you think.
• If you are going for long distance travel, disconnect the drive shaft.

4. The usage of a tow bar:

This will tell you how to use a tow bar for towing. Let’s imagine that you need to tow a truck, what do you need to know about tow bars?
• It is the most common way and it is the chosen for long distance travels.
•It is cheap to buy and easy to use.
• All the wheels will be left on the ground.