how to tow an ex cab/long bed?

[fordzilla]

hey guys, when i go pick up my 78 f250 excab/long bed, i was wondering what your opinoins are on getting her home? its around a 5 hour drive, 4 hours on the highway, 1 hour on a 2lane road, and she wont fit on a u-haul, and my dad is in alberta working now so he cant use his freightliner and a flatbed trailer to go pick her up, so im kinda out of ideas. i was thinking what would it be like to get the dolly that just pulls the 2 front wheels, and then unhook the rear driveshaft, or just leave it. Towing it will be a '10 GMC All-Terrain package with the towing package(transmission, maybe different gears? and the button for towing lol). any input is appreciated. thanks

[metalmacguyver]

From my limited experience with them, It probably wont fit on a tow dolly either. Will the truck drive as is? If so drive the truck back with a strap/rope/chain to a vehicle in front of you so that you are "flat towing" the unregistered truck.

The best option is a trailer.

[fordzilla]

ok, thanks alot

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I would guess that by now you got it home...

You *can* squeeze a late 70's on a U-haul tow dolly. But you will have to put a set of stock rims and small tires on to have any hope of it fitting. We brought my dad's '79 F-150 home like that from storage, borrowed a pair of stock F-150 rims with junky 235/75/15 tires from a friend, just barely fit.

Of course, U-haul told us that an '89 F-350 dump with a 460ci motor wasn't enough truck to tow a '79 F-150 4x4 so we just told them we were going to tow a Ranger home, lol.