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Alright ill be running to pick up an 82 2wd luv, its free. The only question i have is how much trailer do you think i need to safly tow it. I have a trailer my bro and i used for lawn mowing that is made out of 1/4" square tube whith an expanded metal floor. ill get a pick of it here shortly(im at school now). I need some imput, i dont whant the trailer to fail half way

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1980 LUV 4x4, going under re-construction...

have yo got any place around to rent u-hauls?
most places that rent them also rent car dollys to pull behind a truck...this would be fairly safe....assuming the the rear wheels of the LUV are inflated and not froze up

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yeah im going to have to rent a u-haul dolly. My trailer isnt long enough.

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1980 LUV 4x4, going under re-construction...

I used a chevy suburban and a standard car trailer to pick up my luv and was surprised at how much power it took the sub to move it. Didnt think the little truck weighed that much. I too was at first going to use a lighter trailer. Glad I didnt. Dont forget to remove the drive shaft if you dollie it.

it won't hurt a manual trans to dollie it.
but yeah if it is an auto removing the shaft is a good idea.

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03Cobra

If you have to tow it more than 100 miles or so, it would be a good idea to remove the driveshaft even if it's a manual tranny. There is a specific gear that will have problems if ran too long. I remember reading that in a magazine years ago in an advice column. And the truck in question was a stock Luv.

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9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
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ya.. it took some grunting of my brothers Dodge to get my Luvs moving.. had to make 2 trips.. got a 2 for 1 deal.. hehe... We got a U-Haul and had to go about 30 miles each way.. so it took most of the nite.. hehe... Cops stop by and aksed us what we were doing.. I told him the turth, I was picking up my turck.. Duh!!! it was almost midnite though... hehe...
They both were in bad shape, so they must have been happy to see them go...