The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot Big Bolts Just bought my first Big Bolt need advice on moving it

I just purchase a 1941 1.5 ton stake bed. It is about 600 miles from home so I will need to tow it home. Is it possible to remove the outer duellie wheels so it will fit on the trailer.
Also, I'm sure there is a reference, can someone direct me to where I may find the dimensions of the vehicle. Height, width, wheelbase.

Thanks in advance

Andy

Sure, you can remove the outer duals. You may also find it is narrow enough as is.

Andy, I was able to haul mine on a 20' open trailer. The dual wheels would not have cleared the fenders of the trailer, but you would not need to pull it up that far anyway. If you post up were it is coming from you may be able to get someone on this board willing to help you get loaded..... Also, it has been my experience that you would be better served to pay a company to transport a vehicle for you. I have multiple trucks and trailers and unless it is within a 2 hour drive I find it more economical in the long run to have it delivered.

My .02 cents worth.

TK421,

Welcome to the Stovebolt

You can get tons of good info from GM's Heritage Center, check out this link...

http://www.gmheritagecenter.com/doc...hevrolet-Trucks/1941-Chevrolet-Truck.pdf

Mike B

Welcome to the madness --- not sure what width the trailer might be but my 1.5 T dually school bus fit nicely on the flatbed that brought it down from Utah. Removing the outers on the rear will definitely gain quite a bit but I doubt it will be necessary.

Best of luck.

BTW...the transporter I used was an indie who was great. Found him after a couple of months worth of nonsense from the big time "brokers". Chap from Texas who roams the whole country and goes by Okie. I'm outa' town right now so I don't have his contact info handy but might be able to dig it up if interested.

Hi when I posted this last night I forgot about this option U-SHIP it works just like E-bay you put in what you want to ship a people put bids in then you can pick the best one after you check their feedback.This way you can decide if it's better to get some one else to do it or do it yourself.
http://uship.com/


I towbared my 2ton 1947 from WA to MO where I got hit by a texting idiot but I was on my way to TN .Pull the rear axels regrease front bearings and put some used tires on it .Tow from early morn to dusk only. The Harbor Freight tow bar will work but it's really to small .I just made one for my new truck using the Harbor Freight A-frame coupler and 3' c-iron .Enjoy your Big Bolt I just drove mine 1948 2 ton 4933 miles from GA to AZ and back see my post

I towed my series II 1955 6400 home on a 20' open trailer with the duals in place. Only 30 miles but it was a slow drive!!!For a 600 mile trek I'd pay a trucker to haul it.

I hauled a 51 two ton just last week for 250 miles. The steering axle is narrower than most car haulers.

https://plus.google.com/photos/108197707187186692269/albums/6038904364790673153

I hauled a little heavier one the week before.

https://plus.google.com/photos/1081...3665610642&oid=108197707187186692269


I would caution against using a car hauler with 3,500 lb. axles. you would be crowding it to the max. My car hauler has two 7,000 axles,E rated tires and I pull it with a GMC 2500HD
If you have anything less to move it with, I would have it shipped.

I'll second that,Ken. I drove a Ford 2-1/2 Ton service truck from Reno to Elko (290 miles) towing a 5,000# rated trailer with a 7,800#+ Chevy one-ton on it. It was the spookiest handling rig I've ever driven. It handled like the tires were ALL half flat. I stopped in Fernley and checked the tire pressures (the trailer tires LOOKED half flat),and all were filled to the posted max. The man at the truck shop suggested my handling problem MIGHT be that the trailer was overloaded by something like 40% . Since I was already committed to the trip,I asked him if he thought it'd make it to Elko that way,and he said he believed it would,if I took it REAL easy,so I pressed on.(To quote my little Sister,"That's you all over-Bash on,regardless!") Stopped frequently to let tires and wheel bearings cool,and let my nerves settle a bit,and kept it down to about 55-60 mph. Suffice to say,I'll not do THAT trip again. Until the next time. Fortunately,only two passes to ascend and survive the descent of . It got easier to handle as I went,by the time I reached Elko that "hippy hippy shake" felt almost normal.
The trailer I'm building will be considerably beefier-I KNOW how I am ...Sorry to hijack the thread
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