We've towed both my Mercedes and my grandparents' Grand Marquis (I was driving it when something in the intake cracked and all the antifreeze was released to the ground) - on our 16' equipment trailer behind an F-250, loaded forward-facing, with no incidents.

In the tow dolly scenario... going back a bit to the original thread when this project was started - what would have been the problem with towing it rear wheels on the ground with the engine idling? It seems that a person without truly adequate equipment who was going to try a project like this in future - and who wanted to learn a valuable lesson very cheaply - might consider this as an alternative. What would have been the "fatal flaw" of this situation?

I personally wouldn't trust a mere steering lock to keep the front wheels straight even on the best good-luck day I could come up with for towing like this. Think of the consequences of the steering lock mechanism (or any other part of the steering, for that matter) letting go, at road speed, and suddenly letting the front wheels steer side-to-side? The mental image of a Mercedes wiping out a lane of traffic on each side before flying off the dolly comes to mind.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL