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Originally Posted by charmalu
When I hauled the 300D 500 miles home, we used a U-Haul car trailer. they
give you straps for the front wheels, and only a little chain with a hook to
go over the rear axle. not hooking anything to the MB axle.
we bought a wide nylon ratchet strap, hooked it to the hook on the spare
tire well, and down to the trailer to hold the rear end down. worked really
well.
You do have to stop and check your tie down every once in a while, they
will loosen as the car settles.
Once I got the feel for the Rig, never knew it was back there.
Charlie
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I towed the 79 300D from Los Angeles to Athens, GA (2300 miles, give or take) on a full trailer like that (from Penske). Did pretty much the same thing: built-in straps on the front tires and a heavy-duty ratchet tie-down on the back. I did make the mistake of using that hook in the front to further secure the front of the car. By the end of the trip the hook was bent pretty severly and there was some damage to the sheet-metal below the hook where the strap was rubbing. I would avoid using that front hook, and just check the tire straps and tie-down in the rear periodically.
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