Car moving update
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damont(Followup to this post and that post.) I have gotten the front wheels of Jenny (the brown Toyota) to move. One moves only reluctantly, but it does move just from me turning the tire. The rear wheels are still stuck; I'll be working on those some more a bit later.
Zoning Guy came by today; he asked me to get the car moved ASAP, as it would not only save me trouble (duh), but it would save *him* a fair bit of work. He gave me his card and asked me to call when the car is moved, so he can come back out, take a picture of the driveway (sans Jenny), and close the case.
Which brings me to the issues du jour. First issue is getting the rear wheels to move. The dollies **MIGHT** work, but the U-Haul trailer's ramps require going up about an inch from the ground to the ramp, and again from the ramp to the trailer proper. The dolly's wheels might not go for that. My mechanic suggested that tapping the backing plates with a hammer might loosen things up enough that the wheels would break free upon application of sufficient force. He uses a tow truck or winch for that: dragging the car along the surface generally produces enough force to get the wheels rolling again. Unfortunately, I don't have the right geometry in my driveway to set up a plain old block-and-tackle, so I'd need to hire a tow truck (don't know how much that would run) or borrow a vehicle that can tow 2000 lbs.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ext_42142 has also suggested that a long enough piece of metal, securely attached to the wheel (perhaps by removing the rim and securing the metal to the wheel via the lug nuts), could provide enough leverage to break it free. Thoughts? Ideas? Comcepts? Suggestions?
The second issue is getting Jenny down to Ayrfield once she can be got up onto a trailer. If someone has such a trailer they can lend, that's fine, but I am prepared to rent one from U-Haul. I would, however, like to borrow a vehicle that can tow such a trailer. The trailers tend to weigh about a ton, and Jenny weighs a little under a ton, so the vehicle needs a Class 3 hitch capable of towing 4000 pounds. Ball size can be 1+7/8", 2", or 2+1/8".
Ideally I'd like this to be done by Sunday, though Monday is feasible if that's the best time to do it. Again, I deeply appreciate any thoughts, ideas, comcepts, suggestions, and/or help.
Zoning Guy came by today; he asked me to get the car moved ASAP, as it would not only save me trouble (duh), but it would save *him* a fair bit of work. He gave me his card and asked me to call when the car is moved, so he can come back out, take a picture of the driveway (sans Jenny), and close the case.
Which brings me to the issues du jour. First issue is getting the rear wheels to move. The dollies **MIGHT** work, but the U-Haul trailer's ramps require going up about an inch from the ground to the ramp, and again from the ramp to the trailer proper. The dolly's wheels might not go for that. My mechanic suggested that tapping the backing plates with a hammer might loosen things up enough that the wheels would break free upon application of sufficient force. He uses a tow truck or winch for that: dragging the car along the surface generally produces enough force to get the wheels rolling again. Unfortunately, I don't have the right geometry in my driveway to set up a plain old block-and-tackle, so I'd need to hire a tow truck (don't know how much that would run) or borrow a vehicle that can tow 2000 lbs.
ext_42142 has also suggested that a long enough piece of metal, securely attached to the wheel (perhaps by removing the rim and securing the metal to the wheel via the lug nuts), could provide enough leverage to break it free. Thoughts? Ideas? Comcepts? Suggestions?The second issue is getting Jenny down to Ayrfield once she can be got up onto a trailer. If someone has such a trailer they can lend, that's fine, but I am prepared to rent one from U-Haul. I would, however, like to borrow a vehicle that can tow such a trailer. The trailers tend to weigh about a ton, and Jenny weighs a little under a ton, so the vehicle needs a Class 3 hitch capable of towing 4000 pounds. Ball size can be 1+7/8", 2", or 2+1/8".
Ideally I'd like this to be done by Sunday, though Monday is feasible if that's the best time to do it. Again, I deeply appreciate any thoughts, ideas, comcepts, suggestions, and/or help.
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Date: 2008-06-19 09:16 pm (UTC)We did a variation of this to unstick a wheel on
But you need a THICK piece of steel and a very long one at that.
And a burly guy. Several are optimal.
What we actually did was to put a gigantic wrench onto the retaining bolt for the axle (we managed to pull off the brake drum first. And then we stuck a huge steel pipe on that which I then had at with much grunting and sweating.
This trick (which I actually succeeded in doing) took EVERY ounce of my considerable weight and strength at age 20 to do.
And when the wheel finally broke and let go, it FLUNG me about 4 feet thru the air.
Point is, it's hard, but it can work.
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Date: 2008-06-19 10:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-20 03:09 pm (UTC)