Best Vehicle / Trailer for scrapping cars

I did a search and came up with quite a few results: "car trailer"

Truck and trailer is most versatile.
Tow Trucks and Rollbacks make your pickups easier
Insurance, Plating and such on Rollbacks and Tow Trucks are usually a barrier to profit unless you run a full-time wrecker service.

That's the answer in a nutshell!

Definitely It'll depend upon your requirement...

A lot of it has to do with the size of the vehicle. I owned a 1 Ton box van, and the insurance on it was double the cost of my old Dodge D250 (3/4 ton truck, rated to tow about 7000# max). You don't need to insure a trailer, and the plates in our state are very cheap for our old trailer (About $20 annually), so it would be much cheaper to have a truck and trailer in our state.

Is states with axle tolls and other factors, it could be completely different. There is never any "One size fits all" solution to vehicles.

In order of preference and ease I use a chain with pipe, tow bar, and finally gooseneck with winch. If I was hauling vehicles full time it would be a goose neck flat bed with a winch.

If you are just starting off go with the dolly, cheap, effective and handy. I still load my 8ft box on the truck and jam pack the car...for maximum results.

I agree with what DW said, I'd like to add that it does take some time to get used to it. Mine does not like backing up, too hard on the straps and it does not like to make sharp turns either.

And when you are empty, they jump all over the road (no suspension). I've witnessed mine jump about 6ft in the air going over a rail crossing.

Originally Posted by SuperDave

If you are just starting off go with the dolly, cheap, effective and handy.

Rules vary by State/Provinces and Country

In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the tow doily does not get / have tags (exempt from registration requirements) >> SO any vehicle strapped to a tow dolly has to have a current registration
So you couldn't put a junk car on there unless it was still registered and insured
I have yet to pick up a junk car that was still registered and insured when I towed it away

Tow Dolly:
Is defined as: “A portable, collapsible or separate two-wheel tow dolly limited only to the purpose of transporting or towing a registered vehicle.”

A Dealer may tow a vehicle on a two-wheel tow-dolly if the towed-vehicle displays a “Dealer” plate but the towing-vehicle cannot display a “Dealer” plate or a “passenger plate” but should display a “commercial plate.”
A Repairer displaying “commercial plates” on the towing-vehicle can tow a vehicle on a two-wheel tow-dolly but the towed-vehicle must be properly registered or have the “Repair” plate displayed on the towed-vehicle. A Repairer displaying “Repair” plates on the towing-vehicle can tow a vehicle on a two-wheel tow-dolly without plates on the towed-vehicle if the towing-vehicle is properly registered, displays the valid repair plate, maintains insurance which also provides coverage for the motor vehicle being towed on the dolly and displays a valid compliance decal.
A Transporter can tow a vehicle on a two-wheeled tow-dolly if the vehicle being towed displays the “Transporter” plate. The towing-vehicle must be properly registered (not a passenger registration).
An Owner-Contractor generally will have vehicles that will be too large for towing on a two-wheeled tow-dolly but if the registrant does have one that safely fits it needs to display the O/C plate and the towing-vehicle must also display the O/C plate.
Tow dollies themselves are exempt from registration requirements.


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