How to pull a C7 onto a flatbed truck?

BlueFinn · 10-06-2014, 03:17 PM

How do you pull a c7 onto a flatbed truck? If your engine stops and you need a tow to a garage the C7 must be put on a flatbed truck. The trick is how would you pull it up the slope onto the flatbed?
There is a place for a tow hook behind the right side grill at the from of the car. The second grill unit from the right side of the car can be pulled out. That is where the tow hook is to be used. However, there is no way to connect a tow hook without drilling into the steel plate where the tow hook would attach.
If you attach a chain to the frame under the car, as the car is pulled up the slope the bodywork will be damaged when the chain pulls up at an angle.
Anyone with a solution?

asptroopa1 · 10-06-2014, 07:47 PM

Heck...I'd put it in neutral....and flag over some guys to help if i had to- Im curious to see the answers-

TLSTWIN · 10-06-2014, 08:30 PM

Ok, since my car was as low if not lower than a vette, I can explain how they do it and/or should do it.

First off they should have a double hook set-up that goes to a single cable.

The hooks actually then hook into holes in the engine cradle, one on each side. then a 2x6 or so board is or should be placed between the frame and the chains. This helps keep the chains lower and away from the splitter.

First is placing 2x10's UNDER the lip of the bed where the tires line up with the bed. This allows the bed to be ever so slightly flatter. Sometimes they are doubled up.

The key thing to the wood ramps is to make sure the ends are cut on an angle so the cars walks up them and it doesn't act as a chock.

The one with the mustang is the best representation of what I am saying. The bed is off the ground, then a board is placed over it

Hope that helps.

TLSTWIN · 10-06-2014, 08:54 PM

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BlueFinn · 10-07-2014, 11:23 AM

Thanks TLSTWIN. I hope that if I ever need a tow the truck has the extra boards for the ramps. My son has a Saturn Sky and he recently had a flat with a hole too large to fix with the foam. Although he got hauled onto the flatbed without damage, it was tight. The car was on gravel and we could not get enough grip to drive it onto the ramp. The operator had to pull the car onto the ramp and had only a few boards to reduce the angle. That got me thinking about my C7.

10-06-2014, 03:17 PM	#1
BlueFinn Drives: C7 2LT+Nav Night Race Blue Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2	How to pull a C7 onto a flatbed truck? How do you pull a c7 onto a flatbed truck? If your engine stops and you need a tow to a garage the C7 must be put on a flatbed truck. The trick is how would you pull it up the slope onto the flatbed? There is a place for a tow hook behind the right side grill at the from of the car. The second grill unit from the right side of the car can be pulled out. That is where the tow hook is to be used. However, there is no way to connect a tow hook without drilling into the steel plate where the tow hook would attach. If you attach a chain to the frame under the car, as the car is pulled up the slope the bodywork will be damaged when the chain pulls up at an angle. Anyone with a solution?

10-06-2014, 08:30 PM	#3
TLSTWIN Romans10:9-13 Drives: /\yes, this is me/\ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Vermilion, Ohio Posts: 4,435	Ok, since my car was as low if not lower than a vette, I can explain how they do it and/or should do it. First off they should have a double hook set-up that goes to a single cable. The hooks actually then hook into holes in the engine cradle, one on each side. then a 2x6 or so board is or should be placed between the frame and the chains. This helps keep the chains lower and away from the splitter. First is placing 2x10's UNDER the lip of the bed where the tires line up with the bed. This allows the bed to be ever so slightly flatter. Sometimes they are doubled up. The key thing to the wood ramps is to make sure the ends are cut on an angle so the cars walks up them and it doesn't act as a chock. The one with the mustang is the best representation of what I am saying. The bed is off the ground, then a board is placed over it Hope that helps. Attached Images __________________ Last edited by TLSTWIN; 10-06-2014 at 08:46 PM.

10-06-2014, 08:54 PM	#4
TLSTWIN Romans10:9-13 Drives: /\yes, this is me/\ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Vermilion, Ohio Posts: 4,435	here are a couple more Attached Images __________________

10-06-2014, 07:47 PM	#2
asptroopa1 asptroopa1 Drives: 2014 Corvette Join Date: May 2013 Location: Little Rock Arkansas Posts: 368	Heck...I'd put it in neutral....and flag over some guys to help if i had to- Im curious to see the answers-

10-07-2014, 11:23 AM	#5
BlueFinn Drives: C7 2LT+Nav Night Race Blue Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2	Thanks TLSTWIN. I hope that if I ever need a tow the truck has the extra boards for the ramps. My son has a Saturn Sky and he recently had a flat with a hole too large to fix with the foam. Although he got hauled onto the flatbed without damage, it was tight. The car was on gravel and we could not get enough grip to drive it onto the ramp. The operator had to pull the car onto the ramp and had only a few boards to reduce the angle. That got me thinking about my C7.