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Originally Posted by ModelA29
I notice you don't wrap tie down straps around the wheels as I've seen some haulers do - which does damage the paint on the wheels
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Yes, and two addition points. If you look closely, you will see red terrycloth towels wrapped around the axle prior to placing the axle strap around the axle. With fully cured catalyzed urethane paint, the paint holds-up well to the tie-down straps.
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Originally Posted by trulyvintage
There is no substitute for enclosed transport of a vehicle.
Jim
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Intelligent Men can generally make intelligent decisions when they know all the Facts.
Jim in this scenario, the "facts" as they applied to the owner of this 'plastic-wrapped' vehicle were a better substitute for your logic. The timeline logistics of his trip with the vehicle, the places they would be traveling to, and the towing capabilities of his vehicle circumvented him from buying/using an enclosed trailer just to haul his vehicle to locations on a one-time trip.
A second scenario against your 'logic' is for most vehicles traveling to a location to receive a frame-up restoration, most people question the value in transporting in an enclosed trailer? I feel they make a great argument since it is their money they would be spending.
Additionally as a scenario against your logic, I just received a vehicle from Texas that was transported here on an open trailer. The owner did not care about if the vehicle's top became ripped, nor if the paint was getting chipped, -or if the car received water damage should he have driven thru a storm since the vehicle was about to be completely renewed. Using your logic, if the owner had towed it in his enclosed trailer, he would have used more fuel to make the trip, and he would have needed to haul the empty trailer home. Instead, he chose to rent an open trailer where he could leave the rental trailer here locally after delivering his vehicle, -and then he had an empty truck for him and his wife to use to sightsee and leisurely travel on the way home. The better fuel mileage on the return trip along with not dealing with a trailer on the trip home more than justified the rental expense for him. For him, there WAS a good substitute to an enclosed trailer.
