Towing a 850

[Dunc]

We are moving and I need to tow my 850 to our new home.

Is there anything that would hurt the car by using a dolly for the 2 front
wheels and letting the rear two follow along?

Any tips?

Thanks

Dunc

 

[Peter K L Milnes]

Should be fine even for an automatic as the driven wheels will not be in
contact with the road.

All the best, Peter.

700/900/90 Register Keeper,
Volvo Owners Club (UK).

 

[Mike F]

We are moving and I need to tow my 850 to our new home.

Is there anything that would hurt the car by using a dolly for the 2 front
wheels and letting the rear two follow along?

Any tips?

Thanks

Dunc

Assuming you don't have the AWD version, then that's no problem. If
yours is AWD, then you absolutely need to raise all 4 wheels.

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

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[Peter K L Milnes]

Good point Mike.

All the best, Peter.

700/900/90 Register Keeper,
Volvo Owners Club (UK).

 

[James Sweet]

Assuming you don't have the AWD version, then that's no problem. If
yours is AWD, then you absolutely need to raise all 4 wheels.

They made an AWD 850?

 

[Bev A. Kupf]

They made an AWD 850?

In 1997 for the NA market. I don't know about other markets. I've
ever only seen one - in Toronto.

Beverly

 

[David Taylor]

They made an AWD 850?

850 R AWD certainly in the UK market

 

[Mike F]

In 1997 for the NA market. I don't know about other markets. I've
ever only seen one - in Toronto.

Beverly

The 850 AWDs were only sold in Canada, not in the US, only in the short
model year 1997, only with the light pressure turbo, and only with
manual transmission. And of course, they were sold in most of the rest
of the world as well.

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
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