87 Bronco II towing

[necessaryevil]

ill chime in with my two cents, here is a pic of my tow set up:

the biggest thing ive towed is a '89 dodge caravan about 120 mi. at freeway speeds, with a bumper hitch and no trailer brakes. granted it is a five speed. but with a aftermarket tranny cooler and a tow dolly with brakes you might just make it

 

[TomB1269]

As some one may use this post to determine what they need to tow another auto.
Be advised, in some states the auto (regardless of condition) in tow must be registered if any of it's wheels are on the road. IE a dolly pulling an un-registered auto will get the same ticket as driving the unregistered Auto. (NJ law requires all 4 off the road - that is why I have had to have lowboy trailers come in to haul off E350 van/bus chassis). The trick, as long as you have no other issue, is slap a plate on it. The legal way is to obtain a temp non-resident tag from the state in which you are picking up the auto. Your insurance company will gladly fax an insurance bidder to the DMV. The time and cost to do it right can be much less then the fines. In NJ if you are stopped and can not produce a registration or insurance card at the time it is $250 each ($500 total) and that does not include fines for unregistered or un-insured, for which they will impound the Auto immediately.

 

[wildbill23c]

Ok, with all this towing info on here there should be something somewhere that states the actual towing capacity of the first generation b2's, but I can't find anything. I'm picking up a 1984 Ford Bronco 2 in November. It has the 2.8L V6, 4x4, and 5 speed transmission (which has me scratching my head as well since everything I find says 4 speed manual for 1984 models). Anyhow does anyone know where these towing specifications can be located? I've heard anything from 2500lbs - 5000lbs (with weight distribution). Can't remember what my 1984 Ford Ranger's towing capacity was but I know the B2's wouldn't be as much.

Thanks,
Bill

Here's the B2 I'm looking at:

 

[wildbill23c]

ill chime in with my two cents, here is a pic of my tow set up:

the biggest thing ive towed is a '89 dodge caravan about 120 mi. at freeway speeds, with a bumper hitch and no trailer brakes. granted it is a five speed. but with a aftermarket tranny cooler and a tow dolly with brakes you might just make it

How does the tranny cooler on a manual transmission connect? Sounds like a good idea to install one but never heard of one on a manual transmission before.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

How does the tranny cooler on a manual transmission connect? Sounds like a good idea to install one but never heard of one on a manual transmission before.

Maybe he swapped in a later 5 speed automatic?

 

[wildbill23c]

Maybe he swapped in a later 5 speed automatic?

LOL, who knows. I know there are manual transmission coolers out there but I don't see the need.