It was by My choice though. I had to pick up My Flatbed tow truck from the dealer, so I towed the L home. just wanted to give words of advise to anyone needing their L towed. I recommend if possible: tow from rear on flatbed, use 4' ramps otherwise the front bumper may scrape the ground. The reason for pulling it up from the rear is that when the cable is pulling it also lifts up which means the bottom of your bumper will probably get scratched at the least bit. pulling from the back the cable will be under the hitch or step bumper, a better idea. once I towed a Lamborghini Countach, I told the owner I wanted to hook it from the rear, & he said the last tow guy pulled it from the front. I asked if thats how the front spoiler was broken, he said yes. Better safe than sorry! I would use the wheellift as a last resort only. Lloyd

 

If I ever had the L towed, I would ask for a flatbed.

 

Remember to ask them to pull it up from the rear if possible. don't ask if You are on the highway! Lloyd

 

When we got a tow in Tok, Ak., They tried to lift the wheel lift, but it wasn't strong enough. We were pretty heavy. They had to put it on the flatbed.

 

I owned a towing company many years ago (in another life). This was before roll-offs and wheel lifts when all we had were Holmes slings and J-hooks. We always tried to lift the driven wheels when we could, especially when running any distance. When faced with a vehicle with a 'spoiler' or low ground clearance, we would lift it from the rear then remove the rear wheels and lower it down. This was critical when backing up a driveway. We would even stop and adjust the height every few feet when backing to keep the front end from hitting the pavement. Corvettes were especially tough.

 

DHF, I've been towing for 8 years now. when I first started all I had was a pick up with a slide in boom/sling. I towed everything from a Vette to a rolls Royce on it! but I'll never go back, I have a 2000 Freighliner FL60 21' rollback. I tow cube vans on the Wheel lift with no problems. I told My friends in towing If I could put a wheel lift on the L I'd really enjoy towing! Lloyd

 

Had to have mine towed a few months ago. Elec. fuel pump died on the hiway. Couldn't stay with it. The following weekend I'm washing it and the whole underside of the front airdam is scratched to hell. Even though it was under warranty and done thru Ford......no recourse. Sad day.
Use a flatbed.

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TimBurntire-
There was a thread here last year where everyone was complaining their airdams were scratched when they got their Lightnings, probably from the transporter, mine was.

LSchicago-
Put 1,000 pounds in your bed and see how it sinks. You wouldn't want to lift another vehicle. I made the mistake of towing a school bus one time with a Chevy C30. I'm lucky I'm here to tell about it. The overload springs were flattened and it would push me all the way down hills! I learned about matching the truck to the load the HARD way.

 

DHF, I know, but in a perfect world it would be nice! I would never tow anything with a truck rated under 15,000 GVW anything less that that is suicide! My FL60 has a 25,000 GVW. that feels comfortable even for panic stops. The L frame is very fragile looking, & could NEVER support a wheel lift. Lloyd