Claims
- 1. A method for loading a vehicle having at least one pair of wheels using a car carrier towing system, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a towing vehicle proximate the vehicle to be loaded, the towing vehicle including an inclined platform;
- engaging the vehicle to be loaded using a wheel lift device associated with and positioned rearward of the platform, the wheel lift device including rearwardly extending vehicle engaging means and being operable to lift one pair of the at least one pair of wheels of the vehicle to be loaded while the wheel lift device is rearwardly displaced from the platform;
- moving the wheel lift device along the platform in a forward direction toward the towing vehicle;
- selectively rotating the vehicle engaging means during movement of the wheel lift device along the platform so that the vehicle to be loaded is moved to desired raised or lowered positions; and
- rotating the platform to a vehicle transporting position, in which the platform and the loaded vehicle are generally horizontal.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/306188 filed on Sep. 13, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,529,454.
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Continuations (1)
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