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i have a 09 fusion sel. has anyone towed one with a dolly? what i am wandering is how or where to hook up the security chains. i have been under the car and can realy see no way to hook up the chains. i have pulled other cars with my dolly but never the fusion. the underneith is all plastic panels. im just wandering if you have to remove some of the plastic panels
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howdy35
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I was thinking a Fusion could be towed four down which would do away with the tow dolly. It would be much easier if you could tow four down instead of messing with the dolly. Check it out and let us know what you find......Arnold
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the 2009 fusion can not be towed 4 down. per ford and owners man. we bought the car before we bought the motor home. we will loose to much to trade in. i allready have a dolly. the 2010 and 2011 can be towed 4 down. thanks for the reply. i have towed my daughters saturn with the dolly and its not that bad.
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I thought the chains went to the motor home in case the tow bar broke. This was the case on the one I had and got rid of.
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We hook the chains to the motorhome.
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T18skyguy
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He's talking about the security chains on the dolly carriage. If you can't get them around the axle it should be OK to remove a plastic cover to reveal some metal structure to wrap them around. The bottom plastic is really there to just cut wind resistance, but by all means find some place or a good shop could probably fab some bolts or something up for you.
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I have a 2011 Fusion and plan to tow it on a dolly, even though it can be towed 4 down. I would assume that you could attach the chains to the suspension. I have not checked it out as yet, I know there is a lot of plastic under the car but there should not be any associated with the suspension!
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I tow my Toyota Matrix on a dolly and it is secured to the dolly with the wheel tiedown straps. Haven't had a problem with this method yet.
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thanks for all the replys everyone. yes i am talking about the security chains not the safty chains that hook to the motorhome.yes the car is secured to the dolly by the tiedown straps on the tires. but these hook from dolly to frame for security. im going to take one of the panels off and ck it out. thanks again for the replys
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