dicer

Has anyone ever pushed their car using another one? How bad on the rear bumper is it to push with a pad of sorts between the push and pushee?

YoshiMan

I used to do it at U-Haul when I worked there. Never ended with good results! Unless you are pushing it along on flat ground for a very short distance, its relatively simple to damage the hell out of something.

Neomoogle

That's a really bad idea. That's going to put a lot of stress on both bumpers and it just isn't worth it.

RA40

iTrader: (6)

That foam insert will compress a bit and depending how good the paint is, the results vary. In most instances you will crack, spider web or chip it. Get a bunch of your buddies to help push it up. On the driveway here it took 4 of us but two the the guys were 250#'s+. Talking skinny Asians like I am, might take 6+.

dicer

Yeah just thinking ahead, since I've had to do it to other cars and trucks. And my drive way has an incline not cool. I guess I need to fab a nice non destructive way to do it just in case. Something that bolts to the tow points and some other good support point. Wouldn't want to leave it in the street. Can't tie to the garage and winch it.

timmy0tool

iTrader: (7)

i pulled my friend's car up a pretty steep driveway using an SUV and a tow strap. much less damage for sure but of course you can only go so high until the tow car either hits the garage door or the inside garage wall.

oldskewel

iTrader: (1)

I've never done it, but in the situation it sounds like you're in, I would forget the pushing and think about pulling it up the driveway using a come along or similar thing. It's probably only a few hundred pounds of tension (depends on how steep your driveway is), and you could pull it up a few feet, block the wheels, reset, repeat. You just need something to attach it to in the garage that can take a few hundred pounds of load.

dicer

There is zero to attach to for a come along or anything to pull it with.
I'd bet even the police car push bumpers would crack the ls400 bumper ?

Scratchy

pull the bumper cover off and push by the actual support?

dicer

I guess that is a good option a bit of trouble to do though.

timmy0tool

iTrader: (7)

yeah to pull we had to remove the bumper cover since it was fiberglass. depending on how steep the incline is, pushing the car up might not damage the bumper cover at all. just isolate it with a towel and remove the front plate of the other car, then push SLOWLY! perform at your own risk though.