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Tilt tray towing

Tilt tray towing in Sydney

All four wheels off the road. The safest way to move a car that is low, all-wheel drive, electric, or simply precious to you.

Black tilt tray tow truck with the tray fully tilted and lowered to the ground, ready to load

Tilt tray and flatbed towing across Sydney

A tilt tray is a tow truck with a flat deck that tilts and slides back to the ground, so a vehicle can be winched or driven on and then carried level with all four wheels off the road. Some people know it as a flatbed. Ours is the only truck we run, and tilt tray towing in Sydney is what it does every day.

Why does it matter? Towing an all-wheel-drive car with two wheels on the ground can damage the drivetrain. Electric vehicles should not be towed on their wheels at all. Low-clearance and prestige cars get scraped by the wrong ramp angle. A tilt tray avoids all of that, with the car strapped down through the wheels rather than hooked by the chassis.

Loading is careful, and slow where it needs to be. We use the winch, soft straps and wheel tie-downs, and we check the approach angle before the car touches the tray. Flatbed towing across Greater Sydney, 24 hours a day, for prestige car towing, dealer moves, show cars and non-runners alike.

What you get

  • All four wheels off the road for the whole trip
  • Safe for AWD, 4WD, electric and hybrid vehicles
  • Approach angle checked before loading low and sports cars
  • Winch loading for cars that cannot be driven on
  • Soft straps and wheel tie-downs, no chassis hooks
  • Available 24 hours a day across Greater Sydney

Ideal for

  • Prestige and European cars
  • Electric and hybrid vehicles
  • All-wheel-drive and 4WD vehicles
  • Lowered, sports and show cars
  • Non-runners and project cars
  • Dealer, auction and workshop moves

What to expect

How a tilt tray towing job runs.

  1. 01

    Tell us about the car

    Make, model, whether it rolls and steers, rough ground clearance if it is low, and where it is parked. That tells us how to set up the load.

  2. 02

    We set the tray

    The tray tilts and slides to the ground. For low cars we check the approach angle and take it slowly.

  3. 03

    Winch, strap, secure

    The car is winched or driven on, then strapped through the wheels with soft straps. Nothing hooks the body or the chassis.

  4. 04

    Deliver and unload

    We carry it level to the destination and reverse the process at the other end. You check the car over with us before we leave.

Questions

Tilt tray towing questions

All questions
What is the difference between a tilt tray and a flatbed?

Same thing. Tilt tray is the Australian term for a flatbed tow truck whose deck tilts and slides to the ground for loading. Whichever word you searched for, this is the truck we run.

Can you tow an electric vehicle?

Yes. EVs should be carried with all four wheels off the road, which is exactly what a tilt tray does. Tell us the make and model on the call so we know where the tie-down points are.

Will my low car scrape when it is loaded?

We check the approach angle before the car touches the tray and take it slowly. If your car is very low, tell us the rough ground clearance when you call so we come prepared. If we are not confident we can load it without contact, we tell you before we start.

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