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| Cory hart (Chart1)
Registered Member Username: Chart1 Post Number: 92 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 166.205.12.249  Rating: N/A |
Well I put the transfer case in N along with the transmission and turned the key to the first slot forward (so I thought)! I stopped about 5 blocks from home just to double check all pins and locks and wheels where straight all is good. Next safety check about 8 miles from home that I always stop at for a safety inspection. Glad I did my brand new tires on the jeep where hot and tread tore up from being drug 8 miles with the wheels locked in the 1 o clock position. The key was in the off position. I bet I don't do that again ! | ||
| Bill Gerrie (Bill_gerrie)
Registered Member Username: Bill_gerrie Post Number: 651 Registered: 3-2006 Posted From: 216.198.139.38  Rating: |
Cory Hard lesson learned. Always make sure the transfer case goes into N or it will cost a fortune to repair. Try reving up the motor in N to check it. I pull a Dakota which is the same power train as the Jeep with no problems. I had the steering wheel lock removed by the dealer so no problems now with the wheel being locked. Like mentioned before "don't have any people around when you are hooking up". The best advice you can get. Bill | ||
| George M. Todd (George_todd)
Registered Member Username: George_todd Post Number: 1319 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 76.94.209.14 Rating: N/A |
Cory, What Bill is saying, is to put the trans in drive with the transfer case in neutral to make sure the case is in neutral. If the engine revs like the trans is in neutral, you're OK. Remember also that with the transfer case in neutral, PARK doesn't work, the toad is free-wheeling. Make sure your parking brake is released before leaving also! Another suggestion is to be sure to hook up by driving your toad as straight as you can toward your bus, and depart straight for a few feet at least with the bus, so it doesn't scrub the tires on the toad, and make the steering wheel spin and overcorrect to try and catch up. G | ||
| Larry & Lynne Dixon (Larry_d)
Registered Member Username: Larry_d Post Number: 379 Registered: 7-2005 Posted From: 50.39.216.227  Rating: N/A |
I always leave the vehicle running while I hookup so all neutrals, wheel lock and safty chains can be checked before engine is shut off. I also put a knife shut off on battery because the toad was going dead on long tows. Larry | ||
| Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
Registered Member Username: Jackconrad Post Number: 1449 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 74.4.80.12  Rating: N/A |
Cory, Transfer case in N, transmission in PARK. This prevents the transmission components from freewheeling and turning without lubrication. As long as transfer case is in N, there is no problem with transmission being in PARK. Check your owners manual. There should be a page specifically on towing your car behind an RV. Jack | ||
| Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
Registered Member Username: Jackconrad Post Number: 1450 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 74.4.80.12 Rating: N/A |
Another thought, I know several people (not me, yet)that removed the sterring wheel, removed the steering lock pin, then re-installed the steering wheel. This definitely prevents towing with wheels locked. Jack | ||
| Jim Wilke (Jim Bob) (Pd41044039)
Registered Member Username: Pd41044039 Post Number: 758 Registered: 2-2001 Posted From: 74.212.157.91  Rating: N/A |
I turn the ignition on, then just one click "off" where the gauges & idiot lights go out. But it is really easy to get something wrong when you get distracted at all. I usually hook up so that I have to turn a left turn when I leave. I watch the toad in the mirror to be sure the wheels are tracking the bus. | ||
| Jack Conrad (Jackconrad)
Registered Member Username: Jackconrad Post Number: 1453 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 75.204.160.175 Rating: |
I have a specific sequence I go through when hitching our toad. When hitching, I do not talk to anyone or let anyone help me hitch the toad. This is one task that if done incorrectly can result in very expensive repairs or worst yet, serious injury or death to others we are sharing the road with. Jack | ||
| George M. Todd (George_todd)
Registered Member Username: George_todd Post Number: 1322 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 76.94.209.14 Rating: N/A |
Jack is very right! My uncle left his stick shift toad in gear after he hooked up. The raw gas into a hot catalytic converter set it on fire, and when they saw the smoke, it was too late. They were able to unhook it and save the bus, but the Mazda pickup with 1200 miles on it was a total loss. G | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 2264 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.71.157  Rating: N/A |
Years ago, my father hooked his GEO metro up to coach and forgot to take it out of first gear. Someone came up from behind on the road in a couple of miles flashing his lights. Told my dad there was smoke coming out of car. He had been up to 50mph briefly. Had it repaired under warranty. All the valves were bent. Must have turned almost 10 grand. He traded it in on a new one as soon as it was fixed. Needless to say, he didn't make that mistake again. |
