man of la manche Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 the good news is I am getting a 2nd mj with usable parts for $0, the bad news is that I no longer have the big ram truck which could pull it on a flatbed, I have a much smaller dakota which will only be able to pull it home on a tow dolly its a 2wd with manual transmission, and I am going 70km, about 45 miles, do i need to disconnect the drive shaft? can I put it in neutral, or should I put it in 5th and pull it home I've done a search on towing with a dolly but it the results turned up 4wd with 5spd and 2wd with automatic what's my best option to get it home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navigator Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I'm pretty sure on a manual you can put it in neutral and tow it home. you might check around on hiring a tow truck. i was going to rent a dolly one time to take my truck to the repair shop. Seems like the dolly rental was like $50 from uhaul but the tow truck was only $35. I was only going 10 miles or so though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man of la manche Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 Thanks for the reply A tow truck is 200 the dolly is my neighbours and its free Guess the tow truck loses in this case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaekl Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Darn those neighbors that have thing yu can borrow. Otherwise a good alternative is a towbar. Still some around to rent for $20 and don't have to pull it around while empty. Easy enough to build one if planning on other acquisitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Yes, with a 2WD, just put it in neutral and roll on :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man of la manche Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 Darn those neighbors that have thing yu can borrow. Otherwise a good alternative is a towbar. Still some around to rent for $20 and don't have to pull it around while empty. Easy enough to build one if planning on other acquisitions. what's the world coming to when neighbours and friends help each other out? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigd44889 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 yep throw it in nutral and run with it an auto trans fluid has to be pumped to keep it cooled off a manual is just full of lube that does not need to be pumped so no motor running no pull d/s just throw in nutral and run with it :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhill Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 id pull the shaft off the axle n tie it up with some straps. just in case it decided to jump back into gear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 If I wasn't familiar with the truck, I'd probably play it safe and strap the d-shaft up securely underneath the truck (if you didn't know, the driveshaft yoke is what keeps the gear oil inside the trans). But technically, putting the trans in neutral *should* work fine too. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBKrazy Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 yea, most definitely DO NOT put it in gear while towing, unless you want to get a real good look at the inside of the engine... i used to work at a small garage a while back, and i put a motor in a yugo of all things cause some yuppie tried to tow it behind an rv in first gear... that poor motor blew to pieces.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 yea, most definitely DO NOT put it in gear while towing, unless you want to get a real good look at the inside of the engine... i used to work at a small garage a while back, and i put a motor in a yugo of all things cause some yuppie tried to tow it behind an rv in first gear... that poor motor blew to pieces.. That's why he said 5th. Not only would it be the easiest of any gears to tow it in, but it would keep the RPMs down and it would be the same as driving that vehicle on the highway. Yeah, towing it in 1st would blow the motor, since it'd probably be trying to spin the motor at 12000 rpm+. Still, towing in any gear is still a bad, bad plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Yeah, towing it in 1st would blow the motor, since it'd probably be trying to spin the motor at 12000 rpm+.. Or... it drags your tires into oblivion. :teehee: Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Yeah, towing it in 1st would blow the motor, since it'd probably be trying to spin the motor at 12000 rpm+.. Or... it drags your tires into oblivion. :teehee: Image Not Found How could you not notice that? :nuts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Story was that it was being towed behind a big motorhome. :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man of la manche Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 neutral it is then this time tomorrow, I'll have two comanches in the garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man of la manche Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 I put it in neutral and brought it home, barely going past 100kmh the whole way, it had been in my garage for a few days now, thanks for the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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