lol. good advice roger. if the guy was going to cut the rear axles......... one would be inclined to think it's a low budget deal, let's say. I tow them all the time. 3 in the last 6 months, I tow them with all 4 wheels on the ground. I've towned them up to 1,100 miles that way, including on ice and snow ! now that can get dicey ! scott www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 11:34 PM Subject: Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
> dear all vanagons in tow > is it really such a big deal to higher a tow truck > they will do it professionally and assume all the risk > or have we already forgotten jim arnotts experience > which cost him his van ... > self towing by persons with no experience is... > not sensible ... > not safe ... > If you are scrapping rthe van ... > then remove the transmission first before the tow > toss it into the cabin ... > but if you are really so unsure of how to respond to calamities that may > arise > call the pros ... spend the hundred bucks ... > yours > > > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 6:54 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> So i have a chance to get a great deal on a westy interior from an '80 >> vanagon that's too far gone to be saved. My scrap sale price should cover >> all my costs if everything works out well. The thing is, it's an >> automatic. >> This means i cannot use a regular tow dolly, which seems to be the only >> option Uhaul is giving me. Well.... What if i just cut off the drive >> axles? >> I don't need them.... >> If the front wheels were up, the problem at hand is the automatic >> transmission right? You could tow a manual vanagon fine with the wheels >> up. >> So.... if i were to cut, or actually take the time to remove the drive >> axles >> (i really don't need them. infact, i have two sets of automatic >> transmission >> drive axles i'll sell cheeper than you could believe!), would i be able >> to >> successfully tow said vehicle? >> >> -Craig >> '85GL (Soon to be WESTY!) >> > > > > -- > roger w > There are two kinds of jobs in the world: > Picking up garbage and telling people things. > Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) > ----------------------------------------------------------- > View the growing list of video work at: > http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners > and ... older work at > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257 > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364 |
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