Date:         Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:34:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
Comments: To: craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
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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!)
>



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roger w
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Picking up garbage and telling people things.
Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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