Date:         Sun, 4 Jan 2009 12:34:28 -0800
Reply-To:     Evan Mac Donald <vanagon_dad@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Evan Mac Donald <vanagon_dad@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
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The method of  tying off the wheel should be a big factor. Using the seat belt, or a piece of rope is "iffy" at best. The best solution to this issue that I have seen in use by a tow operator was a ratcheting, adjustable length bar, with a hook on either end. One end went under the brake pedal, and the other hooked over the steering wheel. It looked like "The Club" on steroids! The steering wheel did not move much with that set-up...

--- On Sun, 1/4/09, Jeff <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Jeff <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 8:19 PM

Most?  I don't think so...  For towing companies, it's a common practice
to
tie off the steering wheel when towing via the rear wheels.  And I'm sure
the insurance companies would've come down on them if it was considered
unsafe.

Cheers,

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
pdooley
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 2:05 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)

Most think it unsafe to rely on the steering lock or a lashing to keep the
van going strait down the road.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Kenneth Lewis
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 11:05 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)

What is wrong with towing it with the rear wheels on the dolly and the
steering wheel tied off? I can remember the tow truck driver using the
seat belt on my old bus.
Ken Lewis