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gordon sitts (Gsitts)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 07:11 pm: | 
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I saw a motor home pulling a D2 today on all four
wheels so I caught up with the fellow and asked him how he did it. He showed me the rig and the only thing he does is put the transfer case in neutral and the transmission in park. I then asked him how long he's done this and if he has had any problems. He said 20k miles and no problems. I would like to tow my D1 behind my motor home. Does the D1 and D2 share the same transfer case?? What thought do you guys have on this... Good, Bad,
Thanks
Gordon Sitts |
Phillip Perkinson (R0ver4x4)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 07:16 pm: |
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yeah right the disco was really pushing the motorhome. I thought you were suppose to disconect drive shafts. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 07:56 pm: |
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I've always heard to put both transfer cases in neutral and I doubt the drive shafts should be disconected (how many of these condo-comandos can you see crawling on the ground to reconect their drive shafts everytime they get somewhere?? ) |
OLIVER CLOTHSOFF (Everythingleaks)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 08:14 pm: |
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To tow any disco or defender the only requirements are to put the t-case in neutral and place the transmission in PARK. I stress park because i have seen one person destroy a transmission in a disco by leaving it in neutral. With the transmission in neutral it lets the output shaft spin which will cause damage. This is the same way the owners guide states to do it.
If towed properly it should not cause any damage but you may want to change the t-case + diff fluid more often because mileage on these components will be higher than the odometer states.
In the RR 4.0/4.6 the proceedure is a little different but it can be flat towed also.
The freelander cannot be flat towed but I'm not sure about the new RR |
gordon sitts (Gsitts)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 10:47 pm: |
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Thanks You just saved me about $1200.00 for a trailer |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 10:51 pm: |
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keep in mind that a trailer will keep miles off the disco as the odometer is going to still be going when it is flat towed. |
Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 10:56 pm: |
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"If towed properly it should not cause any damage but you may want to change the t-case + diff fluid more often because mileage on these components will be higher than the odometer states."
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"...trailer will keep miles off the disco as the odometer is going to still be going when it is flat towed."
My mind is stuck in an infinite loop.
In addition to fluids, bearings might also need to be checked more when flat towed. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 11:02 pm: |
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Are you trying to say the odometer won't be running when you are flat towing? It might be different for the disco but I have heard someone w/ a wrangler that they tow behind a motorhome complaining about the increased miles that get put on the truck while towing. Like I said I don't know if it is the same for the disco but I figured I would throw it out there. |
OLIVER CLOTHSOFF (Everythingleaks)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 08:28 pm: |
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Miles will not increase on the disco or any other LR model.
May have saved money on the trailer but you will still have to buy (or make) a tow bar setup. My $.02 would be to buy the lights that are magnetic and stick to the roof and avoid wiring the car for lighting. I have seen this get expensive quick when not done properly, not to mention void the warranty if it still applies. |
gordon sitts (Gsitts)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 10:08 pm: |
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Since the waranty has almost expired it won't be an issue by the time I do this... As far as total miles for resale I keep my rigs "till death do us part" of till they are worthless anyway.I have had 6 rigs part 250K so far.
Thanks for all the good thoughts, This BBS is worth its weight in gold for good tech stuff.
Gordon |
OLIVER CLOTHSOFF (Everythingleaks)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 10:17 pm: |
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Some people buy these trucks just to tow them behind a motorhome. I wired a 01 RR up for a guy. He had just bought it and the only thing he planned on using it for was a $70,000 trailer that he drove on vacation. Must be nice . . .
P.S. - this is also the same truck that was not put in park and destroyed the trans at 3k miles. Not a cheap mistake. |
Brian Friend (Brianfriend)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 11:40 pm: |
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The tach, speed, and milage are all controlled electronicly. Pullining the rig will not rack up milage. |
E Snyder
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 09:07 am: |
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Any towing of 4WD trucks I've done was on a tow dolley (front wheels in the air), with rear driveshaft detached. I've always been told NOT to flat tow 4wds, but it sounds here like some folks have done it, and know what the deal is.
I personally like detaching the driveshaft, because the less moving parts back there, the better.
I should qualify my statement to say I've only towed older 4wd trucks, series and cruisers. |
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