All the military things I have seen related to towing call for a driver to
be in towed vehicle -- I do not do this but do die steering wheel on M37
but have not had this problem with dueces -- did have terrible problem
towing M139 behind M123 - had to tie wheel with big rope.
> When I bought my M211 a few years back, a friend towed it home for me with
> another M211. He tied the steering wheel on my deuce and told me it was to
> keep the front wheels from locking to one side or the other and prevent
> steering box damage. Since then, I've towed other deuces and always tied
the
> steering wheel of the truck I'm towing. The front tires will slide
smoothly
> around a corner if you take the turn very slow. This little bit of tire
> scuffing doesn't do any damage. Going around a turn too fast causes the
tires
> to hop which can damage the tread. Try to plan a route to avoid sharp
turns.
> When unavoidable, you can untie the steering wheel and have a helper steer
> the towed deuce around the turn. Retie after the turn.
>
> Jim Maier
> >
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