Re: [MV] Dolly Towing

From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Fri Sep 12 2003 - 10:25:50 PDT


Tie the steering wheel down, sport.
Disengage those hubs, and you're all set. Any vehicle towed that way will
have some tendencies to wander. It has to do with speed, weight, wheelbase,
type of road, etc etc etc. In other words, try it out first before
committing to a long trip.

apb

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Pavone" <gpavone@charter.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 1:03 PM
Subject: [MV] Dolly Towing

> I was just given one of those tow dollies by a neighbor. It's the kind
that
> you can tow a front wheel drive car with the front tires off the ground.
My
> question is can I tow my M38 with the rear wheels on the dolly and the
front
> tires on the ground? My M38 has locking hubs on the front axle. The dolly
> has steerable wheels so would I have to immobilize the jeep steering
somehow
> so the whole thing wouldn't swing wildly down the road? Or would it just
> track along nicely on corners?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Gary Pavone
> gpavone@charter.net
>
>
>
>
>
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