From: Jim Newton (jnewton@laurel.com)
Date: Fri May 30 2003 - 09:48:25 PDT
Hi Bruce...
I regularly flat tow my M1007 (a Suburban) behind the deuce for
hundreds of miles a month during the summer season with a medium
military towbar, and it works great. I just remove the shackles and
put the towbar on with the 3/4" pins (I did not get the 1" pins with
my towbar). I went to the hardware store and found 1" OD to 3/4" ID
bushings and I slide those into the shackle posts on the CUCV before
sliding the pins in. Then I just put the transfer case in neutral,
put on the tow lights, unlock the steering column, and away I go.
Some people said to disconnect drive lines, etc., but the best info
from GM I could find indicated that because the drive lines rotate
when the vehicle is towed, that splashes fluid onto the bearings in
the transfer case so they do not seize up.
Hope this helps!
>Has anyone towed an M1009 or another CUCV with a 5 ton wrecker? If so, I was hoping to hear how it worked. Will the standard towbar work with the M1009 or do I need any adaptors? I know the wrecker I am getting has a towbar kit, but I am not sure that it has all of the adaptors. Any advice would be appreciated. If I can't tow the M1009 back, I'll rent a car, but it would be much easier (and cheaper) to drive the Blazer.
>
>Thanks,
>Bruce
>
>
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--Jim "Ike" Newton
o 1984 M1007 CUCV Military Suburban 6.2 Liter (378 CID) Turbo-Diesel Engine 5/4 Ton Cargo Capacity, 4WD
o 1971 M35A2 Military Troop/Cargo Truck "Deuce and a Half" 478 CID Turbo-Diesel Multi-Fuel Engine Air Shift Front Axle 2 1/2 Ton Cargo Capacity, 6WD
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