From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Tue Jul 27 2004 - 07:29:51 PDT
Yes, Bjorn, but in fear of sounding like a broken record, you are not in the
Army anymore. And it's only 35 miles. And I doubt if the tow operator will
be flat-towing. I have seen lots of them being towed up and down the Jersey
Pike, on their front wheels, behind 5-ton wreckers.
apb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Towing an M35A2
> According to the 361-10 (M44A2 series), it's not recommended that the
> vehicle be towed with front or rear wheels off the ground, unless the
truck
> is damaged in some way.
> To tow with all wheels on the ground, "place transfer case shift lever and
> the transmission gear shift lever in "N" (neutral) position."
> According to the 211-10 (M39 series), it's not recommended that the
vehicle
> be towed with front or rear wheels off the ground, unless the truck is
> damaged/disabled.
> "Place gear shift lever and transfer shift lever in "N" (neutral position,
> so that only the transfer gears will revolve when the diabled truck is
> towed."
> "If the transfer on disabled truck is damaged, disconnect transfer to
front
> axle and transfer to forward rear axle propeller shafts at axles before
> towing."
>
> Bjorn
>
>
> >From: "Alex" <alex@glx.net>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: [MV] Towing an M35A2
> >Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 00:45:17 -0500
> >
> >I'm going to have a professional towing company tow my truck home (about
> >35 miles) from the air base this Thursday. Do I need to disconnect the
> >front and rear drive shafts to avoid transmission and/or transfer case
> >damage? One of the towing operators says yes, the other I asked had no
> >opinion. What about the shaft between the two rear axles? The first guy
> >mentioned something about no lubricant being distributed in the
> >transmission when towed, but I'm not sure I understood.
> >Alex
> >
> >
> >
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