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[Medic961]

Hi all
I'm collecting a jeep tomorrow and bringing home using an A frame.
Now I think the best place for the chains is by the wheel hub.
Also do I need to remove rear prop ? I've had someone say if I don't it can lead to the rear wheels locking up.
This vehicle is a manual 4 litre Sahara.
Thanks
Ian

[Brynjaminjones]

I don't know for sure, but I doubt the rear wheels could lock up if the transfer case was in neutral 

[General Confusion]

Just put everything in neutral. Mind you, in 2H it should just tow like any other 2WD vehicle.

[Medic961]

Cheers fellas.
One less thing to worry about.

[Ezz]

Am I right in saying if the tyres touch the road the vehicle should have T&T??

[Mike Pavelin]

If it's over 750KG and on an A frame it has to have brakes connected and operating on all 4 wheels the same as any other trailer.

[Panic mechanic!]

if you want the full legislation.....

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/408927/a-frames-and-dollies.pdf

basically its a trailer  so doesn't need to be t+t'd but it still has to be road safe

[bgbazz]

Might be time to call Jay....

[Delk]

It's been far to many years but I thought towing a TJ required leaving the transfercase I gear. Is the oil pump in a 231 on the input or output?

[Bubba]

o my goodness the world is going to come to a cataclysmic  end   


i have flat towed hundreds of 4x4s  without causing a rip in the space time continuum  for tj xj zj i have always put the chains on the inboard of the spring mount on the axle tube the diff side is tight  if auto i put them in park with transfer in neutral if manual both in neutral


the worst that plod can do is do you for an unbraked trailer  over 750kg  tyres must be legal and you should have trailer board and towing vehicles reg on it

just make sure you are towing with something up to the job

[Panic mechanic!]

can remember sliding sideways into toddington services with a blue scrambler in tow with lee and bubba.... a fun day many moons ago!

[Medic961]

o my goodness the world is going to come to a cataclysmic  end   


i have flat towed hundreds of 4x4s  without causing a rip in the space time continuum  for tj xj zj i have always put the chains on the inboard of the spring mount on the axle tube the diff side is tight  if auto i put them in park with transfer in neutral if manual both in neutral


the worst that plod can do is do you for an unbraked trailer  over 750kg  tyres must be legal and you should have trailer board and towing vehicles reg on it

just make sure you are towing with something up to the job

So I need to put chains on inside side of the springs and not out next to wheels.
I'm towing with a cherokee 2.8crd. Hopefully up to the job.
I've a trailer board and sign for window.
Numberplate on it also.

[jay140285]

Do as bubba said and you will be fine.


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[Bubba]

o my goodness the world is going to come to a cataclysmic  end   


i have flat towed hundreds of 4x4s  without causing a rip in the space time continuum  for tj xj zj i have always put the chains on the inboard of the spring mount on the axle tube the diff side is tight  if auto i put them in park with transfer in neutral if manual both in neutral


the worst that plod can do is do you for an unbraked trailer  over 750kg  tyres must be legal and you should have trailer board and towing vehicles reg on it

just make sure you are towing with something up to the job

So I need to put chains on inside side of the springs and not out next to wheels.
I'm towing with a cherokee 2.8crd. Hopefully up to the job.
I've a trailer board and sign for window.
Numberplate on it also.

that is the position for the chains that work best for my A frame  and allows for full steering on the towed jeep without seeing yours  i cant say exactly

[Delk]

o my goodness the world is going to come to a cataclysmic  end   


i have flat towed hundreds of 4x4s  without causing a rip in the space time continuum  for tj xj zj i have always put the chains on the inboard of the spring mount on the axle tube the diff side is tight  if auto i put them in park with transfer in neutral if manual both in neutral

Easy tiger, honest question since I do remember hearing something but don't have a clue if its true or not. I am not one to debate if the air pressure needs to be 28 or 29 psi for better road manners.

[JamesH]

I'm pretty sure it says in the owners manual how to flat tow it. My XJ did and that was to put the auto box in park and the transfer case in neutral.

[Jonny Jeep]

In gear, TC in neutral.

[Ezz]

I find it strange, if the t/case is in neutral, why does it matter what the gearbox is in??

[Dutch]

I find it strange, if the t/case is in neutral, why does it matter what the gearbox is in??

I'll take an uneducated punt : shafts are still spinning round someway or other and it's got to do with lubrication of bits that need lubrication, otherwise over long distances things will run dry/hot and go bang.

What do I win 

[Mike Pavelin]

Werd. On an auto, the oil pump is driven by the torque converter, so if the engine isn't running, the 'box doesn't get lubricated or cooled properly. Hence, leave it in Park so it doesn't turn at all. Seems pretty irrelevant in a manual, though.