Proper way to tow a Wanderlodge

[Gardner Yeaw]

I had my FC towed twice. One truck lifted by the front axel and the
other lifted by the front tires. The first place couldn't handle the
transmission swap, hence the second tow. Both tow vehicles had air
hookups to fill the air suspension, but mainly to release the spring
brakes. On mine they removed one axel shaft. Since the transmission
had crapped out, I wasn't that worried about damaging it. I would
think that if one shaft was still engaged, it might spin the drive
shaft while towing. I would think something should be done to prevent
the shaft from turning.

Gardner
83FC35

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Al Scudder
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> Ernie is right... I had our coach towed once ( when the Allison
took a dump ) and they used wheel forks and tied it down and took the
axel out starboard side. The trick was to put the coach up in the air
just to get the forks under the coach ....thanks to the checked and
split air bags an some blocks... that was the only way to get it high
enough. In any case that got me out of the intersection. Tanks Coach
Net and CPS
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> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> From: ernietex@...
> Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 11:08:59 -0800
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Proper way to tow a Wanderlodge
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> "take out wallet"- or just purchase Coachnet service for a little
over a hundred bucks a year.
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> Ernie Ekberg
> 83PT40
> Wanderlodge
> Weatherford, Tx
> http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/erni...gandrepair
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> --- On Sun, 3/1/09, Stephen Birtles wrote:
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> From: Stephen Birtles
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Proper way to tow a Wanderlodge
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, March 1, 2009, 10:50 AM
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> real big truck with a wheel lift or stinger be sure to tell them it
> has a 5 foot setback front axle and weighs 40,000 lbs
> disconnect drive shaft OR pull rear drive axles Drive shaft is
cleaner
> but is Necessary to climb under coach to disconnect drive shaft
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> TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS OR SOMEONE WILL DIE
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> leave credit card with driver
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> Stephen 77fc35
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "jburgessx2"

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> > Just to satisy my curiosity, I would like to know the proper way
to tow
> > my 85 PT40. I don't plan on having it towed but it would be nice
to
> > know if the situation arises - it never hurts to plan ahead. And,
> > sometimes the tow truck folks don't know or think they know and
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> > are wrong.
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> > Thanks.
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> > Jerry
> > 85 PT40
> > Port Hueneme, CA
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