KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote:

> I have done this more times that I would like to think about on all
> sorts of
> VWs (Jettas, Buses, Vanagons, Golfs, etc).  We have it down to a
> science, but
> basically if you get a "come-along", you can attach it to either the
> tow
> vehicle or the front of the dolly itself, and pull the van up on the
> dolly
> this way.  One person can do it alone, and the come along you need is
> only
> the small one that uses a cable that you could pick up at home depot
> for
> under $50.  Be sure that the dolly is already hooked up to the tow car
> before
> you put the van on it.  That is pretty much it.  If you are towing a
> manual
> van, a two wheel tow dolly is fine.  If you are towing an automatic
> you need
> to get a flat-tow trailer as you can ruin the auto tranny by towing it
> with
> the rear wheels on the ground.  Hope this helps.
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
> Phone: (856)-765-1583
> Fax: (856)-327-2242

Anybody ever tow an automatic backwards with the front wheels on the
ground?

Larry A.