Warren,
That Tundra is full size truck?  V8 with same track width as a full pick up I believe?
U-haul made no bones about using it to tow the vanagon on the dolly?

Looks like I will have to trade in my ranger for a full size pickup if I want to rescue vanagons.

I see no problem with towing the syncro as long as you remove the drive shaft first.

Doug

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Warren McQuiggan 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 9:14 AM
  Subject: Towing a Vanagon

  I just recently (two weeks ago) towed a 1980 Vanagon from LA to Tucson on a
  U-Haul Car dolly behind my Toyota Tundra. I was able to do 65-70mph all the
  way across I-10 with no problems at all. I did disconnect the half shafts at
  the rear wheels. The Tundra knew it was there but I thought it was an easy
  tow all considered.

  Warren in Tucson

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Aristotle Sagan" <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
  To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
  Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 2:49 PM
  Subject: Re: What to do if you're really stranded in a Vanagon

  > >
  >
  > Trust me, that was good advice the UHaul people gave you. I lied and towed
  > home my 81 Westy with a 92 Toyota PU. Up hill and down. I knew about 10
  > miles into this adventure I had made a big mistake, but what the heck. I
  and
  > the trucks survived. Coming down the pass into Silicon Valley sure was
  > .."interesting". I have also towed it with a good sized Dodge 1500 PU and
  > that truck never felt it.
  >
  >
  > tim in san jose
  >
  >
  >
  >
  > > Jim,
  > > At least you were stuck in a vanagon vs. some small car.
  > > When my 89 gave up I car camped in it for a day in LA.
  > > Walked to grocery store got some goods set up the table in the van and
  > made
  > > lunch.
  > > Also pulled the curtains and got some good well needed rest till I had
  > > arrangements for hauling it home.
  > >
  > > I did call U-Haul and guess what?
  > > The will not allow you to tow a vanagon on a dolly with anything but a
  > large
  > > truck.
  > > I have a Ranger 4wd and they would not allow me to use it to tow.
  > >
  > > I believe it would have been fine but their chart said the vanagon was a
  > too
  > > big to tow with my Ranger.
  > >
  > > Doug
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > > ----- Original Message -----
  > > From: Jim  <mailto:JK@PROJECTDESIGN.COM> Kennedy
  > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
  > > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 12:48 PM
  > > Subject: What to do if you're really stranded in a Vanagon
  > >
  > > What to do if you're really stranded in a Vanagon, far from home and
  > cannot
  > > effect repairs.
  > >
  > > Once when traveling with my wife and 3 little people from Grand Junction
  > > Colorado to home in San Diego in my '87 GL, it started doing the
  Digifant
  > > dive.  Lurch, cough, blah.  You haven't lived until you coast deadstick
  to
  > > the side of I-70 in Utah FAR from ANYTHING with your family of 5, on a
  100
  > > degree summer day.  Not even cellphone coverage.  This was my first
  > > experience with this kind of glitch, and I was clueless.  Fortunately I
  > was
  > > able to get it to the next town (Salina).  This is what you do.  Get
  ahold
  > > of a Uhaul and TOW DOLLY and you are set.  Expensive save, but it's just
  a
  > > good thing to remember...
  > >
  > > Jim
  > > San Diego '87 GL
  > >
  >
  >