lol.
good advice roger.
if the guy was going to cut the rear axles.........
one would be inclined to think it's a low budget deal, let's say.

I tow them all the time.
3 in the last 6 months, I tow them with all 4 wheels on the ground.
I've towned them up to 1,100 miles that way, including on ice and snow !
now that can get dicey !
scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?

> dear all vanagons in tow
> is it really such a big deal to higher a tow truck
> they will do it professionally and assume all the risk
> or have we already forgotten jim arnotts experience
> which cost him his van ...
> self towing by persons with no experience is...
> not sensible ...
> not safe ...
> If you are scrapping rthe van ...
> then remove the transmission first before the tow
> toss it into the cabin ...
> but if you are really so unsure of how to respond to calamities that may
> arise
> call the pros ... spend the hundred bucks ...
> yours
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 6:54 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> So i have a chance to get a great deal on a westy interior from an '80
>> vanagon that's too far gone to be saved. My scrap sale price should cover
>> all my costs if everything works out well. The thing is, it's an
>> automatic.
>> This means i cannot use a regular tow dolly, which seems to be the only
>> option Uhaul is giving me. Well.... What if i just cut off the drive
>> axles?
>> I don't need them....
>> If the front wheels were up, the problem at hand is the automatic
>> transmission right? You could tow a manual vanagon fine with the wheels
>> up.
>> So.... if i were to cut, or actually take the time to remove the drive
>> axles
>> (i really don't need them. infact, i have two sets of automatic
>> transmission
>> drive axles i'll sell cheeper than you could believe!), would i be able
>> to
>> successfully tow said vehicle?
>>
>> -Craig
>> '85GL (Soon to be WESTY!)
>>
>
>
>
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