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Towing a 4x4 landrover
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:19 am
by landie
Hi,im new to 4x4s i was just wondering if is ok to tow my s3 landrover?it's better than driving it to go bush bashing cause it rings its tits off at 60-70 kms on the open road plus it has no wof/reg.are there any tips that i need to know without shagging it?
Any help would be mint
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:03 am
by Steve_t647
You can put the gearbox in Nuteral or the auto in Park and put the transfer case in nuteral it should roll easily and you are off. Not sure what others have done or do Mile tows his and I think he uses transfer case nuteral too.
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:25 am
by lilpigzuk
make sure freewheeling hubs are set too free, less drag if the front wheels arent turning front diff etc
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:21 pm
by Goose
Mike puts his in neutral in the transfer to tow it
h2olova had a landy years back, he put free wheeling hubs on all 4 wheels
Unlock'em, and away you go, worked bloody good
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:58 pm
by niblik
on my rover i got rangie front hubs, so no manual hubs that i can unlock..
gearbox in neutral and dont slow down too much otherwise tyres lock to the right..
makes life interesting..
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:00 pm
by H2OLOVA
Steve_t647 wrote:You can put the gearbox in Nuteral or the auto in Park and put the transfer case in nuteral it should roll easily and you are off. Not sure what others have done or do Mile tows his and I think he uses transfer case nuteral too.
Might be better to have an auto in neutral for towing
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:12 pm
by Steve_t647
H2OLOVA wrote:Steve_t647 wrote:You can put the gearbox in Nuteral or the auto in Park and put the transfer case in nuteral it should roll easily and you are off. Not sure what others have done or do Mile tows his and I think he uses transfer case nuteral too.
Might be better to have an auto in neutral for towing
We did it this way to ensure the transfer case was in nuteral if you have both in nuteral you can tow and still spin the output shafts etc on the auto his LR has the pump for the auto on the input shaft.
He wanted to be 100% on transfer nuteral this is why he did this, not sure if they all run this way. Mike may know.
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:17 pm
by niblik
come to think of it, mine was park and neutral when i towed it home.. i think? ehhhh... think much too coffee function well without.
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:46 pm
by Steve_t647
It depends on the Auto I would tow a 4wd auto the way I iindicated, transfer nuteral. A auto car I would remove the driveshaft from one end of the diff.
Fulltime auto I would say call the AA.