TOAD Question

naturist wrote:

Tom/Barb wrote:

We tow a 07 wrangler, place the transmission in park. place the transfer case in Neutral, and go. you can place the transmission in neutral, but it does nothing extra for safety.

Be certain that you disconnect the battery. and place the key in the (on) position to unlock the steering. We used the "Cooltech" wiring harness. and a quick disconnect switch on the battery positive post.

this will be the fifth year we have been towing this way. no problems.

Long trips where I have any doubt I might be required to back up, I load it on a car hauler and stop worrying

This is possibly important here: Jeep says put the transmission in park, not neutral. I have a bud who made the mistake of putting it in neutral on his Jeep, and it burned up his transmission. Evidently, there was just enough torque applied through the transfer case even though it was in neutral to turn the transmission just enough to cause severe damage.

Secondly, it is MUCH safer to put the battery disconnect on the negative/ground terminal of the battery. If you insist on putting it on the positive terminal, you must be VERY careful that there is no way for an errant wire, rod, or ANYTHING to EVER cause a short between the body (or anything else) and that switch. Most battery disconnects fit the negative terminal much better than the positive one for this very reason.

In our jeep club half tow with it in neutral, the other half tow them in park. It doesn't make a speck of difference. as long as the transfer case is in neutral. If your transfer case has enough gear drag to drive the tail stock of the tranny, you got problems before you start.

Any wires but the "Cooltech" harness is over kill. Simply a bother you really don't need. Everything hooks up behind the left rear tail light. It took me about an hour to install.
I would never having the steering lock removed, Our jeep sets by its self too much