Tow car hookup by single person
I will be towing a vehicle and need to be able to easily (relatively) hook up the towed vehicle by myself. 1) Any recommendations for a particular tow bar brand? 2) Any hookup procedure recommenda...
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Tropical36,
Preparing the CR-V for towing requires starting the engine, shifting through all the gears, then stopping in drive for at least five seconds and then into neutral for at least 3 minutes before turning it off. Generally I start with this, and while it is idling for the 3 minutes in neutral I hook up the tow bar. If I tried idling back to lock the pins, I would have to go through the whole procedure again before I could drive off with the CR-V in tow.
Preparing the CR-V for towing requires starting the engine, shifting through all the gears, then stopping in drive for at least five seconds and then into neutral for at least 3 minutes before turning it off. Generally I start with this, and while it is idling for the 3 minutes in neutral I hook up the tow bar. If I tried idling back to lock the pins, I would have to go through the whole procedure again before I could drive off with the CR-V in tow.
