Towing Motorhome
2011 DiesalTiffin Allegro Red open Road 36’ May need to have it towed. Read owners manual it said remove drive shaft and tow. So can or how should it be towed. From front or rear? Should it be towed ...
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Tom/Barb wrote:
We have had our couch towed three times, they removed the drive shaft each time. It is to protect the transmission.
Removing driveshaft protects transmission. Removing the axle protects differential, ring&pinion, and transmission. Plus, no need to get under vehicle. Can be done standing up.
rhagfo wrote:
Having it towed, from the front , with drive line disconnected, not necessarily removed. Make sure the towing company is familiar with MH towing,
I said disconnect, as opposed to removed, the rear of the transmission will leak fluid if the drive line is removed for the transmission. The would remove the bolts from the universal joint at the differential, then secure the drive shaft to the frame.
Not sure about MH, but on most heavy-duty transmissions I have seen are not made like a RWD car, where the yoke slides out of seal, makes mess on ground. Also, a long shaft is pretty EZ to secure where won't hit ground, or the spinning yoke. Have not been under MH, but expect the shaft is pretty short.
