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shadyr
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Sep 25, 2015

Car tie down and transmission in PARK or NEUTRAL?

I'm building an aluminum car hauler trailer to carry a 3,900 lb car behind my 31' Class B+ motorhome (5,000 lb hitch capacity). I have two questions: (1) I plan to use heavy duty straps over each of...
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shadyr
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Sep 25, 2015
Thanks for the quick response--I wasn't sure about the transmission, whether the jostling on the trailer might damage the parking pawl. Sounds like your experience says transmission in PARK with emergency brake on is the correct way to go. Thanks again...
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