Dolly or Towbar

tenbear wrote:

RJsfishin wrote:
......And if the truth was known, that fact probably pertains to more 4wds than just the Jeep.

It pertains to the manual transmission Subarus.

Actually, the no 2-down towing provision applies to ALL Subarus!
ONLY the manual transmission ones can be towed four down.
The automatic transmission Subarus MUST be towed on a trailer or flatbed truck.
I am familiar with the restrictions because I have owned several Outbacks in the past.

RJsfishin wrote:
......And if the truth was known, that fact probably pertains to more 4wds than just the Jeep.

It pertains to the manual transmission Subarus.

And for those that know better than all the Jeep dealers, and all the owners manuals that do not allow towing on a dolly.
Maybe if you think a little bit instead of talking so much,........
For the sake of this subject, the definition of "transmission" consists of the transmission assembly, including the transmission and transfer case as one assembly. Then if you think a little farther,.....if both shafts turning is ok, but only one shaft turning is not, don't you have to assume its the gears (like spider) in the transfer case that will be ruined ?? Wouldn't it be the same as one wheel spinning, and one wheel standing still on the same differential, causing the spider gears to spin way beyond their intended speed,.....which we all know will cause gear failure in time ??

There, I'm only guessing, using a little common sense, but that wasn't very hard for me to figure out.

But after saying all that, it doesn't make any difference, the fact still remains that a 4wd cannot be towed 2 down. And if the truth was known, that fact probably pertains to more 4wds than just the Jeep.

True, till I learned that the law does not require the safety chains from the toad to the dolly. After that, I just hung the chain hooks under the front cowling,.....kinds like "for show"

hilldude wrote:
I have towed both ways 15 mi to get ready with dolly, 5mi with 4 down.Worst part with dolly is hooking up safety chains in the rain. Also with getting older, lying under the car hooking up did not appeal to me.

I have towed both ways 15 mi to get ready with dolly, 5mi with 4 down.Worst part with dolly is hooking up safety chains in the rain. Also with getting older, lying under the car hooking up did not appeal to me.

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The transmission is connected to the rear of the engine then the transfer case is attached to that, by putting the transfer case in neutral it eliminates the transmission from the equation. If in two wheel drive the transfer case supplies power to

rear wheels, four wheel drive both front and rear. Nuetral it allows the driveshafts to turn but that's it. There is a device, a coupler, that you can put on a drive shaft to stop the shaft from turning the transmission, a transfer case is simply

that coupler.

Wait! If towing four down, is the transfer case being lubed then???? The OP said he was going to tow it four down....how is this any different?

Ron

lanerd wrote:
Sorry, I still don't understand. If towing four down, the rear wheels are turning just like they would on a dolly. In either case, put the transfer case in neutral and the transmission should not be turning. :h What am I missing here.


Ron

You aren't properly lubing the transfer case and it will come apart.

Sorry, I still don't understand. If towing four down, the rear wheels are turning just like they would on a dolly. In either case, put the transfer case in neutral and the transmission should not be turning. :h What am I missing here.


Ron