211Racing wrote:
Question(s) for all: Towing. 1. Does any part of the drive train need to be disconnected to tow this with two wheels on the road? Four wheels? Why would I ask? The fine folks at AAA have been unable to connect me with a tow service that is capable/willing to move this 24' vehicle. (Save one, that wanted $1000 for the 23 mile trip.) Which leads us to question 2. Am I limited to semi-truck heavy-haul tow trucks to get this tow done? Pardon the rookie questions, but at 24' and 11,000 lbs a mega-tow-truck hardly seems warranted.
Generally, not a bad idea to disconnect drive shafts on most automatic transmission vehicles unless specifically stated in the owners manual that it is OK to tow long distance at speed.. Dropping the drive shaft on most rear wheel drives is not all that complicated.. However being you have a 1 ton van chassis which has the potential for being stretched in length may be complicated a bit with a carrier bearing.
Most smaller tow trucks and flat beds are designed for smaller and lighter loads and may not have enough lift, engine, brake capacity to safely tow the combined weight of the wrecker plus your Tioga.. Wreckers and flatbeds are heavy when outfitted for duty. Matter of fact, once you do get this beast running you will find that the engine you have is going to be pretty much maxed out to haul it's self around when loaded for camping..
