| Towing [message #89789] |
Fri, 25 June 2010 02:56  |
Fiveyellowhorse
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Can a GMC be towed with all wheels on the ground? Trans with out and need to move it home 200 miles.
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| Re: Towing [message #89809 is a reply to message #89789] |
Fri, 25 June 2010 07:59  |
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mike miller
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| Fiveyellowhorse wrote on Fri, 25 June 2010 00:56 |
Can a GMC be towed with all wheels on the ground? Trans with out and need to move it home 200 miles.
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in theory....
With the axles removed you would need to have something to hold the front hubs together.
Big A$$ tow bar. Big A$$ tow rig. A coach will push almost anything around.. they DO weigh 6 tons!
You would also need a way to remotely work the brakes... without vacuum boost or provide a pump.
Would I try it? nope. Cost to much to set up for a one time thing.
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
http://m000035.blogspot.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] Towing [message #89845 is a reply to message #89828] |
Fri, 25 June 2010 12:38 |
hertfordnc
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this is either a viable suggestion or a dumb question,
what if you put a circulation pump on a transmission line?
Isn't that the problem with towing any automatic, the transmission heats up due to lack of moving fluid?
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Towing [message #89894 is a reply to message #89845] |
Fri, 25 June 2010 17:18 |
Bob de Kruyff
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""Isn't that the problem with towing any automatic, the transmission heats up due to lack of moving fluid? ""
There are companies that sell circulation systems. This trans has no rear pump to lubricate it. You mention the transmission is already failed. Typically you can tow it 5o miles with no problem. Sounds like you don't have too much to lose at this point!
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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