| Re: [GMCnet] Shipping New coach [message #357044] |
Tue, 21 July 2020 10:22 |
stu@97381.com, Emery
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This has been done before.
Bob Drewes once towed a GMC at least a couple hundred miles by removing the inner shafts. I don’t know what he used for a towbar. He towed with a large pickup.
I believe the Curtis’s towed the frame of the burnt double bogie, 10 wheeled Midnight Express from the Bay Area to Northern California. Fay Curtis could likely give more details.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick CO
> On Jul 21, 2020, at 9:02 AM, Mark Sawyer via Gmclist wrote:
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> If brakes and bearings are in good shape or can be made functional, I've toyed with the idea of setting up a GMC for flat towing.... Does anyone know
> of this having been done in the past or any thoughts on flat towing a GMC? I haven't seriously considered this, but have had some idle musings about
> what it would take to do this for buying a project coach or recovering a disabled one...
>
> Anyway, my thoughts got about this far:
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> 1. Pull the halfshafts and install just the outer joint in the hub without a shaft attached, then cover or install inner joints to keep dirt and dust
> out of the fd...
> 2. Use a Brake Buddy or equivalent (Using the one from my toad came to mind) to actuate the brakes in the GMC
> 3. Pull the front bumper and fabricate or modify a towbar to fit the bumper mount... Several options for this.... It could be done by: 1. building
> one from scratch if you have the tools/skills, or 2. at least around here in TX, there are a lot of mom and pop trailer manufacturers and/or other
> metal fabricators that could probably make what you need, or 3. If you look on ebay, etc. there are generally heavy duty military surplus tow bars and
> connectors available that could be suitable if modified.... Something like this:
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> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Military-Towbar-Medium-Telescoping-Arms-With-3-4-Inch-Feet/264308643325?hash=item3d8a05d5fd:g:rkgAAOSwivlczKE-
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> Now you'd of course need a heavy duty pickup or some other truck to pull this... Also, it might make sense to make a tow plate that runs between the
> front frame rails on the bumper mounts to reinforce the front end since the bumper is removed....
>
> Again, I have not attempted this, nor am I aware of anyone doing this, though it does not seem out of the realm of possibility.... Of course, if you
> do not have or have access to a heavy duty truck, Brake Buddy, etc. the cost on this would go way up... But if you already have or have access to
> those things, the only real cost would be the tow bar.... But I would bet that won't go more than 2-$500 bucks if you're willing to scrounge around
> and/or make what you need....
>
> And of course, having not driven anything like this, it may not "pull" well at all, which makes this an experiment, for sure... I do not think I
> would attempt running a rig like this through the Rockies or anything like that..... Texas to Wisconsin? It's a hike for sure, but pretty flat
> depending on the route you take....
> --
> Mark S. '73 Painted Desert,
> Manny 1 Ton Front End,
> Howell Injection,
> Leigh Harrison 4bag and Rear Brakes,
> Fort Worth, TX
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