Towing

Hi gents
I have a 1950 CJ2A military jeep. I am wondering if it can be towed with a tow bar, all four wheels down, without causing damage to anything. Has anyone else done this? Just trying to think ahead to next year when I can go places with it.
Thanks for any responses in advance.............

Bob C

Yes. Put tranny in neutral and the transfer case in neutral. Should be good to go

Yep what he said. Done that with my M1008.

just be careful making turns i bent a drag link once because i made too sharp of turn

Mike

It's been over 35 years since I flat towed a Jeep but I was always told to NEVER flat tow a model 18 transfer case without removing the rear driveshaft, and the front driveshaft as well if there were no front lockout hubs. It was said that the bearings would not be oiled properly when towing with the transmission and transfer case in neutral. In the '60's and '70's many of the off roaders converted their Jeep rear ends to full floating, and many that did this also installed lockout hubs on the rear so they would not have to remove the driveshaft when flat towing. I always removed the rear driveshaft when flat towing. I once flat towed a '64 CJ-5 from Massachusetts to Florida and had no problems. If you will be flat towing off pavement the front wheels will not track well, so make sure to bring a buddy to help steer.

If you leave the drive shafts connected, keep vehicle speeds within reason.
The 5.38 gears usually found in the old CJ's will have the drive shafts and transfercase gears singing at 70 MPH.

One of the best things about Jeeps is how small they are and how easily transported.

You don't need a full size trailer to move one-clintogf has a small, 12' utility trailer and our GPW fits perfect on it. A fella at the Ga Rally this year had one on a similar trailer:



Or you can put it in the back of a deuce or 5-ton:



Any car hauling trailer will obviously do, with room left over:



Were I going to flat tow any old Jeep, I'd keep it slow (<50mph) due to the gears and I'd make sure the rear driveshaft was disconnected and the front hubs were unlocked or the front driveshaft removed.

That's just me-I am cautious and conservative with gear.

Even with everything disconnected, there's no way I'd go fast. Do the math about how fast you're spinning the pinion gear in a differential that has 4.88 gears and little short tires.

OK guys you talked me into a trailer. Makes more sense.
Bob C

All you need is a little duel axle utility trailer they are light , long ago I had a 12 foot one that had plenty of room