Towing a Deuce

[rd69599]

Anyone have any tips on preperations for towing a duce? Im going to remove all the drive shafts to rear axles and check rear end fluids. Is there anything else I need to do before towing it 144 miles. Thanks for any info.

 

[Recovry4x4]

RE: Towing a duce

I would leave the shafts in place and remove the front drive flanges and rear axle shafts. You can do this without having to crawl under the truck and it guarantees that even if you have bad diffs or gearboxes, nothing will get damaged further. Just my humble opinion and the way I do it.

 

[Offroadfabworks]

RE: Towing a duce

if you have a extra set of front drive flanges put them on in the rear to take place of the shafts and you dont have to worry about them leaking out fluids during transport

 

[rd69599]

Forgive me Im a first time owner. What your saying is to pull out the axles out of the rear ends and cap them off?

 

[gimpyrobb]

Forgive me Im a first time owner. What your saying is to pull out the axles out of the rear ends and cap them off?

Yes

 

[Offroadfabworks]

take the 8 bolts off the hub and the cap and rear axle will come out together.. then just cap it off and your good to go. takes a 3/4" socket

 

[rd69599]

Great, What you guys said makes perfect sense. Im glad I asked the question. I dont have any flanges would a thick piece of conveyor belt bolted on work? THANK YOU ALL FOR THE INFO

 

[Offroadfabworks]

got a 1/4" steel plate. i can get the bolt pattern for you tomorrow. and then just take some RTV to use for a make shift gasket. main thing is need to seal it so dirt dont get in or axle oil dont get back out

 

[Recovry4x4]

The fronts have wheel bearing grease so they shouldn't make much of a mess. You can take the removed front flanges and put them on the back to cover 2 of the hubs. The other ones can be blocked off with a piece of wood if you like. You can also mipe them clean, put a plastic bag over them and get out the duct tape. If the deuce runs or you have access to air, you can knock this task off in less than 10 minutes. Great way to fly!

 

[m16ty]

I need to pull my parts truck to my shop down the road (about 10 miles). Is it really nessasary to pull the axles for short trips? I looked in the -10 and it didn't mention anything about it.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Nope Ty, just throw the trans and Tcase in neutral. Also make sure you put the max air pressure in the front tires. It will track better for ya.

 

[bottleworks]

What are you towing it with?

 

[yellobronc]

oh, bye the way!

 

[maddawg308]

When I towed a couple deuces home, I left the shafts in, left everything in neutral, and strapped the steering wheel in place. Not sure that last step was really needed, I just got kinda nervous about towing a large truck, and the wheels/steering wheel takes a sudden turn after hitting a rock/pothole/etc.

 

[M1075]

I towed these home last week with everything in neutral. Even though I aired up the front tires, the 1st deuce didn't track very well around corners. I wonder if the angle of the towbar impacts the tires tracking or not tracking. Or, maybe I just have a disgruntled duece.

 

[BEASTMASTER]

why would you strap the steering wheel??????? it's gotta turn when you take corners????

 

[pa.rich]

Hey 1075, thats a load to pull! Did the tractor tandems hop at all pulling from a dead stop?Just curious. I never saw someone pull two dueces. Also that disgruntled duece ... she was insulted by the towbar.

 

[reb87]

I had a problem with my 109a3 that I was pulling with my m35a2 from norman to nebraska. When I was pulling it slowly around a corner I had to have my 11 yr old son man the steering wheel on the van truck. It would sometimes turn the front tires the opposite way I was turning. I was using a medium heavy bar and I think it may have been making the pulled truck go a little left when I was turning right. The first time it happened I almost had the rim on the pavement before I got it stopped. (peeling the tire sideways) Didnt have any problems on the road but only when going slowly around a in town corner, it got to where I just had him sit in the van truck when we were in town.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Sometimes it just happens. I plan on it

 

[Offroadfabworks]

Had one do that coming home from smyrna. Just would not track in town