Thread: Towing a C-30?
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Old 01-30-2010, 03:49 PM   #7
ToughBowtieTruck
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Re: Towing a C-30?

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Originally Posted by Big Port Jimmy 6 View Post
You can either pull the driveshafts or the floating axle shafts and tow away. Jay
Don't pull the floating axle shafts out. The spinning differential gears are what oils the hub bearings so removing the shaft will cause the bearings to run dry.

Also pull the shaft, manual or automatic. The fluid isn't flowing in either transmission because the input shaft isn't spinning. I have destroyed a 4 speed in a dump truck on a 30 mile pull because I left the shaft hooked up and just put it in neutral.

Pull the shaft to tow it. Or as said, take the outer duals off to get it on a trailer.

Crew cab trucks I have fit on 16' trailers, front loaded, the box just hangs off the back.

If it is just a cab/chassis it won't weight much. Even so my crew cab 454 4x4 dually pickup only weighed like 8,200 lbs.
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