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Subject: [Fot] Flat towing a Vitesse
From: dmar823 at gmail.com (Don Marshall)
Date: Thu, 3 May 2018 17:21:43 -0400
References: <CADm3DLFOge0XsA8pDk3Uupp=Kq9qOrBV0H_PH_KOfW5E0_ZwYA@mail.gmail.com> <376d8139-48fb-091c-5815-61cc1b75463d@tonydrews.com> <30A9F853-1972-4FAE-BB96-3C144687A5C1@gmail.com> <CADm3DLG2K8+2P0-a=oncF4L9CYqau0P1Pg0PDpFHoqrmucTL=A@mail.gmail.com>
?I saw this rig a few months ago going through Jacksonville on I-95.  By
the time I caught up to take a picture he had taken the exit onto 95 south
toward Miami so you can't see the trailer.  If I was going to have a
"TRoad", I'd probably want it on a trailer, too.  Don


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On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 10:22 AM, Brad Kahler via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Over filling has been mentioned to me several times.
>
> Based on the transmission issues while flat towing the odds are the
> interested party will likely opt to not purchase a Vitesse as a Toad.
> I think he's going to want to find something in the no muss no fuss
> category.
>
> Thanks for all the replies!
>
> Brad
>
> On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 4:55 PM, Duncan Charlton
> <duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > If that?s the case he could just overfill the gearbox before towing and
> then lower the level when done.  That way the main shaft would still run in
> oil.
> >
> > Duncan
> >
> >> On May 2, 2018, at 12:04 PM, Tony Drews via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Do any of the gears spin in the trans when in neutral?  I have a vague
> recollection about towing in neutral for long distances causing excessive
> wear on trans output due to no oil circulation, and disconnecting the
> driveshaft was a better option (but a major pain in the *ss)...
> >>
> >> Tony Drews
> >>
> >>
> >> On 5/1/2018 8:08 AM, Brad Kahler via Fot wrote:
> >>> A friend of mine wants to flat tow a Vitesse behind his motorhome.
> >>> Are there any issues other than placing the transmission in neutral
> >>> that he needs to worry about?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>> Brad
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