[Tigers] Fw: Re: Towing Question

Wed Aug 4 22:52:06 MDT 2010

--- On Thu, 8/5/10, michael king &lt;michael.s.king at gmail.com&gt; wrote: 
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"> From: michael king &lt;michael.s.king at gmail.com&gt; Subject: Re: [Tigers] Towing Question To: "mike schreiner" &lt;mikeflbmer at yahoo.com&gt; Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 12:38 AM 
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<DIV class=yiv2060084806gmail_quote>On 5 August 2010 14:36, mike schreiner &lt;<A href="http://us.mc543.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mikeflbmer@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:mikeflbmer at yahoo.com">mikeflbmer at yahoo.com</A>&gt; wrote: 
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=yiv2060084806gmail_quote>I have used tow dollies with sunbeams...they tow great at 70....dont even know it is back there....but I always disconnect the driveshaft and tie it up to the car real good (so I dont loose tranny oil) &nbsp;If you dont you can damage the mainshaft in the tranny as the oil is not level as the car is jacked up in the front...front tranny bearings can be starved of oil...mike --- On Thu, 8/5/10, michael king &lt;<A href="http://us.mc543.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=michael.s.king@gmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:michael.s.king at gmail.com">michael.s.king at gmail.com</A>&gt; wrote: &gt; From: michael king &lt;<A href="http://us.mc543.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=michael.s.king@gmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:michael.s.king at gmail.com">michael.s.king at gmail.com</A>&gt; &gt; Subject:
 Re: [Tigers] Towing Question &gt; To: "Bill Waite" &lt;<A href="http://us.mc543.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fordlandia@sbcglobal.net" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:fordlandia at sbcglobal.net">fordlandia at sbcglobal.net</A>&gt; &gt; Cc: "Tiger Talk List Tiger" &lt;<A href="http://us.mc543.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tigers@autox.team.net" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:tigers at autox.team.net">tigers at autox.team.net</A>&gt; &gt; Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 12:07 AM 
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<DIV class=yiv2060084806h5>&gt; i havent towed a car.. but i hear its &gt; better to disconnect the drive shaft.. &gt; apparently not great having it all spin along even thought &gt; the careis in &gt; neutral &gt; &gt; On 5 August 2010 07:47, Bill Waite &lt;<A href="http://us.mc543.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=fordlandia@sbcglobal.net" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:fordlandia at sbcglobal.net">fordlandia at sbcglobal.net</A>&gt; &gt; wrote: &gt; &gt; &gt; Tiger Listers... &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Any of you guys have experience towing a Tiger a &gt; modest &gt; &gt; distance (in this case &gt; &gt; about 200 miles round trip) using a two-wheel "tow &gt; &gt; dolly" (the type you run the &gt; &gt; front wheels up on, put it in neutral and tow &gt; &gt; with rear wheels on the road)? &gt; &gt; Any notes of caution or concerns? &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Bill Waite &gt; &gt; Grand Rapids, MI &gt;