towing and transfer boxes

[ScottieJ]

Dan pull out the owners manual in Helens and have a read

[Highlander]

Thats interesting about the transfer box.

For the sake of 4 bolts it might be worth unbolting the rear prop for a long tow journey

[trotter]

also Mr RAC told me A framing is fine and all recovery people used to do it all the time till they were issued with towing dollies etc etc even after me pointing out that its then effectively a overweight limit un-braked trailer etc etc... so the debate rages on.

personally i wouldn't unless in a dire emergency and then only to move it to a safer location ie; off the main road

[ScottieJ]

A frames are fine for recovery purposes only and the car has to have MOT and Tax as far as I'm aware.

It's illegal to A-frame a suzuki unless it has tax, MOT and a braking system fitted because of the weight.

[turbo-tom]

my sj had tax and test on it for play days , but we have pulled it before with no tax or test on it , and never got stopped by the old bill,

but now ive bought a flat bed trailer which is braked to be on the safe side and i can do the odd car removal

but its bit of a

[Highlander]

Well i've driven over a ton many times and never been stopped by the police either

I have an A-frame and have used it many, many times (and sometimes still do)

For an A-frame to be used legally the towed car has to be FULLY road legal (MOT/tax/insurance/legal tyres etc etc)

It must have proper trailer lighting (a lighting board etc)

It MUST have a braking system that works whilst it is being towed.

Yes you can use them unbraked in a recovery situation but ONLY to recover a broken down car to the nearest place of safety.

plus you also need the correct towing license to use one.

the legalities of it are black and white, if its not road legal, not braked, not broken down or being towed for miles its illegal

[Tramp]

2wd on the tbox.......

[ScottieJ]

Where does all this tbox in neutral, gearbox in second come from then? I have heard and read it in a lot of places over the years?

[Tramp]

I don't know.... in fact its the first time I've heard it! Maybe an urban myth? I've got a bit of text about a framing but its too big for my phone to copy & paste, in essence it said you can do it but generally speaking its to much hassle to bother with!

[fossil]

thanks to all that have taken then time to respond,i have fitted a braking system that works the brake pedal when the main car is braking, i have got a trailer but getting down my road is getting harder by the day with idiots parking on both sides at the same time thanks to the chap who put on the attatchment re towing

fossil