another m135 towing question

[davesgmc]

need to move an m135 about 25 miles or so. flat tow it with a tow bar as soon as i get the balancer on the m35 replaced. Can i just take the drive shaft out from between the trans/transmission instead of puling all the other shafts? o is it harder to get at?

also saw that the front tow bar brackets are smaller? not one inch?

 

[M37keppy]

Yeah you can do that to isolate the transmission but would still be turning some part of the transfer and sometimes that ujoint assembly can be a pisser to get out. The front shackles pins are 7/8” if I remember correctly. I use tractor drawbar pins for them, they are hardened, you can get any size, and they have a hole for a safety pin.