I'll agree with Westech on the added ballast in the bed. I've done (2) 800 series 5 ton recoveries in the same week and they can be interesting to tow. You will be going very slow and you'll learn to appreciate the sychronized transfer case quite a bit on restarts. Do not attempt without the intervehicular air hoses, a Deuce is slow to stop on it's own and very slow to stop if it has 20,000 pounds pushing on it. I've done it that way once and never will again. Also, do not tie the steering wheel off on the 5 ton. When you make a sharp turn, it'll push the Deuce back end out from under it, you'll jack knife and then you get to learn if your front axle air shift works. Personally, I'll never tow one again with my Deuce but I had over obligated myself and I stand by my word if I say that I'll do the job. Both times, I made it safely to my front yard but once again, I'll never tow a 20,000# truck with a 13,000# truck ever again. Heck, the math doesn't even add up right. If you're driving on a standard Class C license, you're roughly 7,000 pounds overweight. I do have a towbar and airlines relatively close by but I wouldn't lend it to you with those intentions. All the best, I hope you have them recovered by a professional. PCTrans and Travisxj89 are some Florida boys who may be able to help.
