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30 miles on Westy's towbar, gravel rd, bad day, you guys know the rest.
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Towing deuce with deuce
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If this thread is koing to keep active, I will post. Jollyroger just (Thursday) flat towed an M109a3 on a recovery from Ft. Carson to Centennial. Only about 65 miles mostly on pavement. I drove a cover vehicle. While not a deuce/deuce tow, the fact the towed vehicle tracked well remains the same. We were prepared to pull the front hubs and rear axles but that was not necessary. We were anxious to clear the GL lot quickly and we found it towed OK on gravel so we just kept moving. I believe the fact the towed vehicle was missing its steering gear box and transmission to transfer shaft probably had a lot to do with allowing it to track well in tow.
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Does anyone have pics of the tow bar attached to the trucks and the steering wheel being tied off?
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I've tow bar towed 6 deuces now and never tied the wheel. I had one that wanted to turn but that was because the front tire pressure was uneven and one was lower than it looked...and an early tow experience. Pump them up hard, allow a nice turn radius and there will be no problems. I also run the heavy duty tow bar so I have more of a 'tongue' on the trailing vehicle for leverage.
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Here is my thread about towing I did from Nellis AFB.
I would try not tying the wheel first.
Recovery from Nellis
I would try not tying the wheel first.
Recovery from Nellis
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Just sayin , as for bungees, i have never done it, but guess it would work, as for tying off, i have over a thousand miles of deuces and more than that with a jeep behind trucks, 5 tons behind a deuce too, i never have and never would ty off a steering wheel, air up fronts like said does help the most, start out straight helps alot too 
dont drive in gravel or sand with out a steerman, I can back em in too, but really would never put that kinda strain on everything, I guess its been done, but at the unit here, i also have been with them towbarring quite a few times, and they Never would ty off a wheel, there are millions of miles at least in service doing this, there never has been a bulletin about doing this because it really should not be done, but lifting the fronts in soft surface should be ... practice and make up your own mind, but practice run em before u head out on an interstate ... good luck....
dont drive in gravel or sand with out a steerman, I can back em in too, but really would never put that kinda strain on everything, I guess its been done, but at the unit here, i also have been with them towbarring quite a few times, and they Never would ty off a wheel, there are millions of miles at least in service doing this, there never has been a bulletin about doing this because it really should not be done, but lifting the fronts in soft surface should be ... practice and make up your own mind, but practice run em before u head out on an interstate ... good luck.... 
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Correct me if I am worng...
The military has procedures for this in TM's, right? Isn't that the method that probably has the most miles traveled effectively?
The military has procedures for this in TM's, right? Isn't that the method that probably has the most miles traveled effectively?