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If You Need to Be Towed Questions

August 29, 2025, 12:12:01 pm

Having read DSD's excellent comments on towing from the rear (above in the yellowish section). I wondered if anyone has been towed from behind and have five questions related to it.
1) I can see that towing from the rear would be better because the driveshaft issue is negated, but would a large wrecker be able to make the required U turn on the interstate once the coach is attached?
2) Can the shafts be removed without removing the wheels, I assume they can by removing the center plates with the smaller bolts?
3) i had MOT add an air connection so that would be there if air connection if needed, will the raise controls work so long as there Is 12 volt power: I assume so?
4) once the rear is raised for towing will the front fiberglass come dangerously close to the road surface if the coach is not raised to the full height?

I have been meaning to get a set of axel covers for the last 6 yrs and will get them now before it's too late.
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Reply #1 – August 29, 2025, 01:12:32 pm

Yes the shafts can be removed with out removing the wheels. Just undo the bolts and hit the middle of the axel
with a sledgehammer to pop the dowels and with a screw driver twist the dowels out. It would be handy to have a small container
to catch the oil so not to make a mess.

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Reply #2 – August 29, 2025, 03:58:39 pm

One issue I can imagine with towing from the rear is whether the tow vehicle would have a long enough boom to reach far enough under the rear. The one time we were towed, the truck was able to reach far enough under the front to tow us, but it did not have a lot more extension. I am not sure where a tow truck has to attach from the rear, but if it had to attach at the rear axle, I don't think the truck that towed us would have reached. The first truck that came out couldn't even reach far enough to tow from the front; the driver said he had towed motorhomes before, but only gas engine motorhomes.

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Reply #3 – August 29, 2025, 07:06:20 pm

Front axle probably cannot safely handle all the coach weight like the rear axle. Front axle steering angle/direction would have to be managed.

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Reply #4 – August 29, 2025, 07:28:07 pm

There would be no more weight on the front axle when being towed than what it already carries. The weight of the rear axle would require a larger truck to tow than what the front axle would require.

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Reply #5 – August 29, 2025, 10:39:46 pm

I was wondering about that because it's about 8 ft from the rear to the axels, I have ever only seen Rv's towed from the front
Thanks

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Reply #6 – August 30, 2025, 08:44:50 am

I left air bags inflated.  I thought the trickiest part was tying my steering wheel to the drivers seat with a ratchet strap. I thought for sure both the seat and steering wheel were going to break😂 And me thinking to myself how am I going to get the grease and dirt off of my floor, seat, and steering wheel😂😂😂. Towed from Black Hawk to Denver.

It was an epic trip as me and 3 buddies were on our way to hike the Grand Canyon from rim to rim.  It was the first time I had ever seen the North Rim and the beautiful lodge there.  We stayed in one of the cabins beside the lodge.  Now it's all gone!

The one picture is a zoomed in photo of people climbing down in front of us. Had to be a mile away. 

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Reply #7 – August 30, 2025, 08:54:29 am

Tommy
That's amazing that you saw the the lodge and stayed in the cabins, I have never been there and now so much of it is gone, talk about memories, not to mention the tow!
So it is possible to be towed from the rear!
Thank you for the info and photos, you guys all look good.
That bottle of Bourbon you gave me at the Granvention was so good!

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