how do you transport ur K5?
#1
how do you transport ur K5?
im lookin to find the best way to pull my k5 plus a jeep or other offroad truck..first bumper pull? or gooseneck? and how big a do i need?
spill your opinions
spill your opinions
#2
If you are gonna flat tow them, leave the T-case in neutral and the tranny in park if it's an automatic... Otherwise, go with the goose neck if you have the means.
#3
More information please...
Do you want to trailer them, or flat tow them? If you are moving two of them, the best scenario is to use a goose neck trailer with a dually tow vehicle. It's gonna take a lot of truck to haul a load like that. The Jeep will be a snap to flat tow, not sure on the K5 what the procedure is. If it is an automatic, there may be special procedures you need to do for flat towing it. Check the owners manual as they will specify how to do it. Sometimes, especially in auto's, there are bearings and pumps that need to stay lubed. If you flat tow it improperly, it can burn up components.
IMHO, if you hard core off-road, bring it on a trailer. I have more than once been 6 hours from home wheeling my Jeep and broke stuff that required me to field repair it to get it off the trail, then back home again.
I have a sticker on the back of the Jeep that says, "Daily driver. If I roll it, I'm screwed!"
Do you want to trailer them, or flat tow them? If you are moving two of them, the best scenario is to use a goose neck trailer with a dually tow vehicle. It's gonna take a lot of truck to haul a load like that. The Jeep will be a snap to flat tow, not sure on the K5 what the procedure is. If it is an automatic, there may be special procedures you need to do for flat towing it. Check the owners manual as they will specify how to do it. Sometimes, especially in auto's, there are bearings and pumps that need to stay lubed. If you flat tow it improperly, it can burn up components.
IMHO, if you hard core off-road, bring it on a trailer. I have more than once been 6 hours from home wheeling my Jeep and broke stuff that required me to field repair it to get it off the trail, then back home again.
I have a sticker on the back of the Jeep that says, "Daily driver. If I roll it, I'm screwed!"
Last edited by LuvMyTJ; 03-04-2010 at 05:58 PM.
#4
i am trying to figure out how to trailer them and if i get a gooseneck how big should it be?
#5
For the trailer, as big as needed. Measure the length of the two trucks to be sure you get one long enough. Then be sure that the two vehicles are about 80% of what the total weight hauling capacity is. You may need to experiment on loading them to get the best setup. Also, you will need a beefy truck to haul it. I would suggest a diesel dually, or a 1 ton at the very least. Your gonna be somewhere around 10,000 - 11,000 lbs. Be sure the truck is rated for that kind of pin weight. You shouldn't really go over 80% of the trucks tow rating to be safe.
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