Thread: What happens When you flat tow a vehicle in gear

That damage is REALLY impressive!

Originally Posted by BathurstTom

That damage is REALLY impressive!

It rates up there with a good top fueler blower explosion. Would have loved it to have seen it go bang. I guess those Jeeps are not designed for high revving.

Their conclusion was that the owner inadvertently knocked the gear lever one click too far out of neutral and into low range. They then drove off in the RV without checking what gear was selected in the jeep being towed. Apparently it's easy to do. Poor bugger!

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Googled it, 55000rpm!

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Googled it, 55000rpm!

A lot, even for a Jeep.

Originally Posted by p38arover

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Sorry about that.

Supposedly $30,000.00 worth of damage.

Originally Posted by cripesamighty

Their conclusion was that the owner inadvertently knocked the gear lever one click too far out of neutral and into low range. They then drove off in the RV without checking what gear was selected in the jeep being towed. Apparently it's easy to do. Poor bugger!

I wonder how far they towed it before the damage was done? And how they found out?

My dad and I towed a flat towed 1952 ute 30 odd Kms with it in top gear.

We found this old ute to restore, (been sitting in a paddock for 15 or more years unused)it had the good old three on the tree gear shifter. Dad put it into what he thought was neutral. When we went to tow it away dad asked me to watch to make sure the rear wheels were turning - which they were. Dad did make comment while towing it home that it seemed to tow heavy. When we got home discovered it was in gear, temp gauge was working. We had it running about an hour later.