Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post
Many years experience on heavy haulage, admittedly I don't recall any machinary with manual type transmission. I have also done car carrying, all cars are transported in gear or park, with handbrake applied. This is not intended as the primary restraint, but a secondary safety method in case of primary restraint failure. Have you ever tried restraining a rubber tyred vehicle whilst it is in neutral? I also used to transport cars in fridge vans, the only restraint being the old tyres the car would be sitting in.
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I must agree Ian I have carted all types of earth moving machinery, cars and trucks on floats and tilt trays over the years and the golden rule has always been and allway will to my way of thinking, handbrake on select lowest gear possible, as you say it is secondary saftey. I have never seen or heard of any drive line damage caused by this method .

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