what land rovers will suspend tow ? & how to put a land / range rover auto in neutral

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hi chaps recently got a job as a recovery truck driver & was just wondering the above - i know discos are perm 4 x 4 - old landrovers you can as they are 2 wheel drive without difflock but what about gaylanders ??? dont really wanna break trans or diffs & more importantly can you put the autos in neutral when the batteries dead ???
cheers in advance stu :D
 
Who you driving for? You can't suspend tow a 4x4 without moving the appropriate prop. Although your boss should be training you in this sort of stuff
 
Robbo5833 said:
Who you driving for? You can't suspend tow a 4x4 without moving the appropriate prop. Although your boss should be training you in this sort of stuff
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Yes you can, you put transfer box in neutral and this disconnects front and rear axle, obviously only good if transfer box has a neutral position which landrovers do and some others as well.

As for freelanders I believe they can only be flat towed up to 15mph in neutral, basically it's to get off the road, other than that it's a flat bed jobby.

With autos if the battery still works I.e. you can turn ignition on then obviously it's foot on brake and into neutral. If the car can't be switched on then there is an inhibitor bypass near the gear stick, will be a mechanical button you press to put it into neutral, it's usually part of the mechanisms and hidden under the selector cover although some have a hole you can push a pin into to disengage the inhibitor
 
a bloke towed my 72 rrc down from norfolk to the south cost with the garbox and transfer box in neautral, that was with all 4 wheels on the ground. it did worry me a bit but its all been ok.

even the fact there was no oil whatsoever in one of the front swivels when he did it didnt seem to hurt it lol
 
Flat towing is fine, but suspend towing is a whole different ball game. If in any doubt remove the offending prop.
 
Robbo5833 said:
Flat towing is fine, but suspend towing is a whole different ball game. If in any doubt remove the offending prop.
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Its fine if you can put transfer box into neutral but if you can't your right. I have ran a spec as part of my business for a fair few years and have come across all sorts of vehicles, I have towed my own landrovers in this way as well...
 
Your office should have a copy of the AA towing guide that's "the bible" it gives all the info on what can be towed and how. If they haven't got a copy you can buy it from AA technical about 40 quid if I remember rightly
 
DO NOT lift a Freelander by only two wheels!!! As the gearbox only disengages the engine from the wheels in neutral and there is no transfer box, you will **** the VCU and IRD as you drag it along.
 
Mash said:
Your office should have a copy of the AA towing guide that's "the bible" it gives all the info on what can be towed and how. If they haven't got a copy you can buy it from AA technical about 40 quid if I remember rightly
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Is that you Jon?
 
for a p38 RR auto put a fuse bigger than 10amp in position 11 in the under seat fusebox turn the key on until transfer neutral comes up on the display.tow with ALL wheels on the ground,if the engine dont run it will be a bastard to steer
 
Jongould said:
Yes you can, you put transfer box in neutral and this disconnects front and rear axle, obviously only good if transfer box has a neutral position which landrovers do and some others as well.

As for freelanders I believe they can only be flat towed up to 15mph in neutral, basically it's to get off the road, other than that it's a flat bed jobby.

With autos if the battery still works I.e. you can turn ignition on then obviously it's foot on brake and into neutral. If the car can't be switched on then there is an inhibitor bypass near the gear stick, will be a mechanical button you press to put it into neutral, it's usually part of the mechanisms and hidden under the selector cover although some have a hole you can push a pin into to disengage the inhibitor
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Flat tow or total lift only for pretty much all landys with the exception of those with free wheeling hubs (mainly series). If however, you are happy to drop the prop on most landys, (not freelanders) you can suspend tow em.

DO NOT SUSPEND TO EM WITH THE PROP ON.

If you read the transfer box plate by the gear stick it will warn you about single axle rotation speed.

If in doubt stick it on a flat bed.
 
I only get lumped with removing props when the flat bed drivers run out of hours. I don't get paid any extra for it though so i m never keen on doing it!

If you do end up spec'ing a Landy with the prop removed just remember to allow for the extra suspension movement on corners, they can lean quite alarmingly!
 
Robbo5833 said:
I only get lumped with removing props when the flat bed drivers run out of hours. I don't get paid any extra for it though so i m never keen on doing it!

If you do end up spec'ing a Landy with the prop removed just remember to allow for the extra suspension movement on corners, they can lean quite alarmingly!
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I carry a straight bar in my spec for moving 4x4s locally.
 
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