Re: tiei down car
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I always put mine in park because I know someone who had one in neutral and a tiedown came loose and it caused damage to the car.
I don't see what damage can be done, if its tied down right it won' be an issue. If its not tied down right you will be glad it was in park.
The procedure my dad and I use with an enclosed is to winch the car in, strap it down, then lastly put it in park.
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Re: tiei down car
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Do what you feel comfortable with. With a stick car, mine is always in neutral. 4 heavy straps, and I keep tension on the winch cable as well. We check straps every single time we get off the road for something.
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Re: tiei down car
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I'm about to send a car 50 miles away for metal work - no motor, transmission, or e-brake. I waver between worrying and thinking if something goes wrong putting the car in park or in gear isn't likely to help anything. It's either strapped down right or it's not.
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Re: tiei down car
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10/10/22 06:15 PM
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I'm about to send a car 50 miles away for metal work - no motor, transmission, or e-brake. I waver between worrying and thinking if something goes wrong putting the car in park or in gear isn't likely to help anything. It's either strapped down right or it's not. In case of an accident you're probably right, but I've seen lots of clowns through the years just tow the car in park (no straps) So park must be doing something!
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Re: tiei down car
[Re: dizuster]
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10/10/22 06:58 PM
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I've never had a problem with an AT car in Park - stick cars I usually use E-brake - towing literally across the Country. Worked for a guy who would use E-brake & neutral on AT cars, never an issue either. Never less than 4 proper ratcheting tie-downs, crossed left/right at both ends - TIGHT, and checked from time to time - plus the winch cable. Nothing's moved yet (in many thousands of miles), and some of those cars were worth more than my home (as in Pebble Beach Concours). Main thing is the car doesn't move back or forth, or for that matter side to side, hence the crossed tie-downs. Whether I'm towing locally or across the US, same tie-down method, as I've had to avoid some real idiocy and/or junk road surfaces. Best tie-downs in the world are Mac's, though I've used arguably lesser ones.
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Re: tiei down car
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10/10/22 10:55 PM
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I put mine in park because it just makes sense.
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Re: tiei down car
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I always put mine in park also. Never had an issue. ![up up](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/thumbs_up.gif)
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Re: tiei down car
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The only risk of towing in park is if the roads cause the car to rock for and aft from suspension compressions. Undulating roads. As long as the car doesn’t go through those conditions you should be good. At Chrysler we learned that pretty quick. Railcars and some trailers were notoriously known for this condition. We eventually had to transport them in neutral with the IOD connector pulled. Result of this towing in park was broken or cracked extension housings. Back in the 90’s. Always place in park last after setting the emergency brake. While criss crossing the tie downs is best to keep the car from moving side to side on the trailer, it does offer more fore and aft movement. I wonder if some guys cracked extension housings and blamed it on some other event. ![shruggy shruggy](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/shruggy.gif)
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Re: tiei down car
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my ![twocents twocents](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/twocents.gif) I always tow in neutral, Un crossed straps and winch loose... never an issue.
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Re: tiei down car
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I don't cross my tie downs anymore, I do make them pull on the car's K member and rear end towards the outside edge of the trailer where the tie down hooks are to make sure the car won't slide either way while I'm going through corners and same thing on front to rear movements ![wrench wrench](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/wrench.gif) :: up:
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Re: tiei down car
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10/12/22 12:36 AM
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I've always towed mine in neutral, even with an open trailer. The chassis car had glass doors with lexan windows and I would winch it in and out with the door on, So I couldn't get to the shifter.
Use good tie downs and tie it down right. I'm not sure being in park would do a whole lot to keep it in one spot if it did get loose.
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Re: tiei down car
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10/12/22 09:49 AM
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i have seen one car get jammed in park after a tow , when i had steel doors and roll up windows i would put in park after i pulled the straps tight. Now i have glass doors and lexan windows. So yea i winch it in, tie it down and its still in neutral. However i have been chocking the wheels in case it does get loose. But as mentioned before, i have added opening the trailer door and peek inside to my fuel stop routine. Cant check things too many times!
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Re: tiei down car
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I winch mine in. Leave in neutral. Leave winch cable on front tow hook. Add rear straps and tighten winch until rear straps are tight. Never have to loosen ot adjust rear straps this way (for my car anyway). Add front straps and tighten them. Put in park.
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