Subject	try not to hit any road kill...
Posted by	LordZ on September 28, 2006 at 3:49 PM
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In Reply To	I've never towed anything cross country before, does posted by Musashi Sword on September 28, 2006 at 12:11 PM
Message	Made the drive from Texas to Tennesse towing a Z31 with a hardbody king cab 4X4 4cyl. :) Three of us in that little truck, drove straight through. Other than food and gas breaks. Buddy of mine screamed out, i woke up felt like i was flying then hit the floor real quick. Apparently he ran over a deer carcass on the highway and dragged it under the Z for a bit. Next gas station we got to we went to inspect the damage. Internal organs on the nose of the Z, intestines hanging off the bottom and disconnected driveshaft. And all sorts of nasty smells involved. Tried to hose off the rotting flesh, the best we could, but it still smelled terrible. Worse thing was after dropping it off I had to climb under there and re-connect the driveshaft. Talk about nasty...
Follow Ups	I've never towed anything cross country before, does - Musashi Sword 12:11:29 09/28/06 Is the Eclipse AWD? (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 12:17:34 09/28/06 2nd, might have to disconnect the drive shafts (n/m) - spyhunterTT(nj) 12:24:51 09/28/06 no, front. (n/m) - Musashi Sword 12:25:06 09/28/06 Hmmm - Drk93TT 12:17:45 09/28/06 I wonder how I'll know if I've got the tires strapped - Musashi Sword 12:28:31 09/28/06 Strap those down TIGHT. (n/m) - Drk93TT 12:46:50 09/28/06 Ratchet the staps down until you physically can no longer - SlicktopTT 13:07:47 09/28/06 OK sounds like a plan. (n/m) - Musashi Sword 13:50:26 09/28/06 Make sure they aren't rubbing on anything - Turbodog (CT) 16:14:02 09/28/06 Put drive axle on dolly - if AWD, get trailer or 2nd dolly (n/m) - NytWolf 12:24:39 09/28/06 I was going to put the front end on the dolly it's only - Musashi Sword 12:26:42 09/28/06 That'll work - just watch the speed limits and bumps (n/m) - NytWolf 12:28:29 09/28/06 Ive done alot of towing with one of those..... - Zluster(Abudan) 12:29:05 09/28/06 On the Eclipse? Will that make a big difference in weight? (n/m) - Musashi Sword 12:35:11 09/28/06 get some cellophane like is used to wrap - MidLifeZ (DFW) 12:29:29 09/28/06 Like this? - brahmabull (Hartford, CT) 12:34:19 09/28/06 That might be a bit much. ;) (n/m) - Musashi Sword 12:36:39 09/28/06 Never can be too careful (n/m) - Kaz (Dallas) 14:10:56 09/28/06 2nd, you dont want to drive thru a construction zone and - LJZTT 15:24:41 09/28/06 flush tranny fluid in the Xterra, install a tranny fluid >>> - Cap927(Boston) 12:34:23 09/28/06 I've done all of those except flush the tranny, yes it - Musashi Sword 12:38:47 09/28/06 Flushing the tranny is dependent on the mileage of the X. - SlicktopTT 13:04:35 09/28/06 Agree with SlicktopTT, and I would not use - MidLifeZ (DFW) 13:14:17 09/28/06 2nd, if its been over 100k, leave it. - BigTDogg (MA) 13:31:26 09/28/06 Story please - Technomancer 14:10:53 09/28/06 Story - BigTDogg (MA) 14:34:09 09/28/06 Thanks! Ever try one of those transmission additives? (n/m) - Technomancer 14:59:26 09/28/06 I've tried Lucas ATF, Grease Lightning ATF and Valvoline - BigTDogg (MA) 17:57:03 09/28/06 OK. - Technomancer 19:10:55 09/28/06 IMO, based on my one car experience... - BigTDogg (MA) 09:52:54 09/29/06 The Xterra has 50,000 miles on it, so should I still - Musashi Sword 13:53:53 09/28/06 You should be fine when it's that young. - BigTDogg (MA) 14:03:09 09/28/06 You should follow the recommended service intervals - DAYTONAZ 14:54:43 09/28/06 dont forget to release the e-brake! =) (n/m) - WAGGZ 13:15:12 09/28/06 That's actually probably a pretty good tip. (n/m) - Musashi Sword 13:54:35 09/28/06 yup. - WAGGZ 19:30:56 09/28/06 It's hard to tell from the pic of the dolly but.. - DAYTONAZ 14:03:18 09/28/06 agreed about securing the steering wheel. - longhornz32(Fort Worth) 14:28:01 09/28/06 The problem with that is my Xterra is not supercharged - Musashi Sword 14:34:13 09/28/06 Dolly's work fine if everything is secured properly.. - DAYTONAZ 14:52:02 09/28/06 Thanks, those are really good tips, the dolly is a swivel - Musashi Sword 14:32:29 09/28/06 Don't try to back up - 300zx90 (CO) 15:21:05 09/28/06 try not to hit any road kill... - LordZ 15:49:48 09/28/06 Great let's hope I can avoid that, disgusting. (n/m) - Musashi Sword 16:59:32 09/28/06 Were these the guys you were with? - brahmabull (Hartford, CT) 20:59:16 09/28/06 don't believe tommy could have fit in that truck. :) (n/m) - LordZ 07:11:51 09/29/06
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