Allison Tow with driveshaft and axles in!
Hi, I have a large tag axle tourbus, diesel pusher, weighs approximately 40,000# loaded. Developed a mechanical problem and I pulled over to the side of the road and requested a tow through my...
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You get what you pay for when you are dealing with Heavy Duty Towing. Every tow is a process that the professional tow operator will follow step by step. This takes time and the Roadside Companies...
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What type of mechanical problem did you encounter ? Sounds like maybe your Roadside provider chose to go with a lowballer instead of a professional with the right equipment to handle the task...
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I love it when they get what they pay for
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I hope for your sake that the hack they sent you at least has insurance, because a big Allison is big dollars. To answer your question, yes. Every wrecker operator knows to disable a driveline before...
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Regardless of whether my service provider sent this tow company to me or not, this is a very large company that I *thought* would have been the one I would have called directly, anyway. In any event,...
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R. Gregory you came to the right place to educate yourself.ultmately,that vehicle is yours. If you know the guy is doing something wrong tell them to hit the road.l don't think it's cheap to try to...
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I'm not a motor club fan and have openly criticized them on numerous issues. With that said, first call the motor club you initiated the call with and inform them of the damages that occurred. Each...
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as stated above, the motor clubs only want to pay pennies on the dollar for that the tow actually costs and requires. ive gone behind a few of these Hack companies to pick up a pusher that they could...
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Contact the motor club first. Get an estimate and an opinion from the mechanic of the reason of damage.
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still didn't answer what the mechanical problem was
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I have refused to tow vehicles when an owner didn't want me to do the job properly. Had a former customer that owned a beer distributorship. He always bitched when I started pulling his drive-lines....
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Part of the issue in selecting a towing company that is indeed reputable is knowing who to get a referral from. If you are out of town and unable to get a reference, who are you going to call? There...
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Didn't have the tools to pull axles or drive-shaft!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you kidding me????????????????
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For all we know all our responses may be read in court. No comment from me on this but im sure we all have done some things that if only half the details were discussed we would look pretty silly. Yes...
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Just one question...........What was the original tow request for...???...If it was for a transmission problem originally...???...like not moving in gear...or overheating on pulling a hill. That...
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This is why, whether its going 100 yards or 100 miles, you pull the shaft or axles. If you do it, you can't be blamed for a burned up transmission.
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Curious what guys are doing when loading a landoll.
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Even without knowing the problem it is stated very clearly in Allison transmission service tip #5580c: All Allison commercial transmissions except for 3070PT and 3700SP When towing or pushing any...
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