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Old 02-23-2008, 07:28 AM
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Default I'll be damned...makes sense

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Originally Posted by mrmustang View Post
The rocking motion of the car sitting on the trailer will "eat" the internals of the transmission if left in gear. New car carriers (and some of us who have towed antique cars in the past ) have known this one for over 25 years. Also, when tying down the car, loosely ratchet the straps, then place the car in neutral and tighten them down snuggly.


Bill S.
Thanks Bill, I never would have thought of that...in fact I would have done just the opposite..
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