whispers8021

Thank you to those that have taken time out of their day to try and answer my question/s. However, none of you have answered any of my questions. yes OBVIOUSLY a car hauler is the simplest choice and if I had the extra money or the confidence in my 26 year old motorhome (that isn't altitude carborated) to tow that extra weight I would probably go with it. But I asked these questions and none of you either read that far, too lazy to cover these questions, dont know the answer, or just forgot to answer my questions. Is dinghy towing better than car dolly? Why? How does dinghy towing actually work? I cant just hook the Tbar to the bumper hooks alread on my car that are already on the front bumper? If I take it off the car dolly or unclip from the towbar every gas fill up and drive it around for 20 minutes that would completely eleviate this whole drive shaft transfer case scare/nightmare/drama correct??????? Yeah it ridiculous and obnoxious but I dont have to be to Utah for 5 weeks so I have the time to dick around for 20 minutes the 6 times I put gas in my RV from here to there. I think I can handle 6 annoying 20 minute tasks if it saves me hundreds of dollars and ridiculous drive shaft disconnection tasks. This will lubricate the gears correct??? Towing it while turned on in idle and in neutral is a plausible option too correct? This lubricates the gears, keeps the steering wheel from locking, and doesnt make me get underneath and turn some wrenches correct?? If you cant answer any of these questions please dont bother. Cuz if you cant I might as well made this post in the other 8 SIMILAR POSTS that obviously didnt answer all my questions already and didnt clearly give a definitive answer to TOWING A 1998 5 SPEED NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS POST IS. IT IS TO CLEAR UP THE CONFUSION AND GIVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER, REASONS & LOGIC ON WHY I NEED TO DO CERTAIN TASKS TO ACTUALLY TOW THIS VEHICLE, AND TO GIVE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES IF I CHOOSE NOT TO DO THOSE SUGGESTED TASKS YOU THINK I SHOULD DO.

i dont understand!!! I was going to car dolly tow my 1998 manual 5 speed 4x4 Pathfinder until someone turned me onto a tow bar(dinghy towing) and after looking up a few things on this now I am VERY VERY VERY concerned as to whether or not I can even tow my suv dinghy or dolly? I dont understand what the deal is. I have been all over the internet from site to site and all over this forum with the search feature and I am more concerned on my option now than before I started. I am sorry if this is in the wrong topic or considered a similar post, but I think for the sake of arguement the other similar posts don't exactly nail down a "catch all answer" I have a 1998 Manual 5 speed 4x4 Pathfinder that doesnt have locking hubs. Can shift on the fly from 2WD to 4WD Hi/Lo without any issues. Has 215,000 miles on it(not sure if that matters) And I plan on towing it from flatland Minnesota to Utah going through the blackhills, diagonally across Wyoming(hopefully bypassing the bighorns), and into the box canyon of Park City/Ogden area. In total its about 1200 miles. Why can't I just shift it to neutral I drive my rv down the road towing my suv. Why can't I do that? Some websites say this is fine, others say you need to disconnect the drive shaft, some tell me i need to put the transfer case in neutral, others say never ever never ever tow a 4x4, others tell me to plastic wraps something to ensure I dont bust my steering. I honestly dont understand what the problem is to just put my vehicle in neutral and tow it down the road. O lubricants dont get up into the gears??? Ok does it go up into the gears if I turn the engine on and then shift into neutral while towing? How hard is it to put the transfer case into neutral? Some say I can't tow it more than 500 miles? Ok, so at mile marker 400 (just to be safe) I unhook the Pathfinder and drive it around the block a couple times to lubricate the gears? Will that work? Had I not found the original post on Dinghy towing a pathfinder on this site 5 days from now I would have driven my vehicle on the car dolly facing forward with the rear wheels on the ground. Strapped it in, shifted it into neutral and driven 1200 miles never thinking about it again until it was time to take it off the car dolly and return Uhauls car dolly. I can't do that? I have to disconnect the drive shaft and put the transfer case in neutral? Shifting it into neutral doesn't do that? If I take it off the car dolly every gas fill up and drive it around for 20 minutes that wouldn't completely eleviate this whole drive shaft transfer case scare/nightmare/drama?? Is dinghy towing better than car dolly? Why? How does dinghy towing actually work? First I have heard about it was 6 hours ago, adn it appears I have to buy a Tbar and some type of clips? I cant just hook the Tbar to the bumper hooks alread on my car that are already on the front bumper?