Towing a 2001 S-10 Crew................

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Towing a 2001 S-10 Crew................

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I want to tow my Crew behind the motor home, 4 wheels on the ground. Anything I should Know about? Will the tow miles rack up on the odometer? :?:
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Re: Towing a 2001 S-10 Crew................

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Get a driveline disconnect so that you do not damage the transfercase or transmission. I helped a friend install one on his Blazer. Not cheap.
You can also pull the rear driveshaft , but that may not be much fun.

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What about the odometer? Will all the tow miles register on the crew?
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Not with a driveshaft disconnect.

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Re: Towing a 2001 S-10 Crew................

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The way I understand it (and my wife says I'm usually wrong) the NP231 transfer case that I had in a 91 S10 with the manual shifter instead of the buttons could be put in neutral and was good to go being towed. The NP 236 transfer case with the 4 button control could be put in neutral by pushing a 2 button combination and were suitable for towing.

The 3 button NP233 that most of us have is not set up to have a neutral so towing more than a very short distance could cause damage due to no oiling.
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The easiest and safest method would be a car/truck dolly and disco the rear drive shaft at the axle and tie it up, out of the way.
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Get a trailer rated for weight of the s-10. Get some good straps and tie it down. Trailers are meant to be towed, your s-10 isn't.
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How much weight can your motor home safely tow (tow rating)? Most of the vehicles I see being towed behind motor homes are small cars or small SUV's. The CC seems kind of big and heavy to be towed that way. Does anyone make a fold up front mount hitch for the CC?

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Blueox makes tow bars and front mounts rated heavy enough for our trucks. blueox.com You'd have to check with them if they make a fold-up for it or not. My guess is yes. I used to work there.
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