Jeep JL destruction from flat tow in 4Lo and 1st gear! Make sure transfer case is in neutral!

[TA1ton]

Time for an insurance claim

Not sure even State Farm would be a good neighbor after seeing that!

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[Windshieldfarmer]

You would think that would make a bunch of noise and it might pull hard....like dragging the wheels...geez

 

[Cappy]

Not sure even State Farm would be a good neighbor after seeing that!

Insurance does not often cover stupid mistakes. I drove through a river and flooded $7000 of computers that ran the car in the river.

 

[SoCal]

Insurance does not often cover stupid mistakes. I drove through a river and flooded $7000 of computers that ran the car in the river.

most accidents fall under the "stupid mistakes" category

any legit insurance company will cover that stupid mistake

 

[0II392II0]

I wonder how many flats they caused?

 

[AMC_CJ]

That'll buff right out...

 

[neil]

Man, I’ve never even flat towed my jeep and I know- transfer case in neutral, jeep in 5th or 6th gear (manual transmission). Not that I have to worry about it because I don’t flat tow.

I would imagine that this person tried to put it in neutral from 4-Lo and didn’t complete the transfer, or tried to put it in neutral from 4-Hi and went too far... or they just forgot altogether? Who knows. Expensive mistake.

switched the selector after hooked up to the trailer, prob was not cranked or made it into neutral, thus....

doubt they just cruised up in 4wL

 

[mazeppa]

Not just 4lo but Rubicon 4lo

 

[RubiconIsland]

Maybe he has a "we don't buy a new one as long as it works" wife

 

[sf5211]

I’d like to have seen the debris pile that fiasco left behind.

 

[Headbarcode]

You would think that would make a bunch of noise and it might pull hard....like dragging the wheels...geez

Oh, it most certainly did. Wife wouldn't let him order a 392, because "you already have a Rubicon Wrangler". So he hooked it up, cranked the stereo, and leaned into it until it was pulling easy and enough miles had been munched for him to not have to deal with the oil mess. Lol!

 

[Vinman]

most accidents fall under the "stupid mistakes" category

any legit insurance company will cover that stupid mistake

Exactly!

 

[Vinman]

You would think that would make a bunch of noise and it might pull hard....like dragging the wheels...geez

If he had a 35’ or longer diesel pusher motorhome towing that Jeep I doubt he would hear or feel anything behind that rear mounted diesel motor.

 

[Vinman]

Insurance does not often cover stupid mistakes. I drove through a river and flooded $7000 of computers that ran the car in the river.

Why wouldn’t insurance cover it? They cover damage when one is stupid enough to hit a vehicle directly in front of them.

 

[mazeppa]

If he had a 35’ or longer diesel pusher motorhome towing that Jeep I doubt he would hear or feel anything behind that rear mounted diesel motor.

That was my exact thought, big motorhome towing that Jeep down the interstate at 80 mph with a drivetrain parts breadcrumb trail leading to a major screw up. While the motorhome driver is unaware of what is going on behind him.

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