First time pulling toad didn't go so well!!

[chart1]

Well I put the transfer case in N along with the transmission and turned the key to the first slot forward (so I thought)! I stopped about 5 blocks from home just to double check all pins and locks and wheels where straight all is good. Next safety check about  8 miles from home that I always stop at for a safety inspection. Glad I did my brand new tires on the jeep where hot and tread tore up from being drug 8 miles with the wheels locked in the 1 o clock position. The key was in the off position. I bet I don't do that again !

[busguy01]

Only two kinds of people - those that have and those that are going to!
JimH

[bobofthenorth]

I took off from my uncle's place once with the Exploder in Park. They started running after us about the same time I stopped to see why we were kicking up such a dust storm. Fortunately we were on gravel.

[redbus]

Every Jeep I ever toad you had to put the transfer in N and transmission in Park

[Eagle Andy]

one thing I Always do when I start to pull away, as soon as i make a turn I'm looking in rear camera to make sure I can see the steering wheel turning. Things happen all the time. And you are so right you won't do it again. Been there done it

[chev49]

I did that once, in the middle of Kansas after a stop...but people were making more gestures at me than normal, so i stopped to see what the problem was.
That was 23 yrs ago - no cameras
However, i still double check now...

(Guess the other option would be to take fire extingusher and extra wheels and tires)

[bobofthenorth]

We now have a rule that mama trots along beside the Exploder for a hundred yds or so & if there's room I go lock to lock on the wheel so everything has to turn and turn back again.

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

Ha ha...

Been There, Done That!

Nick-

[Red Rider]

Me too, only I went 44 miles before I figured it out. I'm still running the jeep with those replacement tires.

[fraser8]

Not long a go a women pulled along side and waving and beeping, I pulled over and she said "Somethings wrong with your car it's doing a 'peely' down the road".  Caught it in time, I had the steering wheel bungied but at a half turn. Whoops

[Fredward]

I second the motion on putting the transmission in Park and the transfer case in Neutral. We tow our Nissan Pathfinder that way. Something about keeping the transmission from freewheeling with no pressure lubrication.
Fred

[Hi yo silver]

Yep, what they said. I always have Marilyn walk alongside while I start moving and making a sharp turn to make sure all wheels are rolling, and fronts are steering. If she is nice, I let her in. ...Don't tell her I said that.
Dennis

[Boomer]

One trick is to put a wrap of silver HVAC tape on the steering wheel at the 12:00 position.  You can easily watch it in the camera to see if it's moving when you turn.

[artvonne]

  I just never liked the idea of leaving my keys hanging in the car, and I never really did like locking steering wheels. So every toad I have had, I took the steering lock out and removed or cut the locking pin so the steering will not lock and it needs no keys.

  With the Jeep, I shift the T case to neutral, then start the car and try forward and reverse to test the T case is truly neutralised, put transmission in N, shut it off, and poke it into P. Lock it up and slam the door, I can feel if it dont want to roll.

  Even though everyone says you shouldnt, I have on more than on occasion backed up to turn around. As long as its fairly level ground the worst that will happen is you slide the tires some.

[Ed Hackenbruch]

Actually Paul, the worst that can happen is that you can bend an arm of the towbar  depending on what brand you have.