11-25-2009, 09:55 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: New Orleans, La
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JCL
Being a former tow truck driver, I always check every new vehicle I own as to towing restrictions so that I know in advance if I ever break down. My 2003 was rated for 30 mph/50 kph maximum speed, 95 miles/150 km maximum distance, with one axle raised. No slings permitted (related only to body damage, and they aren't common anymore anyways), so you needed to use a wheel lift, but BMW did expect owners to be towed with only one axle in the air, up until the X-drive models came out in 2004. Even with the 2004 models, using dollies under the non-lifted axle allows safe towing without a flat deck.
Your customer's vehicle may have been in park, or the transfer case or splines may have been already damaged, not sure, but he should have been able to tow it according to the manual. As a tow truck operator, I used to check every owner's manual if the vehicle wasn't in my AAA towing guide book, as it transferred liability to the vehicle owner from me. Saved my employer from writing cheques.
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Note that I am talking about a non x-drive X5, no clutches in the transfer case to allow give, just planetary gears. With the X5 in neutral there is still a physical connection between the front wheels and the rear wheels.
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