[REDPILL]

Originally Posted by chewrocks

Off topic: I was talking with a camp host at a state park here in Oregon a while back (he had been hosting for 12 years around the US) and asked were the nicest place he had been in his travels around the country. His reply was Mountain View Arkansas. Why???? He tells me about the nice laid back people and the town and about the almost nightly jamb sessions in town at the court house with fiddles, guitars and banjos. Also the great country side. I did some looking on line and we have put Mountain View on our list of "must go to places" when I retire. I hope I can afford to hang up my tools in 5 years and do some traveling.... with the jeep in tow of cource. Maybe see ya there!

Don't forget the spoons it the list of instruments!! I was rasied in Dennard AR, My grandparents had a country store there where people would meet on Sat. nights and play music. My grandfather built a stage and "false front saloon" called the Blue Dog Saloon. They shut it down in the mid 80's and we all started to go to MT. Veiw on Sat. nights. Its a great place to escape the busy world we live in today.

BACK ON TOPIC: What gos down CAN go up!!!

[igofshn]

You people act as if a jeep won't tow anything. I tow a 2k boat all the time without any trouble. Someone has definately started a rumor that it is totally unsafe to tow with a TJ. Not true.

[thesherm]

Originally Posted by lunneborgc

when the jeep is facing up hill and rolling backwards your weight distro is mostly over the rear tires. put on the brakes (more weight shifted to the rear) and the front tires are more likely to lock up. - Chris

i understand why more weight would be over the rear in this case, which would give more traction to the rear and less to the front, but i dont follow how this would affect locking the brakes. am i missing something?

[woody-77]

I would have been more worried about going down the hill than up the hill. You have all the weight behind you pushing on your Jeep.

If your worried about going up the hill, slap it into 4 low. You will make it.

[jquest1]

Originally Posted by RHDlady

I thought my husband could walk/run along side the jeep and when/if it got dicey, then he could throw a rock under a tire to stop the downward direction. The driveway is about at a 45 degree angle and is wide enough for two cars in most places. The uphill side of the driveway is all bank and trees/rocks and the downhill side is more of the same.

Oh man lady, you're going to have your husband run allong side you for 1/4 mile up a 45 degree hill carrying a rock for under your tire while you drive?! Remind me never to marry a woman like you.

[c_gilbert]

Just FYI, the other day, I towed an 18.5' Sea Ray Ski Boat with no problems. I only went about 3 or 4 miles, but one part is a pretty steep hill for about 100 yards. I just threw her into first and she climbed right up. I have 31" and 3.07 also. I wouldn't want to tow it a long way, up long grades, but for around town and short distances it worked great.

[airduds]

Originally Posted by thesherm

i understand why more weight would be over the rear in this case, which would give more traction to the rear and less to the front, but i dont follow how this would affect locking the brakes. am i missing something?

The front tires always get at least as much (probably more depending on the setup of the brake proportioning valve) as the rears. Equal stopping force on the tire/wheel with not as much turning force (traction) means the wheel will lock sooner.

[CNY]

jquest1, Welcome to the forum, but if you're going to post a response in a Technical thread, at least offer some useful info.

I think you will probably be OK going up, since you made it down.

As mentioned above, the towing limitation on a TJ is due to the short wheelbase, and the fact that the load can push you around. If that was going to be a problem, it would have been a problem on the downhill, not up.

[cb19950]

ummmmm yall notice we havent herd from the person who started this tread in a while.... makes you thank some of yall were wrong lol jk

[RHDlady]

Wrong about what? That I am laying deep in the 'hollw' because I took everyone's advice? I haven't tried going back up or down after I posted. Based on what everyone says, I think I will be fine when I do try it again. I didn't give my jeep enough credit that it can handle most any challenge. It is just so much fun to drive and I am so glad I own a TJ!

I appreciate all the responses and especially CNY_Jeep for 'reminding' another poster what is and isn't appropriate.

Stay safe, y'all.

[phydeaux]

Originally Posted by OffCamberTJ

BAIL!

The Jeep or the boat?

[adam728]

If you are going to do it in 4wd you won't have to worry about the front brakes locking before the rear if something goes wrong. In 4wd the front and rear driveshafts are locked together. If either end locks up, it locks the other end.