last night

[bowtieboy4life2000]

last night my friend calls me and said SHE fried her tranny. so i get there and we get my tow rope out (had the strap for 6 months and never used it) and i tow her to the collage we go to 15 miles away.
P.S. my TPS went out 3 hour before. big mud puddles and TPS's don't go together

 

[dhcomp]

you strapped her 15 miles on the road? Hope it was late at night.......

Would hate to see the fine for getting caught doing that.

 

[4X4HIGH]

Here in California you only need a solid attaching point (with links of some kind on either end) if you are towing down the freeway for further than the next exit. http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d13/vc29006.htm

Around town you can tow with a string if you wanted to.http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d13/vc29005.htm

 

[bowtieboy4life2000]

ya it was around 11 or 12

 

[dhcomp]

Here in California you only need a solid attaching point (with links of some kind on either end) if you are towing down the freeway for further than the next exit. http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d13/vc29006.htm

Around town you can tow with a string if you wanted to.http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d13/vc29005.htm

No way, i always figured that was a huge no-no.

So a tow bar would be needed on the freeway for more than one exit? Is that what they mean by rigid?

Cool to know you can tow around town wiht a rope though, always figured i'd do it in a pinch, but never thought it was legal.

Guess you learn something new everyday!

 

[4X4HIGH]

No way, i always figured that was a huge no-no.

So a tow bar would be needed on the freeway for more than one exit? Is that what they mean by rigid?

Cool to know you can tow around town wiht a rope though, always figured i'd do it in a pinch, but never thought it was legal.

Guess you learn something new everyday!

Rigid means anything solid between the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle. This can simply be a piece of pipe attached to each vehicle. That can only be done to the nearest exit other than that you need either a tow bar, dolly, or trailer.

 

[4X4HIGH]

Also a law was passed that went into effect in 1/1/93 that says you must have four tie down points when towing a vehicle on a trailer or slide deck tow truck in addition to any winching device used. http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d13/vc29004.htm