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I've got about 300 trouble free miles on the M998 since the sock clogged. New lift pump, new filter, everything is clean.
I drove it about 60 miles yesterday. 30 miles out, running errands, ate dinner and then came home. On the way back, it was running just fine. Fan cycling on and off like it...
I saw no reason not to go this route. 24V charger hardwired into the back of the slave port.
I've done several of these on various pieces of equipment and haven't seen any imbalances on charging.
Other 4x4s I've flat towed have specified t case in neutral and transmission in park. My 6spd manual Ram specifies tcase in neutral and transmission in gear.
Perhaps something turns due to parasitic drag in the M998 due to the lack of Park.
30 miles vs 300 - possibly it takes a while for...
I've flat towed a *bunch* of auction 6x6 5ton trucks from Ft Riley KS to Tucson AZ.
I've flat towed my 9300lb pickup truck behind 5tons, and I've flat towed CUCVs behind my pickup.
I've towed an M998 behind a jeep gladiator. These two vehicles are roughly equivalent in weight. It towed fine...
The way the weight is distributed on the trailer is prone to shift forward allowing the front trailer axle to take the lion's share of the load. If this happens during braking and maneuvering, it's possible that it'll begin a positive reinforcing vigorous side to side shake.
It'll likely be...
KS backroads, HMMWV on the heavy towbar behind the Gladiator.
I've done literally tens of thousand of miles of flat towing 6x6 military trucks.
Like @patracy I've done some questionable towing. But that's when there weren't better options readily available.
The M1079 behind the redtruck...
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