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that's what i read, too. and the -10 manual says............<drumroll>...................................

actually, when towing a tractor/trailer they can and do run air lines to the trailer to use the trailer brakes. i believe some (many or few?) tractors have inter-vehicular connections to utilize the truck brakes during towing.... or did i make that up? :cookoo:

what manual is this? and is this for tow-bar or lift-towing with wrecker? the reason i ask is because in the MRAP towing TTP states "If vehicle has no air pressure, request dedicated wrecker support " as a note under the 'like-vehicle towing' section for every MRAP series. exactly: flat...

do the wrecker operator manuals give any direction on towing? i would not be surprised if they didn't... anything i learned about vehicle specific operation was from the training and training materials on operation of that specific vehicle. i don't remember if any of that stuff was field...

i completely understand this viewpoint. my view point is that if i can't afford to purchase a vehicle from GL (that probably doesn't run and is in essentially unknown condition) and the costs to have it transported to me, then i probably can't truly afford to buy the vehicle. in my opinion...

my personal [paraphrased] summary. we didn't have patrols go out in OIF3, but we did provide continuous convoy support. we always had two recovery teams on stand-by, in total: 4 gun trucks, 2 HMMWVs, 2 HEMTT wreckers, 2 contact trucks, 2 M1088 tractors, 1 PLS, 1 HET. my point is that even...

thank you, Chuck - i couldn't agree with you more. yes, everything i have been taught about vehicle recoveries (H8 school) is that tow-bars are not your primary recovery plan [for wheeled vehicles]. self-recovery is always option #1 (but is rarely possible); contact maintenance is used to...