Towing 109 advice needed

[Cutter]

My other car is a subaru forester, not going to cut it though it does have enough power. I have a price cheaper than renting getting it shipped at this point, so I think I'm going to just go that route. I was thinking of asking my friend who has a decent sized truck but I don't want to bother anyone for 6 hours. Just need to make sure Matt is going to be at the shop to accept it.

[daveb]

well, let's see-

pull driveshaft - 4 bolts and a piece of wire to hold it up.

pull axles- 10 bolts, two cotter pins, two nuts, then reseal the whole thing. Your suggestion makes no sense unless the diff is broken and you don't want it to spin. BTDT 550 miles in front wheel drive with the halfshafts out.

Yes you are right, especially about the tranny lubrication concern.

My point was pulling the axle shafts makes the rear basically a trailer axle. Then there is no need to pull the rear prop shaft or worry about what gear it is in or not in.

You could also just pull one axle out on an open Diff and let the side gears spin , just like an early Jeep Cherokee (XJ) axle disconnect.

[rbonnett]

Be careful what you tell them

Using some other vehicle as an analog for your Rover works well so the rental place can size things accordingly. Make sure they know what you are actually hauling though. Working as a counter monkey for a rental place, I was deposed twice involving people who learned the expensive way that misleading on a contract left the open for full liability when something went terribly wrong.