Conventional Towing Procedures - Hummer H1 Service Manual

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Conventional Towing Procedures

Front Towing
1. Loop chains around lower control arms and secure to tow
sling (Figure 1-14).
2. Insert 4Ó x 4Ó x 48Ó length of wood between bumper and
sling chains (Figure 1-14).
3. Raise front end and verify that sling is firmly positioned
against front bumper.
4. Release parking brakes.
5. Shift transmission into Park and transfer case into Neutral.
6. Position tow dollies under rear wheels. Proceed with
towing operations.
SLING
ASSEMBLY
LOWER
CONTROL ARM
Figure 1-14: Front Towing With Conventional
Equipment
Rear Towing
1. Loop sling chain around frame rails adjacent to rear cross-
member and secure to tow sling (Figure 1-15).
2. Insert 4Ó x 4Ó x 48Ó length of wood between bumper and
sling chains (Figure 1-15).
3. Raise rear end and verify that sling is firmly positioned
against rear bumper.
4. Release parking brakes.
5. Shift transmission into Park and transfer case into Neutral.
6. Position tow dollies under front wheels. Proceed with
towing operations.
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CHAIN
ASSEMBLY
WOOD
CROSSBEAM
SLING
ASSEMBLY
FRAME
RAIL
CROSSMEMBER
Figure 1-15: Rear Towing with Conventional
Equipment
Conventional Towing When Keys are not
Available
If the vehicle doors are locked and the keys are not available
you cannot determine that the transmission is in Park and the
transfer case is in ÒNÓ (Neutral). In these situations, you must
use one of the following towing methods:
a. Use tow dollies at all wheels and flat tow,
b. Raise the vehicle front or rear and use tow dollies un-
der the wheels not raised.
Recreational Towing
Hummer vehicles can be towed behind an RV if desired. A
low-boy style vehicle trailer is best for this purpose. Flat tow-
ing is not recommended.
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SLING
CHAINS
WOOD
BLOCK
or