Towing a mb willys jeep

[Phil Waterman]

Hi

Over the years seen a number of modifications for flat towing Jeeps, show up at our MV Rally's. These have included free wheeling hubs like the front mounted on the rear in place of the standard drive flange axles. Only problem with these was they did stick out.

The other more common method was just to remove the rear axle shafts and put dummy drive flanges on to keep out the dirt. Then of course free wheeling hubs on the front.

Old military Jeeps seem to tow fairly well, but the M151 series seem to have more problem agreeing with the towing vehicle as to where they were going. One of the guys towed his M151 to a 4th of July parades this week and when he made the turn into the parking lot where the parade was forming up we all watched the show as the tow vehicle turned right and the M151 wheels turned hard left and it just sort of bounced up and down as it came around the corner. Yes he had the steering wheel tied down but not tight enough. One of our M151 experts says the problem is with the steering geometry.

Concerning towing and brakes only time I towed a Jeep sized vehicle it was M151 that broke down on a club trip and we hooked it on the military tow bar behind my C60S didn't even know it was there could hardly see it in the mirrors. Didn't notice anything different when braking with the towing vehicle having about 3 times the weight the truck was not even up to rated weight.

Cheers Phil