• Towing

  H2 HummerTowing

  Posted by David on November 15, 2015 at 10:54 am

  I am thinking about purchasing a low mileage H2, i am not stuck on any year . any advise from anyone! i would like to use it for a dingy (toad)

  Thanks

  Larry replied 10 years, 9 months ago 11 Members · 20 Replies
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  Archived

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  November 15, 2015 at 12:32 pm

  Jon tows an H2…I,m sure he’ll pipe in here at some point. Geo.

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  Archived

  Member

  November 15, 2015 at 6:13 pm

  We’ve towed for 10 years and likely have added over 100,000 miles now. Roadmaster base plate and all terrain tow bar.

  Just keep an eye on the front hubs. Easy to replace, but prone to wear and tear.

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  Kurt

  Member

  November 15, 2015 at 6:24 pm

  Does the Odometer increase when towing?

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  Bill

  Member

  November 15, 2015 at 6:46 pm

  No.

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  Archived

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  November 15, 2015 at 6:49 pm

  I am using a Brakemaster supplemental braking unit because I switch among several vehicles and it is easy to do with that unit. At 6700 pounds for a H2 you do want to have some form of braking.

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  victor

  Member

  November 18, 2015 at 9:26 am

  Do you have to do anything special before you tow like pull breakers , switch to acc.

  Thanks

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  victor

  Member

  November 18, 2015 at 10:33 am

  Our Hummer only requires me to put the transfer case in neutral. I do that by holding two buttons simultaneously until the red light comes on. I turn the key off and put it in park.

  That is it apart from hooking the tow bar, safety cable, wire cable, air line, and hooking up the Brakemaster.

  The Hummer is road ready by reversing the above steps. I found by releasing the parking brake just prior to towing is a good idea and it saves wear and tear on the tires.

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  Archived

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  November 18, 2015 at 4:58 pm

  Thanks for the info. i purchased my H2 today thanks for th ino . i will try and do my best to remember to take the parking brake off… LOL

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  Archived

  Member

  November 18, 2015 at 10:28 pm

  I found by releasing the parking brake just prior to towing is a good idea and it saves wear and tear on the tires.

  Interesting…… some say there is a story / rumor here. LOL

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  Archived

  Member

  November 19, 2015 at 6:24 am

  If there is no photo, it did not happen.

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  Bill

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  November 19, 2015 at 8:00 am

  WOW! Jon with an answer like that you could run for political office!

  Oops sorry, not supposed to talk politics here…but he would make a good candidate for dog catcher.

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  glen

  Member

  November 19, 2015 at 9:26 am

  Me thinks he catches a lot of stuff from a certain end of the dog. Geo.

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  david

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  November 19, 2015 at 10:05 am

  T-Fox and Geo… Mr. Knoxville forgets that a few of us actually read his posts.

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  Archived

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  November 19, 2015 at 1:37 pm

  I thought the pictures I saw ,indicated it was left in “Park”

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  Archived

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  November 19, 2015 at 3:54 pm

  It was a test of the parking brake, which I can say with confidence works well on a Hummer.

  In addition I can also say our coaches will go up through the gears with a Hummer attached, even with the brake on, as though there is nothing back there. If you tow anything smaller than a tank just be aware you will not know the brakes are on.

  The above of course is hypothetically speaking, and if you elect me I will have a ckicken in every pot and a Prevost in every garage.

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