# Flat towing 1994 Toyota Pickup

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/flat-towing-1994-toyota-pickup/114466>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [March 26, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flat-towing-1994-toyota-pickup/114466 "2018-03-26T17:48:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![RonWalton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@RonWalton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RonWalton)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flat-towing-1994-toyota-pickup/114466/1 "2018-03-26T17:48:04Z")

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I want to flat tow my 4wd pickup 1994 and understand no damage will be done to my transmisson if both front and back are placed in nuetral

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flat-towing-1994-toyota-pickup/114466/2 "2018-03-26T19:13:06Z")

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If you have an automatic transmission you must not toe it unless you disconnect the driveshaft/s or trailer it.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flat-towing-1994-toyota-pickup/114466/3 "2018-03-26T19:19:50Z")

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> [@RonWalton](#):
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> if both front and back are placed in nuetral

How would you do that? Does your 4WD transfer case have a neutral? If it has a neutral and you select neutral you can flat tow it that way only.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flat-towing-1994-toyota-pickup/114466/4 "2018-03-26T19:30:43Z")

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If you **TOE** a vehicle, does that then mean you **TOW** the line?

Tester

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flat-towing-1994-toyota-pickup/114466/5 "2018-03-26T19:48:07Z")

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I plan on running for Vice President in 2020…

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flat-towing-1994-toyota-pickup/114466/6 "2018-03-26T19:48:41Z")

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Here’s what Toyota says:  
[http://toyota.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a\_id/7710/~/is-it-possible-to-tow-my-toyota-with-all-four-wheels-on-the-ground%3F](http://toyota.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7710/~/is-it-possible-to-tow-my-toyota-with-all-four-wheels-on-the-ground%3F)

For all the trucks, the answer is ‘no’ for either transmission.

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**Author:** ![Ben-T\_Spanner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@Ben-T\_Spanner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ben-T_Spanner)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flat-towing-1994-toyota-pickup/114466/7 "2018-03-27T13:35:34Z")

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I plan to vote at least twice for Rod Knox in 2020. He’s the VP for Me

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flat-towing-1994-toyota-pickup/114466/8 "2018-03-27T14:46:43Z")

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> [@Ben\_T\_Spanner](#):
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> I plan to vote at least twice for Rod Knox in 2020. He’s the VP for Me

Well that’s two votes more than my family thought I would get.

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**Author:** ![RonWalton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@RonWalton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RonWalton)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flat-towing-1994-toyota-pickup/114466/9 "2018-03-27T15:29:02Z")

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I was not specific enough… what I meant for the front wheels was that I have locking hubs which must be engaged for 4 wheel drive… not engaging them ( having them in nuetral ) is what I was trying to say…

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flat-towing-1994-toyota-pickup/114466/10 "2018-03-27T15:33:37Z")

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It is essential that the towing doesn’t result in turning the transmission output. If the transmission output is not turning it won’t be damaged.

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**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flat-towing-1994-toyota-pickup/114466/11 "2018-03-27T15:48:45Z")

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That Dan Quail was a flighty one!
