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Apparently reading manuals is for wimps 'n sissies... o_O
 
I've seen that, absolutely bonkers. I rather enjoy the total destruction of the engine in a schadenfreude way.
 
50,000 RPM is not right. If it can do 25 MPH, and still be less than 7,000 RPM redline, at 55 MPH it might be 15,000 RPM. Somebody didn't hear correctly.
 
I suspect it was an accident in the 'Oops O crap' sense of the word. Years ago my brother forgot to properly latch the ball on his tent trailer - it came lose but fortunately the chains were there. He took the trailer hitch to be repaired and, attempting to lighten the mood asked 'How often does this happen?' the repair man's answer 'only once.'
 
Going to work one morning I turned on the Interstater on ramp I saw a work truck parked with his 4 way flashers on. A little further down on the grass was one of the tow behind compressors with nothing connected to it. He must have forgotten to check his trailer hitch before setting out from the hotel. Oops. Boss I will be a little late this morning.

David
 
Quickly doing the math it'd be easy to jump up over 35,000 rpms with the Jeep in 4wd low range and first gear with standard 235/75r15 tires. Which are the conditions the video sets out. 50,000 rpms may be hyperbole but not by much.

First gear on most modern Jeeps is 4.459, low in the transfer case is 4.1, and the differential gearing is anything from 3.21 to 4.11.
 
It seems like at that gear ratio the tires would just drag down the road as it was being towed. Apparently they will roll!
 
Have to show this to our neighbor. They moved down from Ohio and towed their Jeep on a car dolly. A few weeks later the rear axle went out. It was covered by warrantee. When he picked the Jeep up the service manager mentioned that type of damage to the rear dif clutch can be caused by towing.

David
 
I've had 2 Jeeps that I towed all over the states with the motor home, but, they both had manual transfer cases and they were always put in neutral! Both had automatic transmissions which were always put in park when towing. Never any damage to drive train. The unique thing about the newer one was, it didn't register the mileage when towing.
 
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