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Old 09-21-2012 | 05:14 AM
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Should props be removed from six drives when towing long distant?
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Old 09-21-2012 | 06:24 AM
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The biggest reasons to take props off drives like that are safety related. Somebody nosing around in a parking lot could get cut. And if somebody runs into the back of you, that's a hell of a lot of money that you don't have to write off.

And of course there's also the idiots out there who will try to steal something shiny.
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Old 09-21-2012 | 08:25 PM
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The biggest reasons to take props off drives like that are safety related. Somebody nosing around in a parking lot could get cut. And if somebody runs into the back of you, that's a hell of a lot of money that you don't have to write off.

And of course there's also the idiots out there who will try to steal something shiny.

Agreed, take them off.
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Old 09-21-2012 | 08:58 PM
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That's probably one of those things where an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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Old 09-21-2012 | 09:36 PM
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But they look so pretty on..........but yea.....I would take them off for safety and theft reasons.
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Old 09-22-2012 | 04:55 AM
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I usually tow with my props on, but I have custom covers on them with reflective material on them as well.
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So other than safety and theft reasons they can be left on and won't cause any damage to the drives?
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Old 01-04-2013 | 09:56 PM
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Also always wondered at highway speed 70-75 can the props start spinning if the drives are in neutral?
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I guess so! I think it's called ventilated hull!!!!
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Old 01-04-2013 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Rollin1405
So other than safety and theft reasons they can be left on and won't cause any damage to the drives?
Yes...
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