More then you

Em, you do know they are talking about towed by a tow-truck, right? Not
thousands of miles towed by a MotorHome.

Example, for 2008 Ranger, 4WD Auto, Ford recommends the Neutral Tow Kit
(Part #3L2Z-7H332-AA), Find that in an "owners manual"

I tried towing a truck backwards on a dolly one time.  if there's any play
in the steering it'll turn into a fun experience.  2 miles down the road I
pulled over and turned it around.

I think you want the steering tires on the dolly. As Old Crow points out, if
there is any slop in the steering gear or suspension, you'll be chasing your
load down the road.

If the front axle has a disconnect built into the axle (hubs that you
manually turn, or a vacuum system to lock the hubs automatically) to
physically lock the tires to the axles and the rest of the drive train, then
you do not need to disconnect the front drive shaft to flat tow. Indeed,
there is a school of thought that says if you have manual hubs (the type you
have to lock by turning a dial on the hubs), then yoiu might want to go
ahead and lock the hubs while flat towing. The reasoning is, while under way
the front tires will turn the driveshaft, which turns the t-case output
shaft, which turns gears inside the t-case, which sling oil onto the output
shaft bearing for the rear drive shaft. The front shaft is below the oil
level, so it is immersed in oil, but the rear drive shaft is above the oil
level, so you want a means of getting oil up to the bearings of the
tailshaft. Typically, yoiu have to stop for gas every 250 miles or so, and
they suggest (require) you to run the engine with the transmission engaged
and the t-case in N. The purpose is to spin the t-case for a while and throw
oil onto the tailshaft bearings. If you flat tow while the front hubs are
locked (with a vacuum system, this is difficult to do, but a manual system
is easy), then the front driveshaft will turn the gears and throw oil onto
the tailshaft bearings as you drive.

Sometimes, you can have systemic problems with the front suspension that are
magnified while flat towing, and having the front hubs locked can present
problems while towing. But, if you don't have any problems towing, the front
hubs being locked will help lubricate the rear tailshaft of the t-case.

So if you are towing it, and if you are taking the driveshafts off so
you can tow it, then why wouldn't you just put them back on to drive it?

H.

You said you have a manual tranny, do you have manual locking hubs in front
(anything but those horrible Ford Automatic Locking Hubs)? If you intend to
tow this vehicle much of the time you might consider fitting manual locking
hubs to the rear axles also. I have read about this being done on Jeeps.
This way all four wheels are disconnected from the axles while you are
towing it. Result is that nothing in the power train turns. Just a
thought....
DaveD