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Can only tell you what not to do with a Uhaul car haul trailer.
Don't haul a B350 1Ton Dodge extended Van on one of them unless you can stay under 45mph for the length of your hauling trip. Could only load the Van on the trailer forwards. So majority of weight was on the tongue. Anytime my Dad approached 45+ it would go into death wobble fishtails. After the 2nd time I protested that he let me drive. After the 3rd time I protested to let me out so I could walk the other 90 miles home. Don't know how we didn't crash on that last one. Then finally he kept it at 42mph the rest of the way home. If the Van could have fit on the trailer backwards - it probably would have been even worse that way. Towed a 66 GTO convertible on a Uhaul trailer with a Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 and it did fine. Even though it was above its towing capacity a little. Just stayed at 55mph |
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I pulled a 65 Lemans convertible from Indiana to S MIssissippi (750 mi) a few years ago on a Uhaul trailer. I used a small Uhaul van as the tow vehicle.
I had a trailer tire blow out just south of Huntsville AL. It took about four hours total for Uhaul to send someone out and replace the tire. I have used the Uhaul trailers about half dozen times, they are very easy to load and unload and that was my only time to have any issue. FWIW James Q
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When I used the Jeep GC , I had to use my drop hitch upside down as a lift hitch.
Those trailers are heavy just by them self. Over 2000 lbs |
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My only contribution is related to tongue weight. Typical recommendation is 10-12% tongue weight. In my experience 12-14% is a safe bet. Too light and trailers can sway.
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Question for those that have used axle straps for tie down, rather than the web-style over the wheel straps? Did you run them through the wheels? Around the engine cradle and axle tubes?
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Along the same line .... does the U-haul car trailer come with adequate equipment to secure the car to the trailer?
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Front tire straps and safety chain
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Well the transportation of the GTO from NY to TN is complete.
The old GMC truck pulled the 6500 lbs of trailer, car, people and gear with nary a whimper, 65 - 70 mph the whole 1100 miles. Went through a couple of short downpours, and a couple of hours of drizzles ... but towards the end we had a couple of hours of dry air at 65 mph blowing through the car to dry things out. I put packing tape on a few of the vulnerable side window areas. Was surprised that the car was bone dry inside after the trip. Trailer performed great, including one panic stop that had all eight wheels chirping in ABS activation. One plus side to ABS on the truck with a hydraulic surge brake on the trailers is the trailer brakes pick up the ABS pulsing and also pulse. Stopped about 8 feet short of plowing into a line of cars in one of the bizarre interchanges in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus or Louisville .... I forget which. Traffic was bad and our route took us right through the center of town in most of the cities. Jeez, road conditions in this country are going downhill fast ... can't believe some of these roads are considered safe to drive on, absolute horrible in Louisville and Columbus. But for the most part no drama, trailer towed very stable, pickup and dropoff was easy and quick. Unlike our U-Boxes that were an absolute, horror story experience involving astounding levels of incompetence normally only seen in a Hollywood comedy. Tractors and equipment also got down here safe and on time, carried by an independent driver out of NY. So the new saga in TN begins. One last trip to NY to pick of the last of my tools and we hope to never see the state again. NY house is under contract, should be all wrapped up in a couple of weeks (fingers crossed). Thanks for the advice and information folks.
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