Yes, you are correct on that. I only had to drive a few miles, and made the decision it was less risk to drive the few miles than have a disgruntled forklift driver be directed to drop the car, turn it around, and reload. If I was going a longer distance or interstate traffic I likely would have took the risk of having the driver drop and reload the vehicle.View attachment 160275
That is wrong. Always put the heavy part of the load toward the front of a trailer. U-haul says repeatedly in their instructions the car must face forward.
We tried to ship a car to California a few years ago (four, I think) and checked with all of the shippers that we could find. It turned out that NONE of them are actually shippers, they're just brokers that want to charge a huge price for shipping but put the shipment out for bid to those fly-by-night shipping companies and profit the difference. None of them had an control or liability over the shippers that they subcontract out to. The car was brand new and in perfect running condition but they still wanted about $3000 to ship it so in the end we just drove it out to Cali.Isn't Uship that same company in that crazy reality show "Shipping wars" where the people really don't know what they're doing? I'd rather trust myself than those "professionals".. wow..
Uhaul has a lot of cool towing trailers.. They even have one that's custom for a motorcycle! I bet the car/vehicle trailer would work fine.
U Haul has a tool on their website to determine if the tow vehicle and the towed vehicle is a match. As you point out, some older vehicles may not have specs that the computer can access to validate of the setup will work. One can do their own due diligence to determine if what is being transported meets the weight and other limitations of the uhaul auto transporter.We tried to ship a car to California a few years ago (four, I think) and checked with all of the shippers that we could find. It turned out that NONE of them are actually shippers, they're just brokers that want to charge a huge price for shipping but put the shipment out for bid to those fly-by-night shipping companies and profit the difference. None of them had an control or liability over the shippers that they subcontract out to. The car was brand new and in perfect running condition but they still wanted about $3000 to ship it so in the end we just drove it out to Cali.
Regarding U-haul, the last time that I tried to rent a car trailer from them was to move my 1953 Wiley's M38A1 Jeep about 50 miles. But U-haul REQUIRES that they be able to look up the vehicle and determine if it's too heavy for their trailer and they also wanted to know what kind of towig vehicle I was going to use. They couldn't find a listing for an M38A1 jeep so they refused to rent to me. Call U-haul and ask about the vehicle that you want to tow and the pulling vehicle before you start making any detailed plans. Their trailers are HEAVY and I don't think that your towing vehicle will be adequate for that car and their heavy trailer.
Yeah, of course the show was fake and it was just advertising though.Isn't Uship that same company in that crazy reality show "Shipping wars" where the people really don't know what they're doing? I'd rather trust myself than those "professionals".. wow..
Uhaul has a lot of cool towing trailers.. They even have one that's custom for a motorcycle! I bet the car/vehicle trailer would work fine.
That was their attempt at advertising? lol.. to show inept people breaking people's property when they shipped it with unprofessionals.. wow.. that really doesn't accomplish a great ad campaign, i'm just sayin..Yeah, of course the show was fake and it was just advertising though.
Solid points. The show was pretty garbage from what I sawThat was their attempt at advertising? lol.. to show inept people breaking people's property when they shipped it with unprofessionals.. wow.. that really doesn't accomplish a great ad campaign, i'm just sayin..
EDIT: @2strokeNorthstar just making sure you know I'm not making fun of you at all.. just laughing at that show..
I heard a rumor that U-haul only wants you towing U-haul equipment, but the car is too heavy for their car dolly.
According to their website, 3900 pounds for an RWD is the maximum load for the dolly. As I said in the first post, I thought the rumor was you had to tow with their equipment. I wouldn’t have a problem using the tow bar if U-Haul doesn’t freak out.Huh? I've towed close to 4300 pounds on mine.
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And I thought you said it had a tow bar. Why do you need ANY tow dolly?
How would they know what you were using the truck for after it leaves the lot? As long as it doesn't exceed the truck's weight limits, it should be ok.I wouldn’t have a problem using the tow bar if U-Haul doesn’t freak out.
Thanks, I'm starting to think the car hauler is the way to go. While dad has towed it many times before with the tow bar, there is the matter of some old tires on it, having to connect the surge brake to the car brakes, having to remove the front bumper to attach the tow bar, and I'm not even sure the registration is current to be legally flat towed. It's not driveable at the moment (it does roll), so renewing it could be tricky.I wouldn't be flat towing or using a dolly with a 76 year old car. Tires, bushings, wheel bearings, etc. Not worth the risk of a breakdown.
If it were me I'd drive your RAM to AZ and rent a Uhaul car hauler trailer to tow it. Tell them it's for a 1997 Lincoln Continental. It only weighs a few hundred pounds more and is 1 foot longer. A 1947 Lincoln has a 125 inch wheelbase and you can go up to 133 inch wheelbase on the Uhaul trailers.
I towed my sand rail from Oregon to Phoenix last December, told them it was for a 1997 VW Golf.
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I though you werent supposed to load a car backwards like that where the engine is in the back?Here is a picture of the U-Haul auto transporter in action. View attachment 160238View attachment 160239
A COA is to find someone with a centraldispatch.com account. It will cost $30 to list the Lincoln. I was on Centeal Dispatch and saw a lot of trucks departing California heading East with empty space. I am sure some of these trucks will be going east through Phoenix. Getting a unused space on one of these trucks is the key to a low price. Most vehicles on these trucks are "must move" contracts, where the vehcile has to be picked up and delviered in a certain time window. You do not have that constraint- just wait for a truck heading east with empty space.So it seems I may have a little snag. The weight of the transporter and the weight of the car would be at the 6500 pound capacity of my truck. If I go through the hoops on U-Haul's site, a 1947 Lincoln is one of the choices, but when I put in my truck's info, it says "not recommended". Put in a Ram 2500 and it passes. If I take Nick's suggestion of telling them it's a 1997 Continental it passes, but that's a 3700 pound car, not a 4300 pound car. I also have a quote from an auto carrier, but it's $3000. At that rate, it would probably still be cheaper to fly out, rent a transporter and a U-Haul truck and tow it back.
Generally, that is correct. The forklift driver loaded it that way, and I only had 15 miles to go, so it was safer to tow this way, than to have a angry forklift operator reload the vehicle.I though you werent supposed to load a car backwards like that where the engine is in the back?