Moving in Aug - Towing u-haul question
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Moving in Aug - Towing u-haul question
Alright, I've got 3.73 L/S gears, 3.0, 4x2 auto. Plus I'm running 32's
According to my manual my GCWR is 7500 lbs and the max trailer weight I can tow is 4000 lbs.
The trailer I'm looking to tow is a 6' x 12' u-haul trailer
Capacity
* Volume: up to 396 cu. ft.
* Max load: 2,600 lbs.
* Gross vehicle weight: 4,400 lbs. max
* Empty weight: 1,800 lbs.
I'll be towing it for about 5 hours from New Jersey to Rochester, NY approx. 305 miles.
Personally I think it's fine but my fiancee doesn't believe me. She told me to post up the question here and get other opinions.
Soo..opinions? Anything I should be aware of?
According to my manual my GCWR is 7500 lbs and the max trailer weight I can tow is 4000 lbs.
The trailer I'm looking to tow is a 6' x 12' u-haul trailer
Capacity
* Volume: up to 396 cu. ft.
* Max load: 2,600 lbs.
* Gross vehicle weight: 4,400 lbs. max
* Empty weight: 1,800 lbs.
I'll be towing it for about 5 hours from New Jersey to Rochester, NY approx. 305 miles.
Personally I think it's fine but my fiancee doesn't believe me. She told me to post up the question here and get other opinions.
Soo..opinions? Anything I should be aware of?
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Who ever you rent the U-Haul trailer from will tell you of you're truck can pull it.
They slap your truck info into thier computer and then a list pops up of whay you CAN tow.
I wanted to rent a car dolly to tow my brothers dead Corsica to the junkers, and the guy at U-Haul said that the trailer and car weight together was over the "recommended" limit for my Ranger.
It all comes down to the insurance side of things. They don't want you to be towing something that you're vehicle can't handle. They don't want you coming back sayin stuff like "that trailer killed my clutch", or even worse, having the trailer pull your vehicle off the road in a spin.
I've rented one of those 6"x12" trailers before and had it chalk full of stuff. You can definatly feel it behind you...at least with my 3.0....but that goes without saying. You should be fine....but it all comes down to what thier computer "recommends".
They slap your truck info into thier computer and then a list pops up of whay you CAN tow.
I wanted to rent a car dolly to tow my brothers dead Corsica to the junkers, and the guy at U-Haul said that the trailer and car weight together was over the "recommended" limit for my Ranger.
It all comes down to the insurance side of things. They don't want you to be towing something that you're vehicle can't handle. They don't want you coming back sayin stuff like "that trailer killed my clutch", or even worse, having the trailer pull your vehicle off the road in a spin.
I've rented one of those 6"x12" trailers before and had it chalk full of stuff. You can definatly feel it behind you...at least with my 3.0....but that goes without saying. You should be fine....but it all comes down to what thier computer "recommends".
Last edited by Rolldogg; 07-23-2006 at 04:49 PM.
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I towed the same trailer with my 2.5L 4 cylinder, 2 wheel drive, automatic fully loaded down to the roof with all my junk for my freshman year of college. I drove it 1 hour one way, but drove it back and forth 4 times. Total of about 6 hours of hauling stuff (with traffic and slow up-hill speeds).
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Originally Posted by buzzair
Yep, forgot to mention that. Got a class III hitch.
Thanks for all the responses guys. I did all the weight calculations...but the girlie wasn't convinced. Now with 15+ responses of everyone saying it's fine, she's convinced. lol
Thanks for all the responses guys. I did all the weight calculations...but the girlie wasn't convinced. Now with 15+ responses of everyone saying it's fine, she's convinced. lol
So your girlfriend trusts our Judgements more than yours? Man is she playing with fire than!
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