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grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! still not findin anything because of the weight of the truck...

 

Check your messages!

 

U-haul will not rent a Auto Transport trailer for this truck unless you were pulling it with a semi. They look at the combination weight of the trailer and the vehicle being put on the trailer, then they compare all that to the towing vehicle. A full sized F150 + the weight of an AT trailer is considered unsafe, by U-haul, for most anything out there to tow. Even if your vehicle is rated to tow that amount U-haul won't rent it to you. For one thing, AT trailers do not have trailer brakes, this makes towing heavy loads extremely hazardous. We rent U-hauls where I work and I had a gentleman come in one day to rent an AT. His towing vehicle was a late 90's model F150, the vehicle he wanted to put on the trailer was a newer model Toyota Tacoma...U-haul said nope...You could lie to U-haul like Z-man says, the only problem with that is that if something happens and you total both the truck and trailer...You're not only out your truck but U-haul comes after you for the cost of the trailer!

There are shipping companies that will haul your truck, either by semi or by train. It would probably cost a bit but in the end, it might be your only choice.

 

Hey Rosie

Every Uhaul trailer has surge brakes installed on them...

EDITED TO ADD: On Uhauls website, when the towing vehicle is listed as an F-250 Supercab 4x4, towing a 1997 F-150 Regular cab 4x2, it lists:
Our records indicate this is a recommended towing setup.

 

Hey Z-man

Yes, they do. That only works if the trailer and towing vehicle become disconnected. If that happens, I'd say you have some pretty large issues besides braking!! The surge brakes will slow or stop the trailer however they will not guarantee the safety of either the trailer or the vehicle on board. I was talking about actual trailer brakes that you operate to slow the trailer while you're driving. U-haul trailers do not have those. If you're going downhill with a load bigger than your tow vehicle and you have no way to slow that load down, you run the risk of it trying to pass you down the hill. Could be an adventure but I think its an adventure I'd pass on!!

 

Oh Rosie.... Uhaul's brakes system is set up like this:



The surge braking system uses a specially designed trailer hitch coupler, called an Actuator, which has a hydraulic cylinder built in. When the tow vehicle applies its brakes, the tow vehicle decelerates causing the trailer to apply a pushing force against the hitch. This force actuates the surge hitch hydraulic master cylinder, transferring high pressure brake fluid to the wheel cylinders (figure 1). The trailer brakes are now applied.
http://www.mobilexhibit.com/brakes.html

 

Mmmk, but is her F150 a reg cab 4x2?

 

Yes. And she has a F-250 available to pull it with.

ETA: 4x4 Regular cab short bed.

 

OK, that's not how it was explained to me.

 

Ah... Gotcha. You're thinking of the breakaway brake system. All of Uhaul's larger trailers have automatic surge brakes (the system described above). Not sure about the SMALL ones, but from looking at the pics it looks like they do...

 

How has this thread's title not been changed yet? I posted a thread about certain musicians being gay and it was changed within minutes.

 

You did not say how far you have to move it.I put a 92 full size bronco with a 6" lift and 35s on a Uhaul trailer and pulled it with a 05 STX 4x4 supercab.The truck pulled and stoped fine but the bronco did not fit on the trailer well.The tires were too big for the wheel straps so I had to deflate the tires and put the straps on then pump the tires back up.The bronco was also to wide in the front and made for some onsite fudging with extra chains to hold it inplace.If I had to do it again as I only went 40 miles I would call a tow truck.The cost of the trailer and the pain in the butt factor of the bronco being to big for the trailer made it worth a tow truck if I ever have to do it over.If you talk to a local tow company they may have some thing going in that direction and can pull yours on the way back but you may have to wait a couple days.

 

Wont fit!!!
The trailer is 6" two short.... or teh truck is 6" to long (with stock tires) it will be more with larger tires.

Thats how we were going to take my brothers 97, lariat, ext cab, stepside, 4x4, to him in NC. With stock tires, deflated and squeezed to the rim agaisnt the front, it still wouldnt fit... I ended up driving the bastard.

 

I have the truck and trailer to move it. But the price is going to be pretty steep.