Towing a rental trailer with a TJ...
10-25-2003, 11:21 PM
#21
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Re: Towing a rental trailer with a TJ...
What ever you do DO NOT RENT FROM UHAUL!!!! They are by far and away the worst
rental company out there. I needed to rent an open trailer to move a car and a
truck to another state. They told me it was unsafe to tow an empty trailer and I
would need to rent the trailer one way, more than doubling the cost. BTW it is
safe to tow an empty trailer, just more Uhaul crap.
Rather than rent you might want to consider buying a buying a good used trailer
and selling it when you get where you are going. You may well be able to sell
the trailer for what you paid. I have a 5x8 utility trailer that looks
something like this:
http://www.bigtextrailers.com/spec/30sv.html
and it is very handy to have. I've towed my trailer all over the place behind
my TJ. Drive safe keep your load under 2,000# (including the weight of the
trailer) and you'll be fine with this size trailer.
Dean
BTW I'm now looking for my own used trailer to move those cars on <lol>
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:48:14 GMT, "ScriptLizard" <yeahright@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hiya, folks...
>
>I'm moving from Florida to California in January. I don't have all that much
>stuff to take with me, just enough to barely fill a small U-Haul trailer.
>The only problem is, upon researching trailer pricing, U-Haul won't rent a
>trailer when the towing vehicle has a soft top, which my 2000 Wrangler has.
>They said something about safety hazards. I'm still researching that crap.
>
>Anyway, does anyone here know of another place that rents trailers for
>one-way travel? or maybe why U-Haul is giving me this crap over the soft
>top? They suggested that I rent a truck AND a trailer to tow my Jeep which
>seems somewhat reversely ironic I suppose, but the that quadruples the cost
>of just renting the trailer.
>
>Anyway... any thoughts, my fellow Jeepers?
>
>Thanks.
>
rental company out there. I needed to rent an open trailer to move a car and a
truck to another state. They told me it was unsafe to tow an empty trailer and I
would need to rent the trailer one way, more than doubling the cost. BTW it is
safe to tow an empty trailer, just more Uhaul crap.
Rather than rent you might want to consider buying a buying a good used trailer
and selling it when you get where you are going. You may well be able to sell
the trailer for what you paid. I have a 5x8 utility trailer that looks
something like this:
http://www.bigtextrailers.com/spec/30sv.html
and it is very handy to have. I've towed my trailer all over the place behind
my TJ. Drive safe keep your load under 2,000# (including the weight of the
trailer) and you'll be fine with this size trailer.
Dean
BTW I'm now looking for my own used trailer to move those cars on <lol>
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:48:14 GMT, "ScriptLizard" <yeahright@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hiya, folks...
>
>I'm moving from Florida to California in January. I don't have all that much
>stuff to take with me, just enough to barely fill a small U-Haul trailer.
>The only problem is, upon researching trailer pricing, U-Haul won't rent a
>trailer when the towing vehicle has a soft top, which my 2000 Wrangler has.
>They said something about safety hazards. I'm still researching that crap.
>
>Anyway, does anyone here know of another place that rents trailers for
>one-way travel? or maybe why U-Haul is giving me this crap over the soft
>top? They suggested that I rent a truck AND a trailer to tow my Jeep which
>seems somewhat reversely ironic I suppose, but the that quadruples the cost
>of just renting the trailer.
>
>Anyway... any thoughts, my fellow Jeepers?
>
>Thanks.
>
10-25-2003, 11:21 PM
#22
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Re: Towing a rental trailer with a TJ...
What ever you do DO NOT RENT FROM UHAUL!!!! They are by far and away the worst
rental company out there. I needed to rent an open trailer to move a car and a
truck to another state. They told me it was unsafe to tow an empty trailer and I
would need to rent the trailer one way, more than doubling the cost. BTW it is
safe to tow an empty trailer, just more Uhaul crap.
Rather than rent you might want to consider buying a buying a good used trailer
and selling it when you get where you are going. You may well be able to sell
the trailer for what you paid. I have a 5x8 utility trailer that looks
something like this:
http://www.bigtextrailers.com/spec/30sv.html
and it is very handy to have. I've towed my trailer all over the place behind
my TJ. Drive safe keep your load under 2,000# (including the weight of the
trailer) and you'll be fine with this size trailer.
Dean
BTW I'm now looking for my own used trailer to move those cars on <lol>
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:48:14 GMT, "ScriptLizard" <yeahright@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hiya, folks...
>
>I'm moving from Florida to California in January. I don't have all that much
>stuff to take with me, just enough to barely fill a small U-Haul trailer.
>The only problem is, upon researching trailer pricing, U-Haul won't rent a
>trailer when the towing vehicle has a soft top, which my 2000 Wrangler has.
>They said something about safety hazards. I'm still researching that crap.
>
>Anyway, does anyone here know of another place that rents trailers for
>one-way travel? or maybe why U-Haul is giving me this crap over the soft
>top? They suggested that I rent a truck AND a trailer to tow my Jeep which
>seems somewhat reversely ironic I suppose, but the that quadruples the cost
>of just renting the trailer.
>
>Anyway... any thoughts, my fellow Jeepers?
>
>Thanks.
>
rental company out there. I needed to rent an open trailer to move a car and a
truck to another state. They told me it was unsafe to tow an empty trailer and I
would need to rent the trailer one way, more than doubling the cost. BTW it is
safe to tow an empty trailer, just more Uhaul crap.
Rather than rent you might want to consider buying a buying a good used trailer
and selling it when you get where you are going. You may well be able to sell
the trailer for what you paid. I have a 5x8 utility trailer that looks
something like this:
http://www.bigtextrailers.com/spec/30sv.html
and it is very handy to have. I've towed my trailer all over the place behind
my TJ. Drive safe keep your load under 2,000# (including the weight of the
trailer) and you'll be fine with this size trailer.
Dean
BTW I'm now looking for my own used trailer to move those cars on <lol>
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:48:14 GMT, "ScriptLizard" <yeahright@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hiya, folks...
>
>I'm moving from Florida to California in January. I don't have all that much
>stuff to take with me, just enough to barely fill a small U-Haul trailer.
>The only problem is, upon researching trailer pricing, U-Haul won't rent a
>trailer when the towing vehicle has a soft top, which my 2000 Wrangler has.
>They said something about safety hazards. I'm still researching that crap.
>
>Anyway, does anyone here know of another place that rents trailers for
>one-way travel? or maybe why U-Haul is giving me this crap over the soft
>top? They suggested that I rent a truck AND a trailer to tow my Jeep which
>seems somewhat reversely ironic I suppose, but the that quadruples the cost
>of just renting the trailer.
>
>Anyway... any thoughts, my fellow Jeepers?
>
>Thanks.
>
10-26-2003, 02:04 AM
#23
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Re: Towing a rental trailer with a TJ...
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:48:14 UTC "ScriptLizard"
<yeahright@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hiya, folks...
>
> I'm moving from Florida to California in January. I don't have all that much
> stuff to take with me, just enough to barely fill a small U-Haul trailer.
> The only problem is, upon researching trailer pricing, U-Haul won't rent a
> trailer when the towing vehicle has a soft top, which my 2000 Wrangler has.
> They said something about safety hazards. I'm still researching that crap.
>
> Anyway, does anyone here know of another place that rents trailers for
> one-way travel? or maybe why U-Haul is giving me this crap over the soft
> top? They suggested that I rent a truck AND a trailer to tow my Jeep which
> seems somewhat reversely ironic I suppose, but the that quadruples the cost
> of just renting the trailer.
>
> Anyway... any thoughts, my fellow Jeepers?
I've seen a few SWB Jeeps pulling those small U-Hauls down the highway
and "tail wagging the dog" immediately comes to mind. Saw one coming
back from Denver last week and I'm not sure how he kept from rolling
the whole thing up in a ball when the trailer started weaving - I
stood one the brakes and had all 4 wheels squalling figuring I was
going to 1) have to miss him somehow and 2) he was gonna need some
help real soon. Those trailers have too short a tongue and you have
too little wheelbase to be any fun at all.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
<yeahright@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hiya, folks...
>
> I'm moving from Florida to California in January. I don't have all that much
> stuff to take with me, just enough to barely fill a small U-Haul trailer.
> The only problem is, upon researching trailer pricing, U-Haul won't rent a
> trailer when the towing vehicle has a soft top, which my 2000 Wrangler has.
> They said something about safety hazards. I'm still researching that crap.
>
> Anyway, does anyone here know of another place that rents trailers for
> one-way travel? or maybe why U-Haul is giving me this crap over the soft
> top? They suggested that I rent a truck AND a trailer to tow my Jeep which
> seems somewhat reversely ironic I suppose, but the that quadruples the cost
> of just renting the trailer.
>
> Anyway... any thoughts, my fellow Jeepers?
I've seen a few SWB Jeeps pulling those small U-Hauls down the highway
and "tail wagging the dog" immediately comes to mind. Saw one coming
back from Denver last week and I'm not sure how he kept from rolling
the whole thing up in a ball when the trailer started weaving - I
stood one the brakes and had all 4 wheels squalling figuring I was
going to 1) have to miss him somehow and 2) he was gonna need some
help real soon. Those trailers have too short a tongue and you have
too little wheelbase to be any fun at all.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
10-26-2003, 02:04 AM
#24
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Re: Towing a rental trailer with a TJ...
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:48:14 UTC "ScriptLizard"
<yeahright@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hiya, folks...
>
> I'm moving from Florida to California in January. I don't have all that much
> stuff to take with me, just enough to barely fill a small U-Haul trailer.
> The only problem is, upon researching trailer pricing, U-Haul won't rent a
> trailer when the towing vehicle has a soft top, which my 2000 Wrangler has.
> They said something about safety hazards. I'm still researching that crap.
>
> Anyway, does anyone here know of another place that rents trailers for
> one-way travel? or maybe why U-Haul is giving me this crap over the soft
> top? They suggested that I rent a truck AND a trailer to tow my Jeep which
> seems somewhat reversely ironic I suppose, but the that quadruples the cost
> of just renting the trailer.
>
> Anyway... any thoughts, my fellow Jeepers?
I've seen a few SWB Jeeps pulling those small U-Hauls down the highway
and "tail wagging the dog" immediately comes to mind. Saw one coming
back from Denver last week and I'm not sure how he kept from rolling
the whole thing up in a ball when the trailer started weaving - I
stood one the brakes and had all 4 wheels squalling figuring I was
going to 1) have to miss him somehow and 2) he was gonna need some
help real soon. Those trailers have too short a tongue and you have
too little wheelbase to be any fun at all.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
<yeahright@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hiya, folks...
>
> I'm moving from Florida to California in January. I don't have all that much
> stuff to take with me, just enough to barely fill a small U-Haul trailer.
> The only problem is, upon researching trailer pricing, U-Haul won't rent a
> trailer when the towing vehicle has a soft top, which my 2000 Wrangler has.
> They said something about safety hazards. I'm still researching that crap.
>
> Anyway, does anyone here know of another place that rents trailers for
> one-way travel? or maybe why U-Haul is giving me this crap over the soft
> top? They suggested that I rent a truck AND a trailer to tow my Jeep which
> seems somewhat reversely ironic I suppose, but the that quadruples the cost
> of just renting the trailer.
>
> Anyway... any thoughts, my fellow Jeepers?
I've seen a few SWB Jeeps pulling those small U-Hauls down the highway
and "tail wagging the dog" immediately comes to mind. Saw one coming
back from Denver last week and I'm not sure how he kept from rolling
the whole thing up in a ball when the trailer started weaving - I
stood one the brakes and had all 4 wheels squalling figuring I was
going to 1) have to miss him somehow and 2) he was gonna need some
help real soon. Those trailers have too short a tongue and you have
too little wheelbase to be any fun at all.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
10-26-2003, 02:04 AM
#25
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Re: Towing a rental trailer with a TJ...
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:48:14 UTC "ScriptLizard"
<yeahright@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hiya, folks...
>
> I'm moving from Florida to California in January. I don't have all that much
> stuff to take with me, just enough to barely fill a small U-Haul trailer.
> The only problem is, upon researching trailer pricing, U-Haul won't rent a
> trailer when the towing vehicle has a soft top, which my 2000 Wrangler has.
> They said something about safety hazards. I'm still researching that crap.
>
> Anyway, does anyone here know of another place that rents trailers for
> one-way travel? or maybe why U-Haul is giving me this crap over the soft
> top? They suggested that I rent a truck AND a trailer to tow my Jeep which
> seems somewhat reversely ironic I suppose, but the that quadruples the cost
> of just renting the trailer.
>
> Anyway... any thoughts, my fellow Jeepers?
I've seen a few SWB Jeeps pulling those small U-Hauls down the highway
and "tail wagging the dog" immediately comes to mind. Saw one coming
back from Denver last week and I'm not sure how he kept from rolling
the whole thing up in a ball when the trailer started weaving - I
stood one the brakes and had all 4 wheels squalling figuring I was
going to 1) have to miss him somehow and 2) he was gonna need some
help real soon. Those trailers have too short a tongue and you have
too little wheelbase to be any fun at all.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
<yeahright@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hiya, folks...
>
> I'm moving from Florida to California in January. I don't have all that much
> stuff to take with me, just enough to barely fill a small U-Haul trailer.
> The only problem is, upon researching trailer pricing, U-Haul won't rent a
> trailer when the towing vehicle has a soft top, which my 2000 Wrangler has.
> They said something about safety hazards. I'm still researching that crap.
>
> Anyway, does anyone here know of another place that rents trailers for
> one-way travel? or maybe why U-Haul is giving me this crap over the soft
> top? They suggested that I rent a truck AND a trailer to tow my Jeep which
> seems somewhat reversely ironic I suppose, but the that quadruples the cost
> of just renting the trailer.
>
> Anyway... any thoughts, my fellow Jeepers?
I've seen a few SWB Jeeps pulling those small U-Hauls down the highway
and "tail wagging the dog" immediately comes to mind. Saw one coming
back from Denver last week and I'm not sure how he kept from rolling
the whole thing up in a ball when the trailer started weaving - I
stood one the brakes and had all 4 wheels squalling figuring I was
going to 1) have to miss him somehow and 2) he was gonna need some
help real soon. Those trailers have too short a tongue and you have
too little wheelbase to be any fun at all.
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
10-26-2003, 10:05 AM
#26
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Re: Towing a rental trailer with a TJ...
This does not explain why they rent to hardtop TJs.
If I were the OP, I would borrow a friend's hard top for 15 minutes, rent
the trailer, then drive back to my friend's house and remove the hardtop.
Problem solved.
"James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
news:RZWdnRYQWYIQigaiRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
>
>
> I cannot personally attest to this, but it has been posted here several
> times by Jeep owners that U-Haul will not rent to a vehicle that has a
> softop. Obviously, they think such a vehicle is too light to safely
handle
> a trailer.
>
> --James--
>
If I were the OP, I would borrow a friend's hard top for 15 minutes, rent
the trailer, then drive back to my friend's house and remove the hardtop.
Problem solved.
"James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
news:RZWdnRYQWYIQigaiRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
>
>
> I cannot personally attest to this, but it has been posted here several
> times by Jeep owners that U-Haul will not rent to a vehicle that has a
> softop. Obviously, they think such a vehicle is too light to safely
handle
> a trailer.
>
> --James--
>
10-26-2003, 10:05 AM
#27
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Posts: n/a
Re: Towing a rental trailer with a TJ...
This does not explain why they rent to hardtop TJs.
If I were the OP, I would borrow a friend's hard top for 15 minutes, rent
the trailer, then drive back to my friend's house and remove the hardtop.
Problem solved.
"James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
news:RZWdnRYQWYIQigaiRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
>
>
> I cannot personally attest to this, but it has been posted here several
> times by Jeep owners that U-Haul will not rent to a vehicle that has a
> softop. Obviously, they think such a vehicle is too light to safely
handle
> a trailer.
>
> --James--
>
If I were the OP, I would borrow a friend's hard top for 15 minutes, rent
the trailer, then drive back to my friend's house and remove the hardtop.
Problem solved.
"James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
news:RZWdnRYQWYIQigaiRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
>
>
> I cannot personally attest to this, but it has been posted here several
> times by Jeep owners that U-Haul will not rent to a vehicle that has a
> softop. Obviously, they think such a vehicle is too light to safely
handle
> a trailer.
>
> --James--
>
10-26-2003, 10:05 AM
#28
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Towing a rental trailer with a TJ...
This does not explain why they rent to hardtop TJs.
If I were the OP, I would borrow a friend's hard top for 15 minutes, rent
the trailer, then drive back to my friend's house and remove the hardtop.
Problem solved.
"James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
news:RZWdnRYQWYIQigaiRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
>
>
> I cannot personally attest to this, but it has been posted here several
> times by Jeep owners that U-Haul will not rent to a vehicle that has a
> softop. Obviously, they think such a vehicle is too light to safely
handle
> a trailer.
>
> --James--
>
If I were the OP, I would borrow a friend's hard top for 15 minutes, rent
the trailer, then drive back to my friend's house and remove the hardtop.
Problem solved.
"James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
news:RZWdnRYQWYIQigaiRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
>
>
> I cannot personally attest to this, but it has been posted here several
> times by Jeep owners that U-Haul will not rent to a vehicle that has a
> softop. Obviously, they think such a vehicle is too light to safely
handle
> a trailer.
>
> --James--
>
10-26-2003, 05:44 PM
#29
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Re: Towing a rental trailer with a TJ...
You aren't going to get much extra protection in a roll over with a plastic
hardtop !
--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
"Eric Jermain" <eric22@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
news:vpoig86bhvfk74@corp.supernews.com...
: This does not explain why they rent to hardtop TJs.
:
:
: If I were the OP, I would borrow a friend's hard top for 15 minutes, rent
: the trailer, then drive back to my friend's house and remove the hardtop.
: Problem solved.
:
: "James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
: news:RZWdnRYQWYIQigaiRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
: >
: >
: > I cannot personally attest to this, but it has been posted here several
: > times by Jeep owners that U-Haul will not rent to a vehicle that has a
: > softop. Obviously, they think such a vehicle is too light to safely
: handle
: > a trailer.
: >
: > --James--
: >
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hardtop !
--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
"Eric Jermain" <eric22@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
news:vpoig86bhvfk74@corp.supernews.com...
: This does not explain why they rent to hardtop TJs.
:
:
: If I were the OP, I would borrow a friend's hard top for 15 minutes, rent
: the trailer, then drive back to my friend's house and remove the hardtop.
: Problem solved.
:
: "James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
: news:RZWdnRYQWYIQigaiRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
: >
: >
: > I cannot personally attest to this, but it has been posted here several
: > times by Jeep owners that U-Haul will not rent to a vehicle that has a
: > softop. Obviously, they think such a vehicle is too light to safely
: handle
: > a trailer.
: >
: > --James--
: >
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10-26-2003, 05:44 PM
#30
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Towing a rental trailer with a TJ...
You aren't going to get much extra protection in a roll over with a plastic
hardtop !
--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
"Eric Jermain" <eric22@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
news:vpoig86bhvfk74@corp.supernews.com...
: This does not explain why they rent to hardtop TJs.
:
:
: If I were the OP, I would borrow a friend's hard top for 15 minutes, rent
: the trailer, then drive back to my friend's house and remove the hardtop.
: Problem solved.
:
: "James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
: news:RZWdnRYQWYIQigaiRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
: >
: >
: > I cannot personally attest to this, but it has been posted here several
: > times by Jeep owners that U-Haul will not rent to a vehicle that has a
: > softop. Obviously, they think such a vehicle is too light to safely
: handle
: > a trailer.
: >
: > --James--
: >
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
hardtop !
--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
"Eric Jermain" <eric22@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
news:vpoig86bhvfk74@corp.supernews.com...
: This does not explain why they rent to hardtop TJs.
:
:
: If I were the OP, I would borrow a friend's hard top for 15 minutes, rent
: the trailer, then drive back to my friend's house and remove the hardtop.
: Problem solved.
:
: "James Nipper" <jnipper@nospam.fdn.com> wrote in message
: news:RZWdnRYQWYIQigaiRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
: >
: >
: > I cannot personally attest to this, but it has been posted here several
: > times by Jeep owners that U-Haul will not rent to a vehicle that has a
: > softop. Obviously, they think such a vehicle is too light to safely
: handle
: > a trailer.
: >
: > --James--
: >
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