Date:         Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:32:49 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeff Kennedy <kennedy@THERIVER.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Kennedy <kennedy@THERIVER.COM>
Subject:      Re: Towing A 2WD Westy
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Just don't let them know what you're towing with it, if you're not renting a
U-Haul truck...I had a F-150 with a tow package, rated for something like
7200 lbs, and they wouldn't rent it to me. As it turns out, it was half as
much to rent a trailer from a local place for a week, than it was from Uhaul
for two days. Just had to tell them I was hauling a Ford taurus, they were
reluctant even then!

As it turns out, the trailer pulled great, even up and over Lizard Head pass
in CO, none of the many patrolmen we passed along the way seemed to mind.

if anybody asks, the trailer never left the state....

cheers,
 jeff


>On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, Joseph Angrisani wrote:
>
>> I was wondering what peoples' experiences have been with towing.
Bentley's a
>> little ambiguous....surprise surprise.
>>
>> Anyhoots - does anyone know from experience if a 2wd 4spd 84 Westy can be
>> towed on a U-Haul type front wheel dolly with the rear wheels on the
road?
>
>I don't know about a dolly, but it will tow nicely on a U-Haul Auto
>Transporter.  The Transporters aren't that much more expensive, so if your
>tow vehicle can handle the extra weight (1800 pounds + the weight of the
>van, I believe) I'd go for that. They rent for a flat fee, no milage
>charge.  I was worried about such a tall vehicle being unstable on a
>dolly.