Date:         Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:39:00 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
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From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: Shipping a Vanagon?
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> How are you moving? If renting a moving truck, get a trailer and pull it
> with you. You can also use a tow bar if it is a manual or Syncro. If an
> automatic, it can be towed flat by disconnecting the rear CV joints from
> the axle flanges.

I've had good results with U-Haul's trailers, the tandem-axle ones that
get the van fully off the ground.  (Not the tow dollies, I haven't tried
those.)  They're very stable, and U-Haul doesn't charge you milage on
trailers, just a flat daily rate.  They're kind of heavy, though, about
1400 pounds plus the weight of your vehicle.  I've had the best results
loading heavy end forward, which means backwards for a Vanagon.


David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si