Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:54:50 -0600
Reply-To: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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From: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject: Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
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My son worked for U haul until he got fired by a regional boss for
not answering the phone correctly. He said anyone that came in with
a Ford Explorer would automatically get sent packing as they woudl
not install trailer hitches on the Explorer, allw it to tow any of
their trailers or car transports....due to some lawsuit in the past
IIRC. Hope the Expedition fares better.
DM&FS
At 05:43 PM 1/5/2009, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>At some point would it just make more sense to have it properly towed home.
>
>Let someone else deal with the liability.
>Avoid wear, damage, and the future tranny job on the Expedition.
>What is U-haul charging to rent the trailer? Yes it weighs close to 2,000
>pounds. Will the surge brakes even work?
>Don't expect it to be in great condition, BTDT.
>
>The Expedition's tow rating is "up 5,900 Lbs.". Any weight inside gets
>subtracted from that number.
>You are also supposed to consider the frontal area, (wind resistance).
>
>Dennis
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>Mark A Kippert
>Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 7:52 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
>
>I'm talking about renting a full dual-axle trailer from U-Haul, not a
>tow dolly. My tow dolly would work fine except for the fact that the
>'87 GL I'm going to tow has an automatic tranny, so I have to get the
>rear wheels off the ground OR pull the drive axles. A job I've decided
>I don't want to do two hours from home in a cold field, that would be
>less than safe.
>
>My biggest concern was the combined weight. U-Haul states their
>trailer weighs 2000lbs (my dolly is less than a quarter of that) and
>the Vanagon is 4000lbs. About 6000lbs total. The max tow weight on my
>Expedition (with 4.6L V8) is 5900lbs. However from the response of
>others, the van's around 3400lbs so I should be safely under my limit.
>
>-Mark K
>
>On Jan 3, 2009, at 12:48 PM, craig cowan wrote:
>
> > If you were confident in the ability for your master dolly to tow
> > the bus
> > with the ford expedition, why not the Uhaul rig? It has built in
> > brakes as
> > well which are nice.
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