Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:34:30 -0500
Reply-To: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: hauling a GL on a UHaul auto hauler
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I think it will do fine.
I towed a westy home on a Uhaul car hauler (NOT a tow dolly, a hauler that
gets all the wheels off the ground) and had no problems at all towing behind
a 1500 suburban. Just plan not to go 75mph and plan to allow additional
following distance (even though the surge breaks are great). The bus i put
on the trailer hadn't moved in 15+ years and had 4 flat tires and no chance
of the engine running..... if you have a few people to push and a come along
you'll have no trouble getting it onto the trailer.
-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
Bostig in the back.
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Jason <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've used a Jeep Cherokee V6 a few times to haul a car trailer and didn't
> like it. (2001 Golf racecar). I found it swayed a bit much and the Jeep
> wasn't quite heavy enough for the load. It had plenty of power and brakes,
> just swayed too much in the back end past 50mph.
>
> Jason
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 4:42 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
>
> > Michael Snow wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Bobby Brown <bobbybrown1@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Fellow listees,
> >>>
> >>> Long story short, I plan to haul my 88 GL on a UHaul autohauler about
> 250
> >>> miles with a 4.7 V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
> >>>
> >>> Anything special I should know in advance for a successful run?
> >>>
> >>>
> >> I hauled an old Chevy pickup 225 miles (climbing then descending over
> >> 4000 feet in 100 degree heat on I-8 east of San Diego) with my 4.7 V8
> >> Toyota Tundra on a U-Haul trailer last spring. The trip was stressful
> >> but uneventful. Overdrive off, reduced speed, and shifting down for
> >> compression braking on the descent kept my son and I safe and the two
> >> trucks undamaged. The tie-down straps that U-Haul provides are strong
> >> enough, but there are not enough of them. I would use some extra
> >> straps on the front and rear tie-down loops to stabilize the van body.
> >> This will help prevent trailer sway from the van rocking on its
> >> suspension. If the trailer doesn't track perfectly straight behind
> >> your truck, slow down until it doesn't sway.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Michael Snow
> >> 1987 Syncro TiiCo
> >> 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD
> >> http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I hauled my '88 GL from Clinton, OK to Birmingham, AL on a U-haul auto
> > trailer. Had no problem - but there were/are caveats - 1), I was limited
> > to 45 mph. Made for a long slow trip. 2) I also rented one of U-hauls
> > box-van trucks. I got the minimum size that would pull the trailer.
> > Don't remember the weight size, but it wasn't huge. Pulled nicely. I
> > had to be careful of the braking - which was long and slow on the
> > stopping distances. Other than that, the trailer tracked well, and there
> > was no sway. I liked the U-haul trailer and the truck. Both performed
> well.
> >
> > Recently, my son and I hauled a '91 Carat about 70 miles using a U-haul
> > auto-trailer pulled by a 2009 Chevy Pickup truck with a factory towing
> > package. I don't know what the particulars were on the engine, but it
> > was an automatic, and the truck was not a 4X4. Had not problems at all.
> > The same day - we moved another "88 GL about 15 miles and again had no
> > problems.
> >
> > I don't know about the model Jeep involved here - but in Alaska I had an
> > '85 Jeep Wagoneer LTD Widetrac full-time 4X4 with automatic trans and
> > manual shift for Hi or Low range. That model Jeep was Heeeaaavy! I never
> > pulled an auto trailer with it, but I can say it was hell-for-stout and
> > pulled many a vehicle out of the ditch or the snowbank in Alaska,
> > including one unfortunate tourist with a 33 foot long motor home.
> >
> > John Rodgers
> > 88 GL Driver
> >
>
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