Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:09:49 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael Snow <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Snow <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: hauling a GL on a UHaul auto hauler
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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/