I highly recommend renting an auto trailer from U-haul transport a Vanagon of any type. When Ol' Red stranded me in Clinton, Ok - I rented a 14 foot U-haul Box Van truck to do the pulling and an auto trailer to do the hauling. Best move I could have made. Pulled all my gear from the Van to lighten the load and threw it into the U-haul truck - and off I went.. Clinton, OK to Birmingham, AL in a day. A long day - but a day. Couldn't have done it without that combination. People do it - dolly a Van all over. But not me, not after that experience. I would take no chances. The trailer is made to get the job done. John On 1/26/2014 1:44 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 1/26/2014 2:33:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET writes: > > I'm moving, and will be taking the vanagon with me (unless anyone wants > to buy it before I leave. You can take advantage of the OBO part of the > ad. ;-) ) > > Uhaul says that their tow dolly will work for a vanagon. Has anyone used > their dolly before? And if so, did it work well for you? > > Cheers, > > > > i used to do it all the time before i bought my car trailer. if its a > manual trans you can tow it with the rear wheels on the ground and in neutral. > > if its an automatic, you MUST REMOVE THE CV AXLES if you plan to tow it > with the rear wheels on the ground. otherwise you have to tow it backwards > with the steering wheel locked and the front wheels on the ground. > > if its a Syncro, you must disconnect the driveshaft. or flatbed tow it. > |
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