Airbags.
-Mark
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Do those have trailer brakes? Do you tell them you are towing a jeep with a nissan, or do you tell them you are towing a volkswagen bug or something?
they have hydraulic inertia brakes. I always tell them I'm pulling a civic with an f-350 :D
They have hydraulic surge brakes that work reasonably well but don't allow a weight distributing hitch.
I do tell them that I'm towing a Jeep CJ-7 with a Nissan Xterra. They figure the trailer weight at 2000#'s and the Jeep at 2700#'s. That's within the Xterra's published towing limits.
They limit their trailers to 4000#'s of payload which is very conservative. There's probably a 1000# margin of error built into that rating.
It use to be that you were at the mercy of the monkey behind the counter as to what you can tow with what. But now days, you fill in the vehicle info on line at the time of reservation and U-Haul's system figures out if its allowed. The clerk will confirm it, but so long as the vehicles are the same, the point of sale system will give it the OK. No more Op-Ed's by the U-Haul employee.
Is the Xterra up to towing it? 265hp, 281lb/ft of 4 liter V6 towing fury. Mine is a 6 speed manual so no tranny cooling issues. Rear axle is a M226 which is the HD Dana 44 used in the Jeep GC, Jeep JK Rubicon, Nissan Titan etc. Add to that the airbags and mild towing tune and it does just fine. Gross weight is around 9000'# against a ~9700# rating. Power to weight of 34#'s/hp which is better than the typical 50-70 lbs per hp for double or triple rig hauling with a GN and diesel P/U. 13.5 mpg at 70mph.
Its doable. Although as has been stated before, towing three rigs on a GN is more economical.
-Mark
I always tell U-Haul I'm towing a 4-door Jeep Cherokee, which has always gotten me the larger of the two car hauler trailers. Squared fender U-Haul trailer is the one you want..not the round fender one.
****ty old pic, but yeah.
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...e/DSC00048.jpg
The "round fender" ones are pretty much gone. They now have two of the square fender varieties. The newest can handle 79" wide vehicle and has a galvanized deck. That's the one to get. The older ones have an orange deck and can handle a 74" wide vehicle.
The newest ones are impressive in terms of quality and pull well. Just check the tire pressure and bring your own straps.
I'd also recommend a surge brake test before going to far as well.
Lastly, you'll end up redoing the safety chains after the highly qualified tech hooks it up.
-Mark
I've never had a "tech" hook up anything other than the trailer to my truck.
http://www.tamor.org/forums/attachme...1&d=1247701212
That's like the Lusitania rescuing the Titanic...
-Mark
you silly freakin nerds quit c*nting up the trailer thread :blackflipoff2:
i just bought 2 tires for my trailer earlear. don't know if this is a decent deal or not but i paid 80 per tire for 10 ply carliles sp?
That is cheap for brand new trailer tires. Where did you get them?
they tacked on some mounting fees and crap but i was out the door for 190 at house of tires in bryan,
http://columbus.craigslist.org/bar/1266799670.html
I like this one, hopefully I can find out some more about it
that is impressive...
Do Eet!
That is what I need because there is no way I will ever own a rig narrow enough to fit inside a true toyhauler.
That tire rack would look peepm with some 44" boggers riding up there too. :D
Never posted pop's rig sled that takes our trucks everywhere. We went early this morning and picked up our ugly truck from a friend so i snapped some shots. 27' with a 5' Dove Tail. 3 Spring loaded ramps on the ass allow us to unhook and drop and go. Deck sits about the same height as the truck bed. Locking box in the front that we keep our chains and tie downs, pulls great and we can fit 2.5 (2 trucks and a 4wheeler or two) vehicles on there comfortably. I am sure if we used the dovetail better MAYBE we would be able to get three on there. About a month ago we fit our 55HP John Deere on there with six foot brushhog hanging off the back and a front end loader on the front with bucket, and the ugly 40 and we had room to spare.
Anyways here she is being pulled by Dad's new truck he got last week...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...d/IMG_0092.jpg
what is this chain attached to? it doesnt look to safe to me
you can fit 3 small rigs, but you will have to be real careful with the ramps in the back and may have to have one turned backwards with the stinger out back (plus it will take a small amount of weigt off of the tounge).
Oh, and I agree with Brian, that chain looks suppah!
I see your pops has the smarts to get a 'real truck' with 'real resale value'. :D
Family trucks. His IS a Duramax, whereas our two were gas(5.3 and 6.0), so hopefully his should be nice and reliable.
In less than 15,000 miles...I've gotten a new steering wheel, door speaker, and transmission tailshaft(not to mention the ****ty shifting that they say is normal, squealing brakes which are also "normal", and it taking 3 different dealerships to reprogram my rear TPMS sensors so I didn't have to run 80 psi in the rear all the time or get a warning light, but that's not the truck or GM's fault). My Dad's needed a new computer at 700 miles(took the dealership a month and several calls to GM to figure out wtf was wrong).
Damn shame, as I really like the looks of the HD Silverados..
Damn, I hate to hear that. I am always so impressed with mine. The only thing I really don't like is the gawdam roaring fan when the engine starts getting warm. I will have to figure out a fix for that at some point in time. It doesn't bother me really, but it is kind of embarassing when you are braging on the truck while making a good pull and it starts doing that and the passangers are like 'WTF!'. I know your feelings though, we had a 93 excab lb that had lots of troubles. The best thing grandad did was to trade it in (used the lemon law) to get the 94 6.5 turbo! :D
I saw a c4500 the other day and was wondering why hotshots (and ED) tend to prefer built-up 3500s? Is it for the 4x4?
I still need something to run around the ranch with plus be semi-economical as a grocery getter ( :laughing: ), and the price tag for a 4500 w/ the same options as mine is a good bit more I believe. They usually have lower gears also and most hotshots don't need the extra gearing or towing capacity. Things may change with that if they start hitting them for not having a cdl more often.
and besides, who needs a 4500 when you have a pete rusting away in the pasture. :D
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Oh I didn't realize they cost so much more. Shoulda figured as much, considering half the ones I see have trailers with matching custom paintjobs :D