On Wednesday, Jul 30, 2003, at 18:38 America/New_York,
jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> no place to store it and only professional towing companies and/or
> renting a U-haul truck & trailer to turn to.
Very Good Point.
> a plane ticket and a transmission
> flush/service are going to cost more than renting a U-haul trailer.
well, there is always Amtrak or Greyhound, but the time investment
makes them equally more expensive.
> Regarding the tow bar, I would much rather tow a truck on
> a trailer than use a towbar. Drivetrain issues for the towed
> truck notwithstanding, when you are using a tow bar, you'd be
> towing around 4,000lbs of dead weight.
I forgot about the braking issue with a draw bar. I'll also need to
look into whether UHauls have electric or surge brakes. If electric,
I'll need to pick up an actuator since we no longer own any trailers
with electric brakes (electric brakes and boat trailers have only been
introduced to each other in the past 3 or so years, and are still very
uncommon). I think the 5x8 UHaul I pulled had surge brakes, so I'd be
surprised if their transporter trailers didn't, as well. However, if I
find a trailer locally there's an equal chance of either, I suspect.
> Oh, speaking of expenses, I for
> one would be willing to kick in some money to help offset some of
> the cost of the trailer rental and Mike's gas.
Thanks, Jon - that's really generous and thoughtful of you.
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