Jason Bleazard wrote:
>
> andy levy wrote:
>
>> On 4/26/2004 9:36 PM, JAMES KNOX wrote:
>>
>> | Andy, My Dak Flipped on a Uhaul trailer, drive it latter.
>>
>> Well then! That may be enough to instill fear into my heart about this
>> stunt.
>
>
> What Jim neglected to mention is that he had his Dak loaded on the
> trailer bass-ackwards (nose of the truck at the rear of the trailer).
> U-Haul may not be geniuses, but there is a reason they say to put the
> heavy end of the vehicle forward.
>
> I assume you've checked U-Haul's site? They tell you all the max
> dimensions for their trailers. There's a safety margin already figured
> in to those measurements. While you could probably get a slightly
> larger vehicle on there, they often won't rent to you if they find out
> what you're up to. Liability and everything.
>
*woah* - - de'ja vu! hehehhehe
Terrible Tom wrote:
>
> Jim neglected to mention he was towing his Dak with his Caddie (rear
> wheel drive wasnt that one Jim?) He had it loaded ass end first (front
> of the truck facing rear) and the weight bias caused the ass of the
> Caddie to come up a little. (I assume this was the same incident you
> meant Jim?)
>
> Is this a box van (cargo) that you will be renting or a full size truck?
> When I moved I towed the 2wd Dakota behind an F-350 super duty with I
> think - a 14 foot box. The Uhaul was fully loaded and the Dakota was
> loaded with crap in the bed and cab. Towing a dak on a uhaul trailor
> isnt a problem if you are going to be pulling it with a fully loaded
> full size. The weight issue there is a big heavy thing pulling a
> lighter heavy thing. Trailor wouldnt be as prone to "wagging the tail"
> and pushing around the truck doing the towing.
>
> In short - put the nose of the Dak at the front of the trailor - and yer
> fine.
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