So I had to move my daughter about 150 miles to a new town this weekend. I had to rent a little in-closed trailer to put all of her stuff in. It was a little 6x12 footer.We can all learn a lot by what U-Haul does.The first thing U-Haul did right was make it WAYYYYYYYYY heavy on the hitch. This made for super stable towing. No sway at all. Not even a hint of sway ever. We even loaded a lot of heavy stuff up front which made it even more stable.The second thing they did correct was they extended the hitch out from the normal length. This extended length made for much better backing situation. The third thing they did was make the trailer very low in profile. The roof of the trailer matched the cap I have on my truck. I pulled down 17 MPG towing this thing. I was shocked at that because towing my high profile TT I would have gotten about 13 at the same speed. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy this trailer towed and how nice it handled because of the way it was built. Kudos to U-Haul!

So, are you going to replace your TT with one of those uhaul rigs???

U-Haul probably have their enclosed trailers built low to avoid damage. I'm sure they had an expensive learning curve with cars pulling high trailers. Same as the extended hitch.It would make a neat low profile TT. Enjoy your Memorial Day.

A little trivia: If you have a 2010 or older Ford Explorer, you can't rent a trailer from Uhaul.

IDoMyOwnStunts wrote:A little trivia: If you have a 2010 or older Ford Explorer, you can't rent a trailer from Uhaul.But you can if you have a Mountaineer?!!!!

They also run a heavy duty bias tire on their trailers.

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noteven
Explorer III
Jun 03, 2016
Maybe the Mountaineer lawsuit industry isn't as far advanced as the Explorer lawsuit industry?
dodge_guy
Explorer II
Jun 03, 2016
IDoMyOwnStunts wrote:
Mike Up wrote:
IDoMyOwnStunts wrote:
A little trivia: If you have a 2010 or older Ford Explorer, you can't rent a trailer from Uhaul.

Not true, that's a misinformed story circulating. When I have rented, I have always asked that, and they laugh and say no, you can tow with an Explorer as long as it is properly setup.

Completely true. The place that rented to you is breaking UHaul rules.

Try entering a Ford Explorer prior to 2010 in their website.

They wouldn't rent to Consumer Reports.

They have since eased up on new Explorers with the Unibody style, but they still won't rent to body on frame explorers. Again, if your local place does, they are breaking Uhaul rules. If you enter it into their website, you get the following statement:

U-Haul has chosen not to rent behind this tow vehicle based on our history of excessive costs in defending lawsuits involving Ford Explorer towing combinations. This policy is not related to safety issues. This is an unusual circumstance for U-Haul – we have built our success for over 60 years by saying 'yes' to our customers. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and are committed to working with our customers to find alternative options to help with their move.

Yep! and like I said, as crazy as that is they will rent you a trailer if you have a Mountaineer up to 09!
IDoMyOwnStunts
Explorer
Jun 03, 2016
Mike Up wrote:
IDoMyOwnStunts wrote:
A little trivia: If you have a 2010 or older Ford Explorer, you can't rent a trailer from Uhaul.

Not true, that's a misinformed story circulating. When I have rented, I have always asked that, and they laugh and say no, you can tow with an Explorer as long as it is properly setup.

Completely true. The place that rented to you is breaking UHaul rules.

Try entering a Ford Explorer prior to 2010 in their website.

They wouldn't rent to Consumer Reports.

They have since eased up on new Explorers with the Unibody style, but they still won't rent to body on frame explorers. Again, if your local place does, they are breaking Uhaul rules. If you enter it into their website, you get the following statement:

U-Haul has chosen not to rent behind this tow vehicle based on our history of excessive costs in defending lawsuits involving Ford Explorer towing combinations. This policy is not related to safety issues. This is an unusual circumstance for U-Haul – we have built our success for over 60 years by saying 'yes' to our customers. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and are committed to working with our customers to find alternative options to help with their move.
dodge_guy
Explorer II
Jun 03, 2016
Mike Up wrote:
IDoMyOwnStunts wrote:
A little trivia: If you have a 2010 or older Ford Explorer, you can't rent a trailer from Uhaul.

Not true, that's a misinformed story circulating. When I have rented, I have always asked that, and they laugh and say no, you can tow with an Explorer as long as it is properly setup.

Go to thier website and lookup what vehicles you are allowed to tow with! The explorer up to 09 is not listed!
Mike_Up
Explorer
Jun 02, 2016
IDoMyOwnStunts wrote:
A little trivia: If you have a 2010 or older Ford Explorer, you can't rent a trailer from Uhaul.

Not true, that's a misinformed story circulating. When I have rented, I have always asked that, and they laugh and say no, you can tow with an Explorer as long as it is properly setup.
carringb
Explorer
Jun 02, 2016
Yes, they do have trailers that tow very well. Even behind my tiny car! I actually prefer the tandem axle trailers because of the trailer brakes. And yes, the Fiesta does match with this trailer in their system.
rhagfo
Explorer III
Jun 02, 2016
Golfcart wrote:
Way back when I had a uhaul guy come out and inspect my chevy 2500 to make sure it was capable of towing a car dolly. I used the truck to pull a 3 stall horse trailer with living quarters that weighed about 8k lbs empty

After talking with the guy a while he went on to explain that alot of car dealers put cheap receivers on trucks with no actual tow package so the main thing he looked for was the class rating on it. and he admitted he would always try and up sell one of their wiring adapters lol.
Overall ive never had issues with using Uhaul. their rigs are decent enough and I have the proper towing gear so they've never really screwed me around. The only time i ever hear of people complaining about uhaul is when they're trying to hook up a trailer to a ford escape or some nonsense like that lol

Yea, I have dealt with there rules before! :S

Went to rent a car trailer to carry a 91 Ford Explorer home, and was going to tow with our 88 F250, the guy stated too big of load for the F250 (rared to tow 10,000# 460 with a C6 transmission.
Went to another U-Haul location and said I was going to carry a Bronco II, sure no problem!!
The Explorer was towed the 150 miles home without issue. :S
taken
Explorer II
Jun 02, 2016
IDoMyOwnStunts wrote:
A little trivia: If you have a 2010 or older Ford Explorer, you can't rent a trailer from Uhaul.

Or an F450. It's not in their "safe" database so it's got to be a liability.... :R
Retired_JSO
Explorer
Jun 01, 2016
1965, helped move my brother from California to Florida after USAF discharge. HE had a 65 Corvair Monza Spyder that we attached a clamp hitch to the bumper. Rented a 4X8 van trailer from UHaul and drive back to Florida sightseeing for 10 days.
obgraham
Explorer
Jun 01, 2016
Chuck_thehammer wrote:
U-Haul has rules.. and employees Must follow the rules.

NOT guess.. check the vehicle
All determined by the liability environment we all live in these days.