Or, you could put that in your signature. And you sure can't blame anyone for their comments. Just sayin'...
Can a uhaul truck tow a 31ft travel trailer for 20-35 miles?
Discussion in 'Expediter and Hot Shot Trucking Forum' started by Ddr1992 579, Dec 28, 2019.
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For the uninitiated I've included a couple of screenshots and a Google Maps link. I once had a girlfriend that wanted to get out and walk it scared her so bad and I was driving nice too.
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Other problem is I don't think the electrical pigtail would work either. RV's use a 7 way round plug similar to a tractor trailer and I don't think U-haul trucks have those. They do make an adapter to plug a 4-prong trailer pigtail into a 7 way socket on the truck but not sure if they make an adapter to do it the other way around. -
- receiver / ball mount provision on the rear bumper of bigger U-haul trucks
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not4hire Thanks this.
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I wouldn't just for all the reasons stated above (Ball size, no brake controller, etc) but also cost. They get you for what, $0.59 per mile? Ouch. Two people suggested borrow a truck from a buddy, or find a local small car dealership that may be willing to rent you a truck for a weekend. You'd be surprised what you can find.
Someone also mentioned an equalizer hitch. It is a load distribution hitch AND a sway controller. They work. I had one when I pulled a TT with my V8 AWD Sport Trac. That is a small pickup with a 7K tow rating. With a Prodigy brake controller, equalizer, and the electronic sway control, this thing towed smooth as glass. MY Tow vehicle weighd 4,500# and the trailer 6,100 wet (Verified at a Cat Scale).
When you do find a tow vehicle:
- Never go down a hill faster than you can go up it.
- Pay attention to the traffic ahead of you.
- Take it easy.
- Don't skimp on not having a brake controller. *
- Use lower gears down hills like the sign says.
- Don't overload the trailer (The tag on the front Left tells you what you can carry)
- Always inflate the tires to max pressure so you have max weight capacity. On the trailer this will be 50-65 PSI.
- Trailer tires are usually rated at 65MPH. Stay at or below that. You are on vacation, no hurry.
- Be safe and have fun.
- Never go down a hill faster than you can go up it.
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I know this is an old post, but it helped me make a decision this last weekend. So I was gonna rent a 2500 diesel from enterprise as I've done before, but this was a last minute trip and they didn't have any left. I called uhaul after reading everything I could find and the call went like this: Me, "can I tow a 30ft rv with one of your pickup trucks? Her: "yes you can, Me: do they have a receiver hitch and a 7 pin connector?, her: "yes they all do:. Me: thank you. When I got there Friday, I asked the guy behind the counter and he said "absolutely, just get the insurance rider so if anything happens you will be covered". So I rented it, bare bones chevy 1500 Silverado, 2" receiver hitch and 7 pin connector. No trailer brake controller however. I have a 30' RV that weighs a little more than the trucks rating, but I did it anyway given my experience and background. It worked fine (only 60 miles each way), but the suspension is really soft for the task. No sway, but definitely soft. I went slower than normal, never over 55 and I kept my distance from every other vehicle in case I had to slam on brakes. Anyway, if you're not very experienced pulling an(over 7k lb) trailer, or are in a hurry, I would pass on the uhaul pickup trucks. The lack of trailer brakes was a bigger deal than anything else for me. I probably wouldn't have tried it without my load leveling hitch either, which I'm sure made a huge difference. My main takeaway is this, U-Haul could practically care less what you hook up to their trucks and as long as you buy the insurance they don't care. I'm not advocating anyone do what I did either, because I know what I did was more unsafe than it should have been.
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He went back home and returned with his mid-size pickup truck and U-Haul rented the trailer to him.
He returned home and switched the U-Haul trailer to his SUV, then went on vacation with no problems.
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