It's called an auto transport, I've towed SUVs and some trucks on it, including a K3500 one ton diesel, SRW, but it was a regular cab with a wheel base of 135. The limit on the auto transport is 135.5 inches, so I only had half an inch to spare.
Looks like there just trying to see if they can make it work. I guess they don’t have a measuring tape. I don’t think they drove off. Impossible!!!!! Those ramps have to roll inn and with the tire on the way it can’t.
Those fenders on most u-haul trailers fold out and down for loading and getting in and out of the car that is so low the doors hit the fenders. Also they are not made for long wheel base vehicles or wide vehicles.
+ForMeTo PoopOn Back in 2006, my wife and I moved from Georgia to North Dakota, and we wanted to haul a 1997 Chevy 2 wheel drive standard cab pickup on this same kind of vehicle hauler trailer. The U-Haul dealership told us that truck was too heavy to haul on that trailer. It is probably at least 1000 lbs lighter than this extended cab 4X4...no front differential, transfer case or extended cab sheet metal.
@@vivillager this is great. I need to tow a 5700lbs expedition from Michigan to California at this cold and snow climate. This was a very good comment I read today. How do you sleep on the road? In hotels or inside your truck? Any advise?
@@RashidROwlia, I've slept in both in the truck, as well as in hotels, depending on how far I'm driving, how much space I have to stretch out in the truck, if I'm alone or have passengers. As far as advice, know the limits of the brakes of the U-Haul. The last time I rented a U-Haul was a year ago, after that I purchased my own trailer. The trailer I have now has electric brakes that are independent of the brakes of the towing vehicle. U-Hauls, on the other hand, have Surge Brakes. Trailers with Surge Brakes have a hitch coupler that can slide back and forth. When the tow vehicle slows, the coupler will collapse, compressing an internal master brake cylinder that applies brake pressure to the wheels of the trailer. This means that the U-Haul depends on the tow vehicle slowing down to apply brake pressure. So if you are driving on a road with limited traction, and your tow vehicle has little braking capability, then the U-Haul behind you will make little to no effort at braking. I encountered the same the last time i rented a U-Haul. Last year, the winter that hit Texas hard, there was a 130 car pile up on West I-35 in Fort Worth. I was about 15 miles east of that on I-30 when I pulled off freeway to inspect my rig, at a speed of about 5 MPH, I slid for about 100 feet until I bumped against a curb and stopped my truck. The U-Haul behind me didn't help. Keep this in mind as you tow a U-Haul during the winter, especially when going down hill. I don't know how much towing experience you have, but remember the importance of tongue weight, and the dangers of not having enough. Most trailer sway accidents are due to insufficient tongue weight. U-Haul has a video on youtube explaining tongue weight, and what happens if you don't have enough of it. Just remember that your Expedition has the engine in the front, so that makes the front axle heavier than the rear axle, so load your Expedition nose-first so that you have good tongue weight.
@@vivillager Thanks for your quick reply. I am using a 2018 chevy silverado 1500 double cab 5.3 4*4 to tow the 2019 expedition max (longer version) on the uhaul auto transport. I read about tongue weight but didnt understand it well. Can you calculate it for my towing. Thank you so much! I hope my silverado has enough braking power (I am a little worried since I am driving in the cold and snowy weather. I have to go to Laramie Wyoming and that scares me. Even when I was just driving 40 mph from california to Michigan my truck was sliding. I was super lucky that the black ice on the road didn’t cause any issues. I slowly braked and I fortunately the car behind me also was able to control his car. Yeah, I was wondering if you can update me about my braking power on the silverado and the tongue weight on my trailer so hopefully those are in a hood range so I feel safer to drive back home. Thanks a lot for sharing your information.
There's no way that the renters told UHaul what they were really planning on towing. They must of lied and said they were towing a small car.... "Excuse me sir, you said that the trailer's frame buckled after you loaded your Dodge Neon onto it?"
If dude had checked the dimensions and weight rating of that trailer before doing that with the size of that truck. He would have known that truck was to big lmao.
Definitely not the right trailer for the job but if it’s an emergency and he’s not going to far just take the air out of the front tires to move forward just that little bit more to be able to put the ramps in
Ok. So I’m one of the idiots that actually did this. I towed my Chevy Silverado 1500 extended cab just like this one one a u haul car hauler. I got the truck as far up as I could, aired down the front tires strapped them down, then lifted the back end of the truck with a wood block and a jack, slid the ramps half way in. Tied everything down and drove it over 100 miles away. Was it’s sketchy? Yes but it worked sooooo….
I wanna know how they planned on pulling that thing anywheres with that little old truck lol (like really guys lol) (and yes I know it probably would've worked fine butttt (this coming from someone who lives on a farm, the smallest thing we use to pull anything is a 3/4 truck...))
Not worth it. You are clearly voiding the U-Haul policy on transporting. If anything were to happen while towing you would be 100% on the hook for all damages and claims. Tire blows out on the trailer causing you to swerve and hit someone or something, no insurance in the world is going to stand behind you. So dumb.
The truck like just fit on the trailer he tied it down and went down the road. To a different shop I guess. I don't remember all of it I didn't work there was just stopping in to see a buddy.
I'm impressed, those little ramps held up like champs!
"should we give him a hand?" "no lets just record it and make comments"
The trailer is too small for a fullsize pickup!
There was no giving him a hand after telling him the trailer won't work.
if I'm not mistaken its called a car hauler for a reason. lol
Yeah it's for smaller cars that Truck a Bigg heavy Truck asking for trouble
It's called an auto transport, I've towed SUVs and some trucks on it, including a K3500 one ton diesel, SRW, but it was a regular cab with a wheel base of 135. The limit on the auto transport is 135.5 inches, so I only had half an inch to spare.
I'm so confused as to while an old truck would be towing a newer truck... And on a trailer meant for a car...
+Trey K they will fit a regular cab long box 1975 ford f250 4x4 lol, I just did it myself about a month ago. Nothing bigger than that though.
@@DuaneHallgren yep I put a 04 suburban on one they will fit just barely
The tow vehicle should’ve fit on there atleast I’m certain it wasn’t too wide but it’s a longer wheel base than my 2 door Tahoe I had on one
@@DuaneHallgren I’m about to try and haul a 1985 Ford F-250 dually on the regular tow dollys
@@UwU-rp7vi how'd that go for ya?
Now I have something to show my U-haul customers about why they can't put their giant trucks on auto transports...
im guessing there was a reason he didn't use the new Chevy to tow the old one
He told U-Haul that he was hauling a little Hyundai accent
So much for the safety concerns of others on the road.
What you cannot do with some measuring tape uh!
Any decent person would have helped him instead of hiding inside talking smack ,,, 👎🏻
Finally someone see's what a little team work can do 💖I hope their boss is watching this
They would have to build him a bigger trailer and that's a little above and beyond good citizenship.
Looks like there just trying to see if they can make it work. I guess they don’t have a measuring tape.
I don’t think they drove off.
Impossible!!!!! Those ramps have to roll inn and with the tire on the way it can’t.
Those fenders on most u-haul trailers fold out and down for loading and getting in and out of the car that is so low the doors hit the fenders. Also they are not made for long wheel base vehicles or wide vehicles.
Hopefully he reads this.
That's you type in "ford escort" when asked what your hauling.
Lol I usually say I'm towimg a geo storm
I said Honda Accord
Is this where the saying "measure twice, cut once" might be sort of applicable? Lol.
Measure vehicle to be hauled to get the correct length trailer.
No cause theres no cut
How far did they make it before the trailer broke apart?
+ForMeTo PoopOn Back in 2006, my wife and I moved from Georgia to North Dakota, and we wanted to haul a 1997 Chevy 2 wheel drive standard cab pickup on this same kind of vehicle hauler trailer. The U-Haul dealership told us that truck was too heavy to haul on that trailer. It is probably at least 1000 lbs lighter than this extended cab 4X4...no front differential, transfer case or extended cab sheet metal.
@@dannyo1966, I hauled a 1993 Chevy K3500 4X4 1-ton diesel on a U-Haul auto transport, from Minnesota to Texas. Had no problems.
@@vivillager this is great. I need to tow a 5700lbs expedition from Michigan to California at this cold and snow climate. This was a very good comment I read today. How do you sleep on the road? In hotels or inside your truck? Any advise?
@@RashidROwlia, I've slept in both in the truck, as well as in hotels, depending on how far I'm driving, how much space I have to stretch out in the truck, if I'm alone or have passengers. As far as advice, know the limits of the brakes of the U-Haul. The last time I rented a U-Haul was a year ago, after that I purchased my own trailer. The trailer I have now has electric brakes that are independent of the brakes of the towing vehicle. U-Hauls, on the other hand, have Surge Brakes. Trailers with Surge Brakes have a hitch coupler that can slide back and forth. When the tow vehicle slows, the coupler will collapse, compressing an internal master brake cylinder that applies brake pressure to the wheels of the trailer. This means that the U-Haul depends on the tow vehicle slowing down to apply brake pressure. So if you are driving on a road with limited traction, and your tow vehicle has little braking capability, then the U-Haul behind you will make little to no effort at braking. I encountered the same the last time i rented a U-Haul. Last year, the winter that hit Texas hard, there was a 130 car pile up on West I-35 in Fort Worth. I was about 15 miles east of that on I-30 when I pulled off freeway to inspect my rig, at a speed of about 5 MPH, I slid for about 100 feet until I bumped against a curb and stopped my truck. The U-Haul behind me didn't help. Keep this in mind as you tow a U-Haul during the winter, especially when going down hill. I don't know how much towing experience you have, but remember the importance of tongue weight, and the dangers of not having enough. Most trailer sway accidents are due to insufficient tongue weight. U-Haul has a video on youtube explaining tongue weight, and what happens if you don't have enough of it. Just remember that your Expedition has the engine in the front, so that makes the front axle heavier than the rear axle, so load your Expedition nose-first so that you have good tongue weight.
@@vivillager Thanks for your quick reply. I am using a 2018 chevy silverado 1500 double cab 5.3 4*4 to tow the 2019 expedition max (longer version) on the uhaul auto transport. I read about tongue weight but didnt understand it well. Can you calculate it for my towing.
Thank you so much!
I hope my silverado has enough braking power (I am a little worried since I am driving in the cold and snowy weather. I have to go to Laramie Wyoming and that scares me. Even when I was just driving 40 mph from california to Michigan my truck was sliding. I was super lucky that the black ice on the road didn’t cause any issues. I slowly braked and I fortunately the car behind me also was able to control his car.
Yeah, I was wondering if you can update me about my braking power on the silverado and the tongue weight on my trailer so hopefully those are in a hood range so I feel safer to drive back home.
Thanks a lot for sharing your information.
Some real smart people here.
Someone is buying a uhaul trailer
There's no way that the renters told UHaul what they were really planning on towing. They must of lied and said they were towing a small car.... "Excuse me sir, you said that the trailer's frame buckled after you loaded your Dodge Neon onto it?"
If dude had checked the dimensions and weight rating of that trailer before doing that with the size of that truck. He would have known that truck was to big lmao.
Can I tow a double cabin ram 1500 on it ?
Definitely not the right trailer for the job but if it’s an emergency and he’s not going to far just take the air out of the front tires to move forward just that little bit more to be able to put the ramps in
I would go help the guy instead of criticize him
I will bet their lazy fat bastards sitting on their ass's making fun of this guy
goodluck putting the ramps back inlol
Ok. So I’m one of the idiots that actually did this. I towed my Chevy Silverado 1500 extended cab just like this one one a u haul car hauler. I got the truck as far up as I could, aired down the front tires strapped them down, then lifted the back end of the truck with a wood block and a jack, slid the ramps half way in. Tied everything down and drove it over 100 miles away. Was it’s sketchy? Yes but it worked sooooo….
Those uhaul trailers sure get abused
Someone lied to uhaul about what they were towing.
Camera man is hiding 😂
I wanna know how they planned on pulling that thing anywheres with that little old truck lol (like really guys lol) (and yes I know it probably would've worked fine butttt (this coming from someone who lives on a farm, the smallest thing we use to pull anything is a 3/4 truck...))
That little old truck is a 3/4
Get a longer trailer, and take off the wheel spacers for transport!
So what Inhumane reason did these people not go out & help.
Not worth it. You are clearly voiding the U-Haul policy on transporting. If anything were to happen while towing you would be 100% on the hook for all damages and claims. Tire blows out on the trailer causing you to swerve and hit someone or something, no insurance in the world is going to stand behind you. So dumb.
Did anybody notice the sticker on the back of the old truck said fk it lmao
This is where a TILTDECK is nice.
Surprised u haul let him rent it for that truck
Smart like stick eh!
That's nice
Fucking great
I would expect nothing less from someone driving those trucks.
What happened next ???
The truck like just fit on the trailer he tied it down and went down the road. To a different shop I guess. I don't remember all of it I didn't work there was just stopping in to see a buddy.
so many thins wrong here lol
Chevy owner...enough said!
Wtf? ......All I gotta say
why yall aint help them just laughed at them smfh
Would not have rubbed tires had he took reverse approach. Truck rear axles are skinnier than ifs fronts but is a u haul trailer even long enough? 😂
Hahah this is awesome
U-SHIP TO RATED HAULER !
i can't watch this
need a slightly bigger trailer
🤔