Moving. Towing car 1800 miles, two wheels or none?
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Whoa... Morty and I were able to get a trailer for the parts car. Only thing was the truck had to be large enough to handle it becauseit'* a large car.
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Call and confirm. I was told I could not be rented a dolly or trailer to haul my 97, and I had a Dodge 3/4 ton truck to pull it.
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Originally Posted by sonoma_zr2
Call and confirm. I was told I could not be rented a dolly or trailer to haul my 97, and I had a Dodge 3/4 ton truck to pull it.
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Originally Posted by Mortehl
Originally Posted by sonoma_zr2
Call and confirm. I was told I could not be rented a dolly or trailer to haul my 97, and I had a Dodge 3/4 ton truck to pull it.
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Alright, I copied all the important info down from this, i'm glad to know what questions to ask. Thanks again guys
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Also, in my limited experience, Ryder has their act together, while U-haul can't find their way out of a paper bag. The example above of U-haul refusing to rent a trailer even though you have a suitable truck, just because they can't find the Bonneville on an official list being a prime example. I had a similar experience with U-haul wanting to refuse to rent me a tow bar to pull my old 1978 Bonneville (with driveshaft removed). Eventually we talked them into it, but I swear, it'* like they just like to mess with people, and find an excuse to tell you "no". I think part of this is because many U-haul dealers have some other primary business and do U-haul on the side, so they don't really care what they do.
I had no problems renting a tow dolly to tow my wife'* Grand Prix, *and* a truck to tow it with, from Ryder. YMMV.
I had no problems renting a tow dolly to tow my wife'* Grand Prix, *and* a truck to tow it with, from Ryder. YMMV.
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Bugsi has a good point. I've rented personally from U haul once. It was that bad (nearly putting the truck through their window due to it'* mechanical state...that was funny)
Ramp didn't work right..needed a prybar to use it. Almost drove back dragging the damn thing.
Ryder on the other hand... nice clean truck in great shape. If you have a choice and it'* a "little" more or the same..I suggest ryder.
Ramp didn't work right..needed a prybar to use it. Almost drove back dragging the damn thing.
Ryder on the other hand... nice clean truck in great shape. If you have a choice and it'* a "little" more or the same..I suggest ryder.
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picked up a truck from budget, with a car carrier. I'm going in this weekend to make sure it'll all fit on correctly before we pay them anything. It should work fine it seems like (I hope)