Posted by gmharris [72.219.148.98] on Friday, September 26, 2014 at 13:25:27 :
In Reply to: Re: Hauling car 'cross country. How? posted by Keith in Washington [24.41.55.51] on Friday, September 26, 2014 at 12:59:23 :
The problem with U-Haul is that most of the rental places are independents. They get a small fee for hooking up and renting out the trailer. The independents are not going to spend a lot of time inspecting and renting out the equipment like a place that owns the trailer would.
U-Haul equipment is the best designed equipment out there. But, they don't expect you to be hauling a 6,500 lb Power Wagon. For that, you need an equipment trailer or a trailer rated at 10,000 lb GVW and a truck designed to pull that weight.
As has been pointed out, even if you have the equipment, it's very expensive to make a round-trip.
Take the money you would have spent hauling the vehicle and look for a better vehicle closer to you. Unless it's a unique vehicle, you can always find one close to you with a little patience.
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