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10-15-2005 #1
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What are you using for a tow vehicle? Or what do you recomend? I remember looking at UHaul for towing my firebird to memphis last year and with my K1500 Z71 GMC they said I could rent a trailer. I was kind of surprised as I would not be very comfortable with towing my car with my 1500 series truck even though it has a "towing package"...
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10-15-2005 #2
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Why not its rated to tow 7000LB?
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10-15-2005 #3
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My only gripe with U-Haul was the company itself. I called them one week before I was scheduled to pick up my '88 SS from the owner on Long Island and made a reservation to pick up a full trailer here in NJ. Well, the day before we were supposed to get the car, they called and said there were no full trailers available, but they could give me a dolly. Hell no! We needed to tow the car across the LIE, over the Throgs Neck Bridge, and then over the George Washington Bridge into NJ. For all the locals, they know these roads are absolute hell and filled with maniacal drivers. There was NO WAY I was gonna put the car on a dolly and have some jackass plow into it.
So, they told me I should try to find something out on LI - wait a minute, if I made a reservation, why do I have to call?? Well, I did the search on my own and found a U-Haul dealer 1 mile from where the car was. I called them up, and they confirmed they actually had a full car trailer on the lot. So, we had to swing by there first and grab it, then get the car. Of course, since it was a one-way tow, I had to pay double! Ah well, hopefully that's the only time my car has to be on a trailer.Steve Ragusa - North Jersey
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10-15-2005 #4
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Originally Posted by Pzary3233
I've towed cars, boats, motorcycle and various other pieces of equipment with a 1500 4wd pickup and Suburban. I've pulled in mountains and on long flat highways and never had any trouble. What have you experienced that makes you uncomfortable? I guess bigger is always better for a tow vehicle, but I don't think a fullsize 1500 is too small.
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10-15-2005 #5
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The above is an adequate tow rig so you shouldnt have any issues. Dont tow in OD if youre in a mountainous area though (your trans will thank you). Originally Posted by Pzary3233
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10-16-2005 #6
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Originally Posted by Pzary3233
My Tahoe feels much better when towing than my Dad's '04 F150. You can really feel the trailer when towing with his truck, even though it's got something like 100 more hp and tq over my Tahoe, and is rated to tow an extra 1k lbs or so. I wouldn't be worried about towing with your 1500 at all.
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