I really would not pull it with the Ranger. Too much risk, too little control. If things went bad the trailer would be in charge and you would just be along for the ride. Then youd be out the Ranger, the 928 and the trailer.

 

Do a quick search and you will find the numbers for a 2005 as quoted above... Had you studied mechanical engineering I doubt we would be having this discussion ! Ron here loaned his brother his nearly new V-8 F150 pickup and car trailer they picked up a dead Suburban which belonged to the brother's son in law. Doing 60 mph on the freeway and it began to swing side to side , the motion increased as he touched the brakes and the rig jack knifed with the trailer sliding sideways they crossed four lanes coming to rest near the divider ,two of the trailer tires had broken loose from the rims ,the trailer and suburban were partially buried into the side of the pickup. the trailer tongue severly bent. A few thousand dollars later and all was well. Fortunately when the trailer pushed the truck they managed not to hit any one else but that was plain dumb luck. On the two lane roads of west Texas (I just spent a week in Lubbock) you have little such margin for error ! I was very nearly killed by a couple semi trucks who took up two lanes of a two and 1/2 lane road . Observed people passing on blind hills crossing the yellow lines ! Your little pickup is not anywhere close to being big enough or strong enough ,go to plan B .

 

You need at least an F250 to pull the 928.. Anything less will just not do.. An F350 would be the best.. For all the hassle and so on, I am sure that a car hauler might do it for $500...

If you are indeed moving, rent a big moving truck with a hitch from Penske, Budget, or U-Haul, along with a Car trailer. They will probably cut you a deal.. Put the household items in the Truck, and the 928 on the trailer.. You will need a come along as well, if the 928 is not running, and the trailer does not have a winch... No fun pulling a non running car onto a trailer... NO SIR...!

Easiest move... Sell the car, and buy another one when you have $$ in hand... You will be miles ahead...

Just my $.02,

HTH

 

LOL!

My friend bought some roof shingles for his home and had them delivered and dropped in his driveway. . . . 8 years ago! I joke with him all the time that the warranty is going to run out on them before he gets them on the roof.

 

I dollied my 78 back and forth from the paint shop. No engine and no interior or glass. That car is still very heavy. The dolly did not let the car turn, really, but it worked. I did this with my Acura. It worked out just fine.

But the whole Uhaul issue with checking vehicle specs will not work if you tell them 928. I said Porsche 914 first, and they said it was too low. So then I called back and said "1973 Datsun". Worked like a charm.

I would suggest the dolly on one caveat - there is something about the rear wheels not being towed at certain distances or speeds or something.

Before that I used a full trailer for moving both my 928s, both of which have no engines or interiors. That ficking trailer weighted more then my truck did I think. Chauk one waranteed Acura Transmission up to that trek.

 

Use a tow dolly, just keep the nose of the 928 on the ground. Have done it many times using Jeep Grand Cherokees, CJ7's (with 304 cid), Jeep Commanche (6 cyls) and Chevy c/k 1500's.
Would I use a Ferd Ranger....? maybe once.

 

I saw this happen in front of me on I-5 in Sacramento. A Chevy Tahoe was towing a trailer with a full size van on it. The trailer started swaying, the van on top was tipping waaaaaay over. The trailer was actually steering the Tahoe! Every car behind him slammed on the brakes, waiting for the carnage. He was lucky to guide the Tahoe and trailer over to the brick retaining wall along the left lane and scrape the Tahoe, trailer and van along the wall until he stopped. I can't imagine how scary it must have been to be the driver.

Rich

 

Even if you make it, your truck will never be the same.

 

rent yourself a silverado. I was able to tow a ford sport trac SUV on a fullsize trailier with the standard silverado. Enterprise had a deal, rent it for the whole weekend and you get 50% off. The rental ended up being less than $100. I forget how much the trailer costed. The 4cyl ranger might be able to pull an empty trailer, but that's about it.

 

I second the suggestion to tow it behind the moving truck. Or at the very least, rent a pickup to tow it with.

 

I have personally experienced the swaying trailer, driving the car! Young and inexperienced, I loaded the trailer wrong, apparently, most of the weight was behind the axles. Got above 45 MPH, and the dance started, and quickly got worse! Got below 40, and it all stopped.

I'll recommend that your towing vehicle be as heavy as your trailer/car combo. If the engine is out of the car, pull the car onto the trailer backwards. Hertz/Penske I believe, have aluminum trailers, I've never seen Uhaul have alum trailers.
I'll second the idea about truck and trailer, combining the household items in the trip. I have misgivings about a pick-up truck, unless you plan to load the bed with household goods....
As Jim pointed out, small PU's are good for pulling a 2 rail-no floor dirt bike trailer, and maybe two dirt bikes. Maybe.... BTDT too... And a four lunger as well? Good luck. It'll be the most miserable drive of your life.

 

VU-
A better suggestion would be to find one the Rennlisters in the Houston area that would be able to put up your 928 until you are ready to come get it. There are people moving through all the time with empty trailers. I don't know where you are moving but somebody is always headed your way, maybe just not at the time you desire.

 

right off
borrow a car from a friend, that thing will NOT be able to tow ANY car - it would struggle with anything more than some mountain bikes in the back.

 

Hay, no need to get fussy about it. I have no dought that an F-350 with a decent trailer will tow it. I have towed larger loads than the 928 with such pick-ups. I used to do so on a regular basis. The F-350 will move something like 13,000 of trailer, and I used to move every pound of it. Unfortunatly that was for work, and I do not own such a nice truck myself.

I will not use the numbers for the 2005. there has been a sigificant redesign of the ranger between the 1998 and 2005 year models. They do not use the same drive trains.

The info I found online put the 98 Ranger's weight right at 4500 or so.

The towing capasity of a ranger was listed at 6000 for the V6 2 wheel drive, with an automatic. The four cylinder was listed at I think, 4700 or 5000 pounds of trailer.

Uhual lists that the towing vehical need to have at least 80% the weight of the car and the trailer combined. The Uhaul trailer weighs 2000lb. I remembered the 928 at the low 3000 range. That puts the total weight at about 5000-5300. That would mean the truck would have to weight a minimum of 4000-4240. According to the eariler listing, the should just sufice to meet the requirement.

The major problem would be the towing weight's effect on the drive train and brakes. Stoping should not be too much of a problem with trailer breaks. However, engine power, and more importantly clutch strength are deffently clear issues. The combined weight of the trailer would be slightly more than my previously found citation of the Ranger's towing capasity. I was figureing that it would probably be acceptable for flat land, limited use. An aluminum trailer might just be the trick. That is assumeing that my citation of maximum towing weight was correct. If the correct weight is below 3000, it is not even a possibility.

Thus I was asking for someone who had attempted to tow a 928 with a ranger. That and how did it go. This is because according to the listing I was finding, the truck/trailer combo is questionable.

I can not store the car in Houston. I am moveing to West Texas. Permently. It will not be going into some storage room, but in back of the house. I intend to buy land, with a house, there. I would like to get the car there with as little hassle as possible.

In any case, Thanks. Unless I hear from someone who actualy tried to tow a 928 with a ranger, or a listing of the specs for the truck in question that indicates that it is not a questionable thing, I'm going to leave it as questionable at best.

 

F-350 will tow up to 14,000