Ducman82

Looks like the wife has decided we are doing what is called a full DITY (do it your self) move from Kirtland AFB here in Albuquerque NM, to Dayton OH.... so that means we pack everything our selves, keep recites, and the air force will pay us what they would have had to pay to have pro movers move us. so we make out like bandits.

but i have never towed behind a uahul 20ish foot truck before. any tips? i know i will use the full trailer (no tow car wheels on the ground)

tmpusfugit

I did a 2000 mile tow of a car on the U-Haul 4 wheel car hauler using a larger U-Haul truck as a tow vehicle. It went well, no issues other than 8 to 10 to occasionally 12mpg. I stopped and checked all the tires for over heating as well as the tie downs at each fill up. No issues with any in the 2000 miles, my only real problem was staying awake. Interstate all the way....

BC

No Dollie - only the full car flat trailer. It weighs 2500 pounds about, so you will want the uhaul truck to be up to snuff.

Imo000

I've towed mine with a 2 wheel dollie for 16 hrs. Was put on nose first and had zero issues. Yours is a 5 speed so it is possible. It will be easier on the two rig as you are saving the weight of a full size car trailer.

Fogey1

We did Texas to Ohio with a 28' (Ryder?) truck and four-wheel trailer. No issues except fuel consumption - 7-9 sticks in my mind. The diesel truck (International, iirc) was both comfortable and easy to drive on the interstates and main drags. Room for the big cat carrier on the seat between us. It made a fine armrest and if you have animals, you can lock the truck up and let it idle while you go into restaurants.

A painless drive. I was in the chase car for part of the trip and the 928 rode very well on the trailer, too. It was interesting to watch the 928's suspension work on the trailer. Loaded it on rear end first.

Since you're going to get crappy mileage and have trouble parking anyway, you might as well get a truck that's plenty big. If you're adventurous enough you could camp in the truck en route and save on motels.

snoz

The nice thing about using the full car carrier is that you can backup if needed. If you try to backup more than a few feet in an exactly straight line with a tow dolly, bad things can happen.

Fabio421

I drove the largest Ryder truck towing a car behind all the way from Central FL to San Francisco. Never again Worst trip ever! I had cats but I just set them up in the car we were towing w/ a litter pan in the floor board. They were fine. My back has never recovered. BTW, the Ryder trucks have a speed governer. 55 mph seems to be what I remember. Slower in a headwind or going uphill. I would reccomend the trailer that allows you to put all 4 wheels of the car on the trailer. If you use a tow dolly you cannot reverse the truck becasue of the way the dolly articulates. You have to really plan out all of your stops and hope you dont get into a parking lot that has a dead end. If you do, you have to unload the car, unhook the dolly, turn the truck around and then reassemble everything again. Major PITA. Go for the trailer and save yourself the headache.

Fogey1

The Ryder International diesel we got in 2003 was pretty new (<30K) and comfy. Great AC and radio with a cassette deck, iirc. I don't remember a governor. We weren't in a hurry but I think I remember a 65mph cruise, maybe even cruise control.

We tranked the cats each morning and they half-slept through the days and then bounced all over the motel rooms at night.

fraggle

I did mine with UHAUL.

Brought my 914 at the same time.

Boise ID to Bristow,VA

Keep your fuel receipts, you're going to need them.

Load the 928 on the car hauler backwards, you'll have less clearance issues.

hacker-pschorr

Go Penske.....the fleet of UHaul trucks is downright scary.

When you fill out the online form, put down you are towing a Honda Civic. Otherwise it might kick out saying not towable even on a trailer. I had to do this when I used a Uhaul trailer to move my 944.

depami

In the early ‘90s I helped a buddy move from Vegas to MN. We had the biggest Ryder available and pulled a Ford Tempo on a two wheel dolly. All went well but we were mindful of not having to back up. On the road we couldn’t even tell the car was back there.

The throttle spring on that International diesel was so strong that your leg started to cramp after about 15 minutes. We weren’t even out of Vegas and we pulled over to “loosen” the spring but no luck so we improvised our own cruise control.

We opened the back and grabbed some 1/8” nylon cord and a vise grip from the tool chest. We then tied the cord to the throttle peddle, routed it down around something and back up through the center shift console that was mounted to the bottom of the dash.

And just like that we had cruise control, sort of. You mashed the peddle as far as possible with both feet, pulled the cord tight and vise gripped it to the shift console housing. It worked great, other than having about a 7 second release time.

We made the entire drive WFO! On flat ground that was between 60 and 65. Uphill was often under 40 and at one point coming down the mountains we hit 95 before we released the “cruise control”! The only speed governor we saw were the small rear wheels. We were lucky to get 10 MPG but what a ride! It was a blast!

But for a 928 I think I much rather have all four wheels off the ground.

I hauled my ’82 back from Milwaukee on a tandem axle car hauler behind an F250 power stroke. Put it in OD and set the cruise. It only down shifted three time on the whole trip and that was because the speed was below 60, it likes to run 70 to 80. The 928 road nicely with all four wheels off the ground.

Unloaded it the next day on a -20F January Saturday morning and proceeded to shatter the front chin spoiler when the wheels came off the ramps. I should have insisted on the 2 x 6s my brother said we didn’t need.

Opps?

supercedar

Get the Penske non CDL with a rail lift. It will help with the big stuff. Very nice Internationals with 6 speed Allison auto trans.
Tell them you will pay 73.00 per day and 16cents a mile.

Thomas

LUCKYJACKASS

Moved mine to California from Vegas on a U-Haul trailer behind a 17 ft truck. No problems whatsoever. Put it on backwards, but go slow when loading and watch the front spoiler against the pavement. Also keep an eye on your exhaust against the wheel stops. I've also used Budget and towed my Ranchero from Tampa, Fl to Vegas. Neither of the trucks I got had a governor on them, and the U-Haul was brand new. Good luck.

Fabio421

When I moves from Radford, VA to FL I moved in a Uhaul truck and towed a car behind. The Uhaul didn't have a governor but they had wired the speedometer to the seatbelt chime. If you went over 60-65 MPH the seatbelt chime would begin dinging. This was extremely annoying, especially since I was driving all night and the passenger was trying to sleep. After a few hours I just ignored the dinging and mentally tuned it out. Moving yourself can be torture.