Towing A C-Body

[streetmachine]

Just wondering if a U-Haul trailer would tow a 77 Chrysler Newport by chance? I see it's not a recommended setup even for a 2500 series Dodge Ram but, if I remember correctly I could of swore I saw someone who towed their C-Body on one. Just wondering if it will fit? Thank you in advance.

 

[polara66hardtop]

The truck is fine. A 16 foot trailer though, is not a choice I would make.

 

[commando1]

I have towed all the generations of C-bodies on a U-haul with my 6cyl. Base F-150. It's tight. Within inches. But it fits. So it ships.
Somebody should use that slogan.

Posted via Topify on Android

 

[polara71]

Yes it will fit and pull comfortably.

You will need to tell them you are pulling a smaller car like a 1970 dodge dart. If not they won't give it to you.

Also...get one round trip not one way it will be cheaper

 

[MrMoparCHP]

U-Haul requires a minimum of a F-350 for their car trailer even if you tell them you're putting a Yugo on it.


Alan

 

[bluefury361]

U-Haul requires a minimum of a F-350 for their car trailer even if you tell them you're putting a Yugo on it.


Alan

They rented one to me knowing I was towing with a 4X4 Dakota. I told them I was towing a 80 something Chrysler Lebaron..... I brought a 64 300 convertible home. No trouble towing.

 

[polara71]

U-Haul requires a minimum of a F-350 for their car trailer even if you tell them you're putting a Yugo on it.


Alan

Yeah....NO, they were fine with my 2500.... which was way more truck than needed

 

[polara66hardtop]

my preference for a longer trailer is firstly, safety. In addition, In Nebraska, if you are caught towing a car that is heavier than the rating on the trailer,(trailer Included in the weight) You will get a ticket. if the driver gets Into an accident, things go rapidly downhill for the driver from there. In all the states I tow thru west to California the law states also that the vehicle cannot exceed the length of the trailer. This is just a suggestion, depending on how far you go, Mountains, lots of state troopers in the area, etc.

 

[1978 NYB]

I pulled my 1978 Newport with my Titan. I forgot I was towing something most of the trip. You need the biggest 2 axle trailer U-Haul rents and them them that your towing an A-Body.

 

[1978 NYB]

I used a couple extra ratchet straps to make sure she wasn't going anywhere.

 

[commando1]

Has anyone backed a car on to a U-Haul to get the engine weight behind the trailer axle instead of on the tongue?

Posted via Topify on Android

 

[polara66hardtop]

That would be bad. Positive tongue weight on the towing vehicle is Important. Not too much, though,. The trailer suspension needs to work. but with the majority of the weight on the rear of the trailer, it will destabilize the towing vehicle. A big reason I pay attention is watching during a ride along, my Brother, who was a Deputy In phoenix stop a guy towing a long car with a short trailer. He forced the guy to unload the car in the nearest parking lot, and go get a different trailer. it wasn't pretty. I asked him if it was that big a deal, and he said the state trooper at the next exit would ride him pretty hard if he had let the guy past him. These days, every state I have been thru now requires all trailers to stop at the weigh station, private vehicle or not. So you can't avoid them.

 

[1978 NYB]

I've had State Troopers pass me on the highway while I was towing. I've never been pulled over. I believe the trailer was rated at 12,000 lbs....i was way under that weight. I check all safety equipment and tie-downs every hour. I've never stopped at a weigh station towing a privately owned vehicle and never have been chased down.

 

[patrick66]

Has anyone backed a car on to a U-Haul to get the engine weight behind the trailer axle instead of on the tongue?

Worst idea ever! I sold trailers for seven years, and have seen about every goofing towing "solution" imaginable. This is one of those. You NEVER tow a vehicle on a trailer where the vehicle engine is facing backwards! The weight MUST always be biased roughly 60/40, with ten to fifteen percent of the GVW of the loaded trailer on the tongue. If you do it with the engine weight on the rear of the trailer, you'll fishtail like crazy at a very surprisingly LOW speed. Assuming you could get up to highway speed like this, it's a great way to wreck out and get killed.

Plus, a trooper doesn't just consider the GVW of the trailer. He looks at the hitch rating, the ball rating, the axle(s) rating, and the tires on the trailer. He goes with the LOWEST rating. If your tires are rated for #2000 each, that is #8,000. Your ball is a 2" rated at #7000. Your trailer axles are #3,500 each, for #7,000 total. Your hitch is a Class III rated at #7,500. The weakest point here is the ball and axles, rated for #7,000. If the loaded trailer weighs more than that, you get a ticket.

 

[polara66hardtop]

I've had State Troopers pass me on the highway while I was towing. I've never been pulled over. I believe the trailer was rated at 12,000 lbs....i was way under that weight. I check all safety equipment and tie-downs every hour. I've never stopped at a weigh station towing a privately owned vehicle and never have been chased down.

I know it sucks,but states are are changing. The law here changed in 2014,and gradually, it will spread, once states learn it makes them money. On the way back thru Kansas last year I saw something very curious, a Homeland security vehicle posted at the weigh station. More advice to those hauling cars on private trailers in California: It better be your car on the trailer. they tried to give me a ticket for operating a business without a license, and they had a credit card machine in the cruiser to collect the fine.(500.00) It was my car, and I proved it. but they tried never the less. The car hobby used to be a lot of fun, Now I'm not so sure.

 

[1978 NYB]

I have a Class V hitch, I have a solid one piece welded receiver/ball rated at 10,000 lbs. I'm comfortable with my tow setup.

 

[1978 NYB]

I know it sucks,but states are are changing. The law here changed in 2014,and gradually, it will spread, once states learn it makes them money. On the way back thru Kansas last year I saw something very curious, a Homeland security vehicle posted at the weigh station. More advice to those hauling cars on private trailers in California: It better be your car on the trailer. they tried to give me a ticket for operating a business without a license, and they had a credit card machine in the cruiser to collect the fine.(500.00) It was my car, and I proved it. but they tried never the less. The car hobby used to be a lot of fun, Now I'm not so sure.

We also do on the road testing from the Proving Ground from coast to coast all the time. They are government prototype vehicles. Those vehicles don't stop for any reason including weigh stations, safety inspections, or anything. I know they have been chased down in a few states for blowing past the weigh stations and inspection stops. Secret squirrel stuff in the trucks. We have a government official (Army Government Civilian GS-13) that rides in an escort vehicle with the proper documentation and authorization and squashes all the State Police inquiries and stops.

 

[polara66hardtop]

We also do on the road testing from the Proving Ground from coast to coast all the time. They are government prototype vehicles. Those vehicles don't stop for any reason including weigh stations, safety inspections, or anything. I know they have been chased down in a few states for blowing past the weigh stations and inspection stops. Secret squirrel stuff in the trucks. We have a government official (Army Government Civilian GS-13) that rides in an escort vehicle with the proper documentation and authorization and squashes all the State Police inquiries and stops.

You have a great job! If you ever find yourself coming across Nebraska, I would love to meet sometime!

 

[1978 NYB]

You have a great job! If you ever find yourself coming across Nebraska, I would love to meet sometime!

I have "stuff" testing all over the world. Hawaii, Alaska, Yuma Proving Ground, National Training Center, Patuxent Naval Station, Anniston Army Depot, Dugway Proving Ground, Australia, etc. I never get to leave the general area of the Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland. I have Field Team Leaders that get to go to all these places. I do go to Carlisle every year and would look forward to meeting you there. Once I retire for good I'll be touring the country with my Formals.

 

[polara66hardtop]

I have never been there, but after following you guys here I am trying to work out a trip to meet you all in person. it is hard to find guys that like the c bodies. I own and like the A and B, but the C body cars are under appreciated. Being the Hoarder, I acquired a 69' 300 four door hardtop here that was sitting behind a house in the poor part of town. I have absolutely no Idea as to what I'm going to do with it. It will join the group I guess, and get it out of the weather.