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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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I want to tow my car to the track rather than drive it, but the only vehicle i have to tow with is an f150 (rwd). Would this be enough?
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 09:46 AM
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while its not the best choice it will get the job done
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i wont kill the tranny in the truck will i? and th uhaul website i was gonna rent the trailor from says


The Ford 1/2 Ton F-1/F-100/F-150 does not weigh enough to tow the Chevrolet Camaro using U-Haul towing equipment. You must use a larger towing vehicle.
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 09:49 AM
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i would think it would pull it. Is it a v8? is it a regular cab shorbed?
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check out the gvwr weight, its on a sticker generally on the drivers door. that will determine what you can tow. i would say as long as its only highway driving and not going up and down hill it "should" be ok. but i dont know the condition of you truck/drivetrain
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 09:51 AM
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also uhaul might not let you rent the trailer, not sure how they would handle it.
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its an 04 F150 supercab(4r door) with about 60k on it, no issues ever. and its a regular bed i guess.It has the triton V8
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also uhaul might not let you rent the trailer, not sure how they would handle it.
i just wouldnt tell them what i was towing
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Tell them you're towing a Geo Metro if they ask. I have a buddy whose standard answer was "a Chevy Cavalier".

You do need to have a decent hitch on the truck, I don't think Uhaul will let you go with a bumper hitch. Fortunately, "Uhaul sells hitches too...".
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Tell them you're towing a Geo Metro if they ask. I have a buddy whose standard answer was "a Chevy Cavalier".

You do need to have a decent hitch on the truck, I don't think Uhaul will let you go with a bumper hitch. Fortunately, "Uhaul sells hitches too...".

yeah we already have a good hitch since we use it to tow motorcycles and when i put honda civic in it says its ok to tow that so i think ill just go for it.
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It will pull it. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

My friend has pulled his boat several times with his 05 F150 4x4. The boat weighs 13,000 pounds...dry.
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go for it then, for some reason i had in my mind it was a 85 f150 with a 300I6
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Originally Posted by mwalls54
go for it then, for some reason i had in my mind it was a 85 f150 with a 300I6
same here, i was thinking late 80s early 90s, one of those worse case scenarios type deals
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lol, yeah that would suck, i just dont wanna get all the way down there and blow my rearend and have to get the camaro towed back.i also didnt wanna burn up the tranny in the pickup
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