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    I already have it figure out, I am going to buy the trailer before we move from Corpus (next may or june) and use it to move all of our crap and then it will be converted to a race hauler

    Oh and it has been approved by the budget committee
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    Creighton, you have done stuff with that jeep that would make a goat go "holy ****!"
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    So driving by brail is why your jeep looks the way it does eh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007 View Post
    Oh and it has been approved by the budget committee

    Nice!

    I take it you are looking to move to the DFW area?
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    wow, that thing is freakin sick!
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    damnit... if everyone is leaving i want my original 15 back... i dont wanna be left with these tools

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    My Trailer

    Since room is tight at my Washington DC area townhouse, my trailer looks like this:



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    Quote Originally Posted by mark View Post
    Since room is tight at my Washington DC area townhouse, my trailer looks like this:



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    hate to see what your garage looks like...
    Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy View Post
    damnit... if everyone is leaving i want my original 15 back... i dont wanna be left with these tools

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    ^^^sweet, and yes we are looking to head back to the DFW area
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    Creighton, you have done stuff with that jeep that would make a goat go "holy ****!"
    Quote Originally Posted by afroman006
    So driving by brail is why your jeep looks the way it does eh?

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    That Nissan sits pretty well. Usually those UHaul trailers put alot of weight up front.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JBrown89 View Post
    That Nissan sits pretty well. Usually those UHaul trailers put alot of weight up front.
    Airbags.

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    Do those have trailer brakes? Do you tell them you are towing a jeep with a nissan, or do you tell them you are towing a volkswagen bug or something?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BMFScout View Post
    Do those have trailer brakes? Do you tell them you are towing a jeep with a nissan, or do you tell them you are towing a volkswagen bug or something?
    They have hydraulic surge brakes that work reasonably well but don't allow a weight distributing hitch.

    I do tell them that I'm towing a Jeep CJ-7 with a Nissan Xterra. They figure the trailer weight at 2000#'s and the Jeep at 2700#'s. That's within the Xterra's published towing limits.

    They limit their trailers to 4000#'s of payload which is very conservative. There's probably a 1000# margin of error built into that rating.

    It use to be that you were at the mercy of the monkey behind the counter as to what you can tow with what. But now days, you fill in the vehicle info on line at the time of reservation and U-Haul's system figures out if its allowed. The clerk will confirm it, but so long as the vehicles are the same, the point of sale system will give it the OK. No more Op-Ed's by the U-Haul employee.

    Is the Xterra up to towing it? 265hp, 281lb/ft of 4 liter V6 towing fury. Mine is a 6 speed manual so no tranny cooling issues. Rear axle is a M226 which is the HD Dana 44 used in the Jeep GC, Jeep JK Rubicon, Nissan Titan etc. Add to that the airbags and mild towing tune and it does just fine. Gross weight is around 9000'# against a ~9700# rating. Power to weight of 34#'s/hp which is better than the typical 50-70 lbs per hp for double or triple rig hauling with a GN and diesel P/U. 13.5 mpg at 70mph.

    Its doable. Although as has been stated before, towing three rigs on a GN is more economical.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark View Post
    Jeep at 2700#'s.
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    damnit... if everyone is leaving i want my original 15 back... i dont wanna be left with these tools

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    Quote Originally Posted by uglyota View Post
    No kidding. That's what it weighed from the factory.

    I always play by the rules.

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    The "round fender" ones are pretty much gone. They now have two of the square fender varieties. The newest can handle 79" wide vehicle and has a galvanized deck. That's the one to get. The older ones have an orange deck and can handle a 74" wide vehicle.

    The newest ones are impressive in terms of quality and pull well. Just check the tire pressure and bring your own straps.

    I'd also recommend a surge brake test before going to far as well.

    Lastly, you'll end up redoing the safety chains after the highly qualified tech hooks it up.

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    they have hydraulic inertia brakes. I always tell them I'm pulling a civic with an f-350
    Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy View Post
    damnit... if everyone is leaving i want my original 15 back... i dont wanna be left with these tools

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    I always tell U-Haul I'm towing a 4-door Jeep Cherokee, which has always gotten me the larger of the two car hauler trailers. Squared fender U-Haul trailer is the one you want..not the round fender one.


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