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Subject:Re: Towing with Uhaul 4-wheel dolly?
From:Eric Zeno
Date:Thu, 9 Dec 2004 07:14:12 -0500

You guys are looking at  the size of the tow vehicle.  "17 ft"
You need to look at the total GVW. "Gross vehicle weight"
This is the total weight of everything.  Trailer, tow vehicle, and
vehicle in tow, passengers, tools, dog, fat wife, etc.   One
pound over, have an accident, and you'll lose your CDL

                                             ERic

John Rodgers wrote:

> I towed my 88 GL on a U-haul auto-transport trailer behind a 17 ft
> U-haul van. No problems whatso ever. Towed it from Clinton, OK 80 miles
> to the west side of Ok. City to Birmingham, AL in one long day. After
> that, I don't think I would ever haul a Vanagon on a Dolly.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Michael Diehr wrote:
>
>> I'm moving soon, and have a Vanagon and a New Beetle.  I'm thinking
>> of towing the Vanagon and driving the Uhaul and the beetle.
>>
>> Anyone had experience towing a Vanagon using their 4-wheel off the
>> ground dolly, with a 17' rental truck?  Or would you recommend I
>> drive the vanagon and tow the beetle?
>>
>> thx!
>>
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