YES YES the U Haul full trailer
PERFECT ... :)

On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 9:48 AM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> Uhaul will require you to tell them the tow vehicle and the towing vehicle.
> If you were confident in the ability for your master dolly to tow the bus
> with the ford expedition, why not the Uhaul rig? It has built in brakes as
> well which are nice.
> When i went to rent a tow dolly from uhaul i told them the westy was a GL
> and they claimed it to be 4000lbs or something. Then i said "just out of
> curiousity, what does the camper weight" and they said "4100lbs". I am
> quite
> sure theres more than a hundred pound difference, but thats what they
> claimed....
> They approved our 1500 suburban to tow a full camper, so i think your
> expedition should be fine. You're saving yourself an awful lot of
> agrivation
> getting the uhaul trailer.
>
> -Craig
> '85GL turned WESTY
>
> On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Mark A Kippert <vanagon@kippert.com>
> wrote:
>
> > The thought scares me too. The van I'm picking up is two hours away.
> > Looks like I'd need to haul quite a few tools, jack, stands and
> > additional stuff for safe support. Then there is hoping it will come
> > apart without any trouble.
> >
> > All to haul the van with my Master Tow dolly (which I own and can
> > safely pull the van). Since the van's an automatic I have to pull the
> > shafts. Wish I could put the rear on the dolly but that, I understand,
> > could be problematic.
> >
> > I'm guessing the smart, EASY, thing to do is rent a car hauler from U-
> > Haul for $50. My concern is the trailer weighs 2000lbs according to U-
> > Haul and the van is near 4000lbs. My Ford Expedition has a Max tow
> > capacity (by the book) of 5900lbs.
> >
> > Does anyone know how much a stock 1987 2WD GL weighs?
> >
> > -Mark K
> >
> > Frankly the smart
> >
> > On Jan 3, 2009, at 11:47 AM, John C... wrote:
> >
> >  Mark,
> >> Jack Stands in a frozen snowy field
> >> is causing the hair on the back or my neck to stand on end !!! (none
> >> on top to stand :o)
> >> Double Jack Stand It, I say,
> >> Or take the time to Also Block it up
> >> with Wood Blocking !!!
> >> Be Safe!
> >> JC...
> >>
> >> -------------- Original message --------------
> >> From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
> >>
> >>  No, there is definitely room to get at the bolts from the other side
> >>> of the swing arm (i.e with removing the axle). You'll want to put
> >>> your
> >>> vehicle up on jack stands and remove the wheel to do this. You'll
> >>> need
> >>> to rotate things too as you remove the bolts (you usually can get
> >>> to 2
> >>> at a time without too much difficulty.)
> >>>
> >>> I find it preferable to take the inner bolts off the transmission
> >>> first, then remove the bolts off the axle end. I use a long pry bar
> >>> in
> >>> between the wheel studs to prevent rotation of the shaft while
> >>> loosening the bolts.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Jan 3, 2009, at 1:11 AM, Mark A Kippert wrote:
> >>>
> >>>  In looking at the diagram on page 42.2 the axle shaft passes thru
> >>>> the
> >>>> boxy portion of the trailing arm. This being the case it doesn't
> >>>> look
> >>>> like you can get access to that end of the axle without pulling the
> >>>> wheel bearing housing. Is this true (I have not had time to crawl
> >>>> under my van to see)?
> >>>>
> >>>> I'll be laying in a field, under the van, on a cold winter day to do
> >>>> this so the less time I spend laying under there the better.
> >>>>
> >>>
>

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roger w
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Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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