Subject	Uhaul's formula is 80% of the tow rating
Posted by	vorpalZ on October 09, 2015 at 11:41 AM
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In Reply To	That's spooky posted by Dallas DamonZ on October 09, 2015 at 12:55 AM
Message	of the vehicle for trailer & car combo... my Frontier KC 4.0L is rated for 6500# so Uhaul wants no more than 5200# of car + hauler weight. Car hauler is 2100# Fuelled Z is 3580# Total 5680# that works out to 87% of capacity at that rating. So I'm technically 7% over what UHaul wants to see. Fine, but not overloaded. I've hauled a Z half-dozen times with this setup, most recently to buy Silver Z in Calgary and drive it through that city and home 250 miles away. No problem whatsoever in city traffic and numerous stoplights. Uhaul trailers have electric surge brakes that work extremely well. I have Ride Rite airbags for tow levelling which also work very well on a front loaded setup like the Uhaul car haulers and I have an aftermarket trailer brake as well. I routinely drive overloaded fuel trailers at work with my GMC 3500 Duramax and they are a handful. The above setup is perfectly fine.
Follow Ups	What trucks do you guys use to tow your Z - Nis300owner 10:28:49 10/08/15 1 ton dodge 5.9 Cummins, 6-spd - ZaXxon 11:27:35 10/08/15 Nice. Currently looking for a 2nd gen myself, 12V preferably (n/m) - DanimalZ 23:10:50 10/08/15 2011 Nissan Titan Auto 4x4 - f1ym4n 12:42:35 10/08/15 Ford E350 hauler - Dallas DamonZ 12:44:15 10/08/15 How long have you had it? - ZXRider 14:42:56 10/08/15 Re: How long have you had it? - Dallas DamonZ 15:21:04 10/08/15 The truck bed looks barely enough to tow 2 seater, not 2+2 (n/m) - RZturbo 08:40:39 10/09/15 who said anything about 2+2? (n/m) - Dallas DamonZ 09:58:58 10/09/15 '69 C10 - -Grimm- 13:25:09 10/08/15 aaa. :) (n/m) - MixManMash 14:06:16 10/08/15 Stupid autocorrect. AAA is what I meant. (n/m) - MixManMash 21:35:38 10/08/15 Hopes and dreams. (n/m) - ZXRider 14:43:25 10/08/15 Umm.. wonder if i could tow mine with the FX35 (n/m) - nonstopna 17:22:29 10/08/15 The FX35 only has a tow rating of 3500lbs. (n/m) - MixManMash 21:37:22 10/08/15 nissan Titan - SammybTT(TN) 20:13:34 10/08/15 4.0L King Cab Frontier does the trick: - vorpalZ 23:25:54 10/08/15 You're doing it wrong... - Bernie (NoVA) 00:31:40 10/09/15 That's spooky - Dallas DamonZ 00:55:32 10/09/15 Uhaul's formula is 80% of the tow rating - vorpalZ 11:41:33 10/09/15 i use UHaul also. i always say 240sx too, if they - slayer fan 10:58:22 10/09/15 1997 R50 Pathfinder automatic... with 300,000 km on it - Jiro 01:29:29 10/09/15 Olde Tyme Lincoln Navigator - en5 07:30:51 10/09/15 I guess to clarify on the pros and cons... - en5 07:49:38 10/09/15 Towed with `03 Pathfinder for about 300 miles - RZturbo 08:35:28 10/09/15 Might be close with the MDX. Tow rating is 5000lbs based on - MixManMash 09:40:24 10/09/15 1990 Ford F-550 7.3 diesel flat bed. - Zorpman 16:10:19 10/09/15 I thought 1994 was the first year of the Power stroke 7.3L - MixManMash 16:35:38 10/09/15 Sorry. You are right. The F-550 is a 2000. Last year for 7.3 (n/m) - Zorpman 17:52:11 10/10/15 That makes more sense. The 7.3 was an awesome diesel. (n/m) - MixManMash 03:15:08 10/11/15 2006 Titan with tow package (n/m) - Dane (Houston) 19:13:19 10/09/15 I just drive my Z everywhere .. - Stanky 03:50:07 10/10/15 2014 Toyota Tundra - wild_maxx 18:33:48 10/10/15
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