UHAUL transport issue
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I'm about to purchase a 1952 F1 this afternoon and UHAL says it won't fit on the 4-wheel auto transport. Anyone know this to be true?
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When I talked to U-Haul about my F3 they said it wouldn't fit on a car hauler. I had to rent a tow dolly. It was no big deal. I don't know about the F1 though. Can you measure the truck and then go measure a trailer?
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I think I may have found the problem. When I reserved it on the phone the person told me it would not fit because the truck is rear wheel drive. My confirmation email says they put me down for a tow dolly, rather than the transport. Now I see where they were confused.
Unfortunately the truck is almost three hours away for me to measure. I would get charged double to rent it if I found one there and use it one-way. I think it wont be an issue since the wheelbase is about the size of a large sedan.
I think I'm just going to shoot from the hip and give it a try. I wonder how different the wheel base is from an F3 vs. an F1?
Unfortunately the truck is almost three hours away for me to measure. I would get charged double to rent it if I found one there and use it one-way. I think it wont be an issue since the wheelbase is about the size of a large sedan.
I think I'm just going to shoot from the hip and give it a try. I wonder how different the wheel base is from an F3 vs. an F1?
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You may have to get the wide version of the tow dolly, I had the same problem with my 55 F-100 which was too wide for the regular tow dolly, however the car carrier worked fine. I was thinking they didn't know what they were talking about until I went to their web-site and got measurements of the tow dolly and my front tires which would have hung half off the rails of the dilly. They did have the truck listed in their books. Its better to be safe than shooting from the hip, when it starts to fall off driving down the road there are other folks to think about.
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Thanks for the help.
I feel better now knowing it will fit on the carrier. I have a six hour round trip ahead of me this afternoon. Tomorrow I will be trying to make the flat head turn. Wish me luck!!!!
I feel better now knowing it will fit on the carrier. I have a six hour round trip ahead of me this afternoon. Tomorrow I will be trying to make the flat head turn. Wish me luck!!!!
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I hauled my current '56 F100 from VA to AZ; no problem with the wheelbase. Even the large tires fit the front tie downs. Ask for the wide transport;that's what I used.
I don't know if the standard size is wide enough but it may be for an F1. They also required you have a 3/4 ton or larger tow vehicle; the 1/2 ton is too light for towing by their requirements.
I don't know if the standard size is wide enough but it may be for an F1. They also required you have a 3/4 ton or larger tow vehicle; the 1/2 ton is too light for towing by their requirements.
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Width wise the F-1 and F-2 are pretty much the same, they share the same front axle. The F-2 is a little wider and about 8" longer.
BTW, I bought my F-1 panel 800 miles from home. I was considering renting a U-Haul one way from the truck's location back home, it would have quite a bit so I ended up buying a new trailer. It's the one major purchase I have never had a moment of buyer's remorse. I've used it for my trucks and a hundred other personal and business uses.
BTW, I bought my F-1 panel 800 miles from home. I was considering renting a U-Haul one way from the truck's location back home, it would have quite a bit so I ended up buying a new trailer. It's the one major purchase I have never had a moment of buyer's remorse. I've used it for my trucks and a hundred other personal and business uses.
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I had the same problem when I tried to haul a '31 model A. The problem is, their computer does not go past about 20 years. If it doesn't say it in the computer, they can't help you. Also they told me that I pretty much had to go one way and they did not want the trailer back. I had to take the trailer back to a differnt u-haul in my area. I thought that was crazy, but that's the way it was. The problem with computers is that it takes away the ability of people to think. The Model A was smaller than a Crown Vic, but they said it probably wouldn't fit. I told them I was hauling a Crown Vic.
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