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post Jun 25 2007, 06:38 PM
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It appears that the trailer I was going to borrow for Nashville is in Cleveland (or Toledo) and I'd have to drive 4+ hours round trip to get it. Since I'm still thrashing on the car, I don't have the time. So, I figured I'd just rent one. So this morning I called 4 different U-haul stores (and each one several times) and none of them would answer the phone. I understand being busy, but 3+ calls to each of 4 stores and nobody had time to the the phone? I'd love to know what they charge per day and the website doesn't say....

Then I looked up Penske's site and they seem to only rent car trailers with their trucks. You don't seem to be able to just rent a trailer and I don't really need a truck, I think I've got plenty already. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif)

Maybe I'll just drive the darn thing to Nashville.... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

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post Jun 25 2007, 09:56 PM
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QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 25 2007, 01:38 PM) *
It appears that the trailer I was going to borrow for Nashville is in Cleveland (or Toledo) and I'd have to drive 4+ hours round trip to get it. Since I'm still thrashing on the car, I don't have the time. So, I figured I'd just rent one. So this morning I called 4 different U-haul stores (and each one several times) and none of them would answer the phone. I understand being busy, but 3+ calls to each of 4 stores and nobody had time to the the phone? I'd love to know what they charge per day and the website doesn't say....

Then I looked up Penske's site and they seem to only rent car trailers with their trucks. You don't seem to be able to just rent a trailer and I don't really need a truck, I think I've got plenty already. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif)

Maybe I'll just drive the darn thing to Nashville.... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

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If you do get somebody live on the line, they will probably ask what kinda vehicle you are going to be hauling. I think I would tell them an Eclipse or Saturn or something.
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post Jun 26 2007, 02:30 AM
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QUOTE (AndyJ @ Jun 25 2007, 05:56 PM) *
If you do get somebody live on the line, they will probably ask what kinda vehicle you are going to be hauling. I think I would tell them an Eclipse or Saturn or something.


We've run into that before. However, they say the trailer is 2k lbs, the max car load is 4k lbs (6k lbs total for the whole trailer) and the tow vehicle must weigh 80% of what your towing and the trailer weight. My truck is rated for 10k lbs and weighs 5,600 lbs, so I meet all the requirements and they shouldn't give me crap. However, a 1990 Ford Festiva is what we're always towing when we rent those things (or it always has been). They won't rent to a 1/2 ton in many cases to pull a Camaro, but they sure as heck better rent one to be towed with my truck.
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trackbird   Trying to rent a trailer, why won't they answer the phone????   Jun 25 2007, 06:38 PM
AndyJ   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 25 2007, 01:38 PM)...   Jun 25 2007, 09:56 PM
Mojave   QUOTE (AndyJ @ Jun 25 2007, 04:56 PM) QUO...   Jun 26 2007, 12:56 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (AndyJ @ Jun 25 2007, 05:56 PM) If ...   Jun 26 2007, 02:30 AM
cccbock   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jun 25 2007, 09:30 PM)...   Jun 26 2007, 10:58 PM
mitchntx   Call one of the larger trailer sales places and as...   Jun 26 2007, 01:03 AM
Todd   I've played the same game with the U-haul idio...   Jun 26 2007, 04:35 PM
slowTA   Most rented trailers I've seen use surge brake...   Jun 26 2007, 11:31 PM
trackbird   I put a Prodigy controller in the truck about the ...   Jun 27 2007, 04:24 AM
92Voodoo   No trouble here. I just went online at Uhaul.com ...   Jun 29 2007, 02:53 AM
emf1600   QUOTE (92Voodoo @ Jun 28 2007, 10:53 PM) ...   Jun 29 2007, 06:17 PM
trackbird   I'm not going to have that problem. I'm to...   Jun 29 2007, 06:39 PM

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