will be getting out of the USAF this summer and doing some planning for the move. Right now it looks like I'll only be going from Dayton, OH to the Florence, KY are(just south of Cincy). Figure I'll probably be making a couple trips with the uhaul and thought I'd tow the 52 Lincoln on one of the trips using a uhaul flat trailer. Their website only goes back to 55' but says that car weights to much. Is there other good options for short distance hauls, maybe just tell uhaul I'm towing my 87' chrysler?
dont tell em what you're towing... tell em its a 88 chev cavalier... flat towing on a dolly isnt going to hurt the tow vehicle, even if its a 1/2 ton pickup
I towed my 1960 f-100 ninety miles using a car dolly (just two wheels) from u-haul. I believe it was $45 for the whole day. FYI keep the steering wheel unlocked when using one of these type.
Just get the big truck and do it in one trip. Also get a trailer not the dolly, tell them is is a cavalier as mentioned above.
the weight limitation comes up on the trailer before you choose which truck to pull it with. Makes me worry that the trailer will explode while I'm in Cincinnati traffic, digging around the forums I've seen that others here have used those trailers on some pretty big cars though. Oh and actually I figured I'd tow the 87 5th ave on one trip, 52 lincoln on the other, so no I wouldnt exactly be lying.
i towed my 53 lincoln cosmopolitan with a dodge ram 1500 on a uhaul car hauler about that far a couple of months ago when i brought it home. started out slowgoing, but once i got comfortable, it was no problem at highway speeds.
Here's the deal - the USAF will pay you to do a DITY move on your vehicles, but they ONLY pay if the wheels are on the ground. That being said, they pay by the mileage that THEY determine - yet they don't check to see how you get it there. In other words, when I separated, we drove 2 vehicles from Anchorage, Alaska (Elmendorf AFB) to the terminal in Haines, rode the boat to Bellingham, Washington, and then "drove" her car onto a trailer, and "drove" it home behind my truck. Trailer cost me $160 bucks - fuel would have cost several hundred! Do the DITY move on your household stuff - that'll get you the big truck at Uncle Sam's expense. Then, rent the trailer on your nickel, but do it on a SEPARATE receipt as you'll turn your truck receipt into CBPO/Finance to get paid, and you don't want them to see you rented a trailer. Follow me so far? I did separate in '01, but I doubt they've changed the rules much. Also, if you have a 5'x8' trailer (again, if they haven't changed the rules) the tare weight of the trailer can be counted as weight towards your HHG allowance. Let me know if I can help you any more. I know some tricks and tips that'll help you out when its all said and done.
planned on a full DITY. So get my uhaul, trailer seperate receipt. did they ask where you were moving to or will I get to "move" back to my home of record, Boise Idaho $$$ the per diem + mileage for Boise comes to $1800 and who knows how much more they'd pay for a DITY.
I've used the Uhaul flat car hauler on many occasions to haul what U-haul said couldn't be hauled. Their "files" are poor for the older cars. While dangerous from a damage perspective, I always tell them I'm towing a late model car that does meet their specs. I also tow dollied a huge 72 Pontiac Grandville 300 miles in neutral, knowing all the time that it would further damage the ******. But I was told it needed rebuilt upon purchase and I couldn't get the driveshaft off under it at a gas station, so I hauled it like that. Funny thing is, I got it back, changed fluid and filter and it shifts great and runs fine.
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