Only thing I would caution, the ramp is a little short, which results in a slightly sharp angle where it meets the bed. With the front wheel in the bed and the rear wheel on the ramp, be careful not to bottom out in the middle if the bike sits low.
Ive used it a couple of times and its a good sturdy trailer for a single axle. The loading ramp was long enough to get my softail deluxe onto it without bottoming out and the wheel chock is the ****. Wouldn't hesitate to use it again for fair weather bike hauling any distance.
Rented one last October to buy a 2003 Road King Classic about 400 miles from me. Great trailer! Stayed true with easy on/off ramp. Very low to the ground & with the wheel locked into the front chock/indent, it was easy to haul. Has places to hook the straps from the bike to the trailer frame. Cheap to rent & easy to pull. I would rent it again in a heartbeat!!
If you own a Ford Explorer (like I do) forget about it. U Haul won't rent to you if the Explorer is your tow rig. In the mid/late 1990's, the factory Firestone tires that were original equipment on Explorers had an issue with disintegrating at highway speeds and there were several killed and injured. Of course some enterprising attorney looking for as many deep pockets as he could to pay damages, sued everybody but the man in the moon. That included U Haul because some of the tire incidents happened when towing U Haul trailers. Apparently the settlement / attorney's fees almost bankrupted U Haul.
Want to rent a pickup or van from U Haul? There are plenty of Fords to choose from there, but hell no you cannot rent a trailer........
If you own a Ford Explorer (like I do) forget about it. U Haul won't rent to you if the Explorer is your tow rig. In the mid/late 1990's, the factory Firestone tires that were original equipment on Explorers had an issue with disintegrating at highway speeds and there were several killed and injured. Of course some enterprising attorney looking for as many deep pockets as he could to pay damages, sued everybody but the man in the moon. That included U Haul because some of the tire incidents happened when towing U Haul trailers. Apparently the settlement / attorney's fees almost bankrupted U Haul.
Want to rent a pickup or van from U Haul? There are plenty of Fords to choose from there, but hell no you cannot rent a trailer........
I had forgot about that, I went to rent one about 10 years ago to pull a buddy's bike and was told I couldn't rent one for my wife's 02' Explorer she had at the time. I asked if if I could pull one with a Mercury Mountaineer(basically same thing) and he said yes, no problem. I laughed and told him that was what I meant to say instead of Explorer, he looked out the window and said "Looks like a Mountaineer from here" I rented it, we hooked on and drove away. I'm sure if something went wrong it would have got complicated though.
05-06-2016, 11:11 AM
