If uhaul won’t rent you a car hauler to tow with a F250 you should kill them all and buy a F550

 

1- manufacturer's GCWR is a pretend number that doesn't really matter.

2- tell them you are towing a Civic

 

This help?

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/.../forums/1321538-ford-towing-capacity-chart-1985-f250-460-3-55-4x4-supercab.html

 

Called my guy at the local dealership and he just laughed. A lot.

uh, that was the correct response

just tell them it's 20klbs
10k on the trailer and 10k on the truck, seems reasonable

 

I'm hoping for something to actually show her. "Because we're going to check anyways." And she's just doing her job. They're the only uhaul around, and it's actually at the local electronics repair shop. I guess they took uhaul as a side gig when TV repair became nonexistent. She doesn't know much about towing :laughing:

 

I'm hoping for something to actually show her. "Because we're going to check anyways." :

IF they claim to already know, why jump through the hoops?
Just tell them to rent what your truck is listed for.

 

Go www.uhaul.com and rent the trailer online and just show up to hook up & leave.

 

I went thru a simular runaround looking for a GCVWR for my 90 K2500. GVWR is easy to find (mine was on the door post) but it seems that they didn't publish GCVWR before the internet. For Uhaul purposes just tell them it a newer model truck that has a listed GCVWR.

 

From the factory manual: 13,000 lb. This is for 85, but should be the same for an 89. 5-6k light weight on the truck, gives 7-8k towing capacity which I'd expect to be good enough for the typical U-haul car trailer.

 

85 = 6.9
89 = 7.3

85 = T-19
87 = ZF-5

85 = Dana 70 (last year) or 10.25" (first year)
87 = 10.25"

 

On my 87 F350 there's a tag on the drivers side door jamb that shows all of the axle ratings as well as payload, GVWR, etc.

 

1989 F-250 7.3 5 spd, reg cab 4x4, 3.55s axle code 39... Unfortunately, my doors have been replaced so I can't just look at the data sticker...

On my 87 F350 there's a tag on the drivers side door jamb that shows all of the axle ratings as well as payload, GVWR, etc.

Why not share your GVWR, engine, trans and axle ratios for comparison?

 

The data sticker isn't on the doors, it's in the drivers door jamb.

 

Not always, my 86 F350 had it on the door, as well as LOTS of older trucks. I have no idea why they would ever do that, the driver door is likely to be replaced sometime in the trucks life. And yes, the P.O. of my truck replaced the door when he had it painted. Thankfully he gave me the old door with it so I had the sticker.
Travis..

 

Last time I rented a Uhaul trailer, what they want to know the hitch rating.

GCWR depends on too many options on the truck... things the uhaul guys are incapable of understanding. IMO, invent a semi-realistic number that makes them happy.