Trying to rent a u-haul car trailer. Need to show tow capacity. Manual shows 3 options based on GCWR. Unfortunately, my doors have been replaced so I can't just look at the data sticker. And my google fu is failing me. Called my guy at the local dealership and he just laughed. A lot.
Any ideas? I see talk about old tow reference manuals, but haven't found any online that go back that far.
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 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.
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.
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