Hey Sarge! First of all, thank you for your service from a fellow Army Vet. Did my time from the late 70's until '98 I have to be honest, I was never curageous about towing anything! Can't explain why, but for some reason, I always got that gnawing feeling I won't clear my turn or have huge problems getting into a gas station, or worse, doing a rest stop. But after listening to your video, it made a lot of sense. Wifey and I are moving to NC from MD, which is only 420 miles. I reserved a 10 footer and I have a mini van which is no where near that monsyer car you got (LOL). But I will make sure I get all the details before I take off. From what I understood, does the UHaul personel lock and load your vehicle for you? Again! Thx and carry on!
Just bring Blocks of wood with you either 2 4x4 Blocks or 2x4 8ft plank cut into 1-2 FT pieces so use them Incase stuck in the Mud too. Just stacking 2-3 2x4 on top of each other then out Lift on Top. Duh
I deal with these all the time. Within the first 30 to 60 miles tighten the straps down on the wheels. Use the mirrors and the bottom mirror look at the two rear tires amd make sure they are equal distance. Damn he actually mention the one thing people always forget. To check the straps and chains on your vehicle.. oh and uhaul only takes unleaded...
So, you say twice to ask questions. So...I'm slow...i think...I'm about to do this myself for the first time in my life, and I am definitely anxious - what questions should be asked at uhaul when i go to pick up the truck and trailer? Also, most of my apprehension is with driving within a city, like driving through residential streets, making turns, getting onto the freeway and interstate interchanges. I'm not concerned about being on the road outside the city between cities, just within a city. I wished you talked more about that. That's what I am looking for most - navigating within cities.
Drove this 1,000+ miles from Texas to Wisconsin. The tow mirrors on the UHaul are super helpful. Overall, only get it if you absolutely need to because we were averaging 300 miles per tank of gas. Full tank was over $100.
Thank you so much for this video. I will be driving from Charlotte, NC TI Tampa, FL in a couple of weeks with my Teslas on the trailer and I was so nervous.
Is that a Marine Corps combat patch? I assume since he was a prior combat Marine Corps infantryman, they just gave him a CIB once he switched over to the Army?
The only thing I'm worried about pulling a Uhaul, is the recommended speed 55Mph?? So you basically will be driving 20 to 25MPH slower than the rest of the traffic, that's kinda dangerous
Great advice Sergeant. When I left U-haul I didn't notice if both front wheels were strapped down. When we made our first stop for the night I noticed the driver's side was not strapped down. Not sure if it was supposed to be or not?
We're on our way starting today from Fort Bragg, NC to Fort Fort Huachuca, Az. One uhaul with car hitch. One jeep with my daughter, her 17mo and her 9yo and Jaxson, the dog! Pray for us!
Shout out to Bragg! Grew up in the military. My dad did 5 separate tours there. Love that place. Hate they renamed it. It will always be Bragg to me. How did the drive go? How was navigation within cities?
Why do people love to hate on these guys bruh their job sounds cool. They know theyre not SF stop saying they're tryna be SF theyre just conventional advisors and they train a lot of foreign armies sounds cool to me as an 11b
@johnbones6067: I did not have the car on-site when I picked up the trailer, but I would like to believe that if you did, they would help you load it and secure it at pickup and help you unload it at drop. off..
@@sergeantthomas3295 What I'm thinking of doing, because of my apprehension , is pick up the truck, bring it back to my place, go back to uhaul, link up the trailer with the car on, and then start the the hauling.
Confused why the black dude called a decent truck “rough” then again… they’re only used to small Cadillacs and hellcats that are all hp but no torque. This is a man’s truck Tyrone 😂 a decent one at that
