When you first pull out onto the highway in that big huge moving truck, stuffed to the door with all your things, and with your own car towing off the back, you get an overwhelming sense of panic that there is no way this is going to end well. But then, just two days later, when you reach your destination and once the truck is empty, you jump in the cab and actually feel like you could take that bad boy drifting through a garage. (you can't, but the truck feels so light and nimble after its empty)
I can feel really hard when you were moving all the stuff by yourself alone but you were still optimistic. You encouraged me because I will also rent a uhaul truck to move to a place at 500KM away. Thanks
Another tip: Rent from Enterprise. No one-way drops but even making both legs of the trip (about 1200 kms) it was cheaper (rental and gasoline combined) than renting from U-Haul Crime Syndicate one-way. I got the 16 footer and without a bunch of crazy stacking got a 2BR house in there but it was tight to the door in the end. Was a 2024 model. Perfect tires. No surprises on the fees, either.
Thanks for sharing! I am driving a 26' foot without towing. I am going 470 miles so glad to hear I will only need to gas up once! thanks for making this video
Here's a tip to remember bud, when moving heavy stuff always rent that appliance dolly, I see you had a hard time with that saw I believe you said table saw with that box dolly, those things are strapless and they're not designed to handle such weight. Appliance dollies have straps and are built to support and move heavy future etc.
About to make a move from Las Vegas to Dallas. I will need the same setup as you, a 26 foot U-Haul with a car trailer. I hope I am able to fit everything. (minus the 300 pound table saw)
This is my exact moving situation, and I'm glad I at least found someone that also got the 26 footer, towed a car, and survived. My only question is how it worked parking at hotels. Did you call ahead to check if they had room for such a big vehicle?
You can look at them on Google maps. I'd call if it doesn't look like a big parking area. On my most recent move I had 26"penske with trailer and the hotel receptionist had no idea. Try to choose those remote places if you can away from city centers.
Lol….. I pray you didn’t get hurt… but that was pretty funny. I was worried when you got to the end of the ramp….. Good job brother. I have a 365lb generator I need to load and I will be using the appliance dolly with a strap….. might need to buy some beer for somebody to help me🍻 Again, good job bro!!
Mind the wheelwell covers that protrude up thru the cargo floor. That limits what you can put there and how you'll have to make your loading plan if you have a few large footprint items. While I usually use Uhaul for all my moving needs, I have some large footprint custom mobile shelving units this time, so I checked out Penske's 26ft truck. It has no wheelwell covers in the cargo hold, so it's pure, flat cargo space. But no Grandma's attic, a higher deck height, and a narrower & much longer ramp. Unfortunately, Penske's ramp is too narrow for the wheelbase on my mobile storage racks, so I need to get a detailed interior floorplan for a Uhaul 26ft truck that includes the location & size of those pesky wheelwells. Uhaul doesn't provide a detailed floorplan, so I guess I'll have to measure one myself. (Penske doesn't either, but they let me access one to make my own measurements. Thanks Penske!)
Is the ride better in the penske these days? The new uhaul Ford 26' is just awful, it's uncomfortable to even ride in, ruins all your stuff. Even on a new asphalt road it bucks up and down, its ridiculous, how could they make such a mistake?
@@embededfabrication4482 I didn't ride in a Penske, but maybe someone else will be able to share their experience. Uhaul's Ford 26ft truck was a bit bumpy on some roads, but it got the job done. And the staff at my pickup location was so helpful. The key to my move was thorough trip planning. Towing a car behind a 26ft truck is very stressful, and there's a lot that could go wrong - especially in busy urban areas. It gets much less stressful once on the interstate. Besides Google Mapping a truck friendly route, the next most important things for me was gas stations with an RV lane (so I could definitely get in/out without backing up) and staying at an RV friendly motel with an RV & big rig parking area. NOTE: if you have trouble re-hitching your truck to the car transport trailer, use a laser level on the back of the truck right near the ball hitch. The person helping you back up just has to yell directions to get the vertical laser line dead center on the trailer hitch and keep going straight back until the ball is under the trailer hitch. We succeeded on our second attempt, and I suck at backing up a truck.
Danny, how is the ride comfort in the bigger U-Haul trucks? I rented the smaller 17' truck that uses a cargo van front end for the cab. They basically cut the front end off of a Ford van and add a thin fiberglass shell to cover the back of it behind the seats. OMG, can you say permanent hearing loss? 89+ db in the cab at highway speeds. I had to stop at a home depot to get ear plugs. The passenger seat sucked and killed my wife's back.
My son and I used to play games using emulators. One of the nice things of an emulator is that they have a save state so if you need to you could inch your way through the area. Point being, you could have used the ratchet straps or rope to assist the heavy items up.
Harley didn't bend it, just rode it up and hit the brakes, did use 1" plywood in truck in case it hi-centered, took 5 seconds, didn't have a videographer handy
Turning 4K RPM with your foot to the floor just because you think you just HAVE to do 70? No wonder you were only getting 400 miles to the tank! Amazes me when people rent these things & expect them to drive & perform exactly like their Camry. Next time save yourself the embarrassment & use ABF.
