Anyone ever rent one of these U-Haul Bike Trailors? The web sits says the vehicle speed recommendation is 45 mph.

I wonder how the trailor would work on the highway at 65 mph. Those tires look pretty small. I'll bet they start wobbeling at higher speeds but that's only a guess.

 

I have used them for several moves and when it comes to trucks or trailers I would stay as far away from uhaul as I could. Your website picture looks nice, but when you go to pick up your trailer it's just as likely to have problems such as worn bearings, bad tires and weak spots in the floor. Their idea of preventative maintenence is to let the next poor SOB down the line worry about it. Once a tire blows or wheel bearing goes out, you MIGHT get someone to come out to the side of the road and work on it. And keep in mind how most people treat anything rented--do you really want to trust your expensive bike to a mistreated rental trailer?

 

Yeah the picture looks beautiful doesn't it? [sm=bomb.gif]

 

I'm with Weasel, I rented a covered trailer and pulled it with my full size Chevy PU, went from Pittsburgh to Chicago and that thing was all over the place, it was really scarry at highway speeds, that's probably why they say "speeds up to 45mph". Have you tried a local tool rental?

 

ALL U Haul trailers have 45MPH on them. I think that covers their a$$. I rented a car dolly from them and the left taillight assembly came off two miles down the road. They came and repaired it.....with duct tape. It towed very well, though.

 

I had 2 friends rent the biggest closed ones they had and they put there bikes in there. They pulled them from louisiana to north carolina without a problem.

 

Ive rented 5 trailers over the last 3 years and they have all pulled good. Biggest problem with pulling trailers is load weight dispersment and weight limits. Dont max these trailers go up in size and stay a good bit below max. They will pull at good spped alot better if they are not maxed out

 

if i was you i would get my own trailer. that way you know what you got. and they dont cost that much.i have heard some horror stories. at u-haul.

 

something you have to do when loading a trailer, heavy over the axle and forward. You put heavy in the back and it won't handle.

 

I have hauled bikes all the time in the uhaul enclosed trailers. Never had a problem. Never had a sway problem if they are loaded corrctly. PUll them at 80 MPH alot of times.