2016 3.5 Eco Lariat with tow package

Heading on 7 hour road trip to move son into an apartment.
Rented Uhaul 5x8 box trailer

Empty is 900lbs.

Should have a few hundred pounds of stuff between it and bed of truck.

After reading endless threads I feel confident I am good to go. But just wanted to make sure and also any tips. Tire pressure of truck of trailer. Speed, etc

Only other hauling is a 16' flatbed to take a Kabota to service. 40 minutes max. Not 7 hours of Highway



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Your good to go. You'd feel much better if you just stay off the internet forums and reading the posts from the gloom and doom folks lurking on them.

But I would check the air pressures on the trailer tires.

 

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yeah, internet is always a gamble LOL

i assume just check to make sure the trailer tires are at recommended as posted on the trailer?

 

Not only checking the trailer tire pressure, but inspect the tire tread and look for cracking on the sidewalls.

Also not the max speed printed on the tire. U-Haul recommends a max speed of 55...

You want to load the trailer so that 60% of the weight is in the front of it. Try to only put light stuff in the truck bed, the trailer can take 1,800 pounds of cargo.

You should watch this video -

 

You'll be good, you won't even know it's back there. Best if it is pretty level, or trailer slightly nose down. I second checking tire pressures, and personally I snug the lugs.

 

Death and destruction! Oh, the horror!

 

From U-Haul: "The optimal ball height for towing U-Haul trailers is 18½ to 18¾ inches. This is measured from the ground to the middle of the hitch ball, prior to connecting the trailer. If the hitch ball height of your tow vehicle needs to be lower or higher, U-Haul has a variety of different sized and adjustable ball mounts available to achieve the appropriate height."

And, "U-Haul couplers take either a 2" or 1-7/8th" ball. The ball must also be rated for the total weight that will be towed." 2" is a better fit, I think.

 

Take it for a run on the highway in advance of loading up for the trip, you don't want to be sitting at an exit for two hours waiting for a service truck to show up and swap tires because the weights fell off one of them.

At 45mph, had a very small shake that I thought probably would disappear with the car loaded on the trailer. At 55, felt like it was going to tear the bumper off my truck. No way in hell was I going to drive 5.5 hours like that.