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Old 05-31-2010, 12:53 AM   #1
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Uhaul adventure

I bought my truck in Saskatchewan, had it hauled to Calgary and then rented a uhaul to take it to the lake in BC. In case anyone is interested in my adventure...

My 14 year old is posing with the truck when it arrived in Calgary on a flatdeck. I rented a uhaul trailer and it's a bit too heavy for my Yukon!!

I'll try to add a couple more photos.
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Old 05-31-2010, 01:19 AM   #2
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Old 05-31-2010, 01:23 AM   #3
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a few more photos... Off to the Lake and my truck's new home!!
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Old 05-31-2010, 01:26 AM   #4
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thats a great starting point. How much did you pay if you dont mind tellin.

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Old 05-31-2010, 01:36 AM   #5
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thats a great starting point. How much did you pay if you dont mind tellin.

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Probably too much...... (but I don't care)
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Old 05-31-2010, 01:24 AM   #6
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Nice rig! almost too nice to 4wheel in...notice I said almost

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Old 05-31-2010, 02:53 AM   #7
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Nice new ride wow...
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Old 05-31-2010, 04:56 AM   #8
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Im not being asmart a** but why didnt you just drive it to BC?
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Old 05-31-2010, 01:05 PM   #9
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Im not being asmart a** but why didnt you just drive it to BC?
How would he have gotten home from the lake? Son isn't old enough to drive so he would have needed another person to follow in the Yukon!


Very nice truck! It almost seems like a shame to leave it at the lake, I guess you must spend quite a bit of time out there?
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Old 05-31-2010, 05:34 AM   #10
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Nice truck i thought you hit that civic at first
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Old 05-31-2010, 06:18 AM   #11
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Beautiful looking truck. Looks like a nice drive to get it back to it's new home.
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Old 05-31-2010, 10:08 AM   #12
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great looking truck... have fun with it..
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Old 05-31-2010, 12:33 PM   #13
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Nice truck, Black and four wheel drive to boot.
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Old 05-31-2010, 01:03 PM   #14
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ur kids smiling cause he knows in 2yrs he gets to drive it/beat on it/get lucky in the front seat....

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Old 05-31-2010, 01:24 PM   #15
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Man, looks perfect just as it is. I would have went to South America for a rig like that!
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Old 05-31-2010, 01:45 PM   #16
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Welcome to the forum and welcome to your new truck to B.C. Have fun with it!
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Old 05-31-2010, 02:26 PM   #17
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great looking truck!. I drove my 68 4x4 from calgary to the okanagan and back no problem. sure i got passed alot but also lots of thumbs up!
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Old 05-31-2010, 03:57 PM   #18
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looks good, i bought mine in Cranbrook,BC last year and thru the harley in the back and drove her home
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Old 05-31-2010, 11:25 PM   #19
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That's A Sweet Truck.

I may have paid too much for mine too but I don't regret it one bit, it is worth every penny to me. Good to see someone with the same opinion
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Old 05-31-2010, 11:59 PM   #20
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Good looking truck. I thought the U-haul trailers were not sturdy enough for a full size truck. I am thinking the weight limit on them is around 4k lbs if that. Have heard of some people trying to rent one and they would not let them take it. Regardless....Congrats on a beautiful truck.
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Love the black with mouldings, super nice, looks like the Denali wasn't as excited as you were to tow it
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Welcome to the forum, man I sure do miss Canada. Cool pics, Beautiful truck.
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Old 06-01-2010, 09:43 AM   #23
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Was that the one on eBay a few weeks ago?
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Old 06-01-2010, 09:48 AM   #24
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Looks like a nice truck. I love the black trucks with Rally rims, especially when they are 4x4.


As for it being too heavy for your Yokon, that's not the case, it's more of an issue of the trailer being too small for the truck on it. You have a lot of weight on the tongue, which is why the rear of the truck is down so much. If you had more room to center the weight over the wheels of the trailer, you would have been better off, but that's a limitation of the U-haul trailers. My father and I hauled my 70 3/4 ton 4x4 suburban an hour and a half with his half ton suburban and it pulled without issues. It's all about how you load the trailer (you also don't want a lot of tail weight on a trailer. Had this when I moved my motor and there was a lot of banging from the hitch going over bumps.)
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Old 06-16-2010, 01:46 AM   #25
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Looks like a nice truck. I love the black trucks with Rally rims, especially when they are 4x4.


As for it being too heavy for your Yokon, that's not the case, it's more of an issue of the trailer being too small for the truck on it. You have a lot of weight on the tongue, which is why the rear of the truck is down so much. If you had more room to center the weight over the wheels of the trailer, you would have been better off, but that's a limitation of the U-haul trailers. My father and I hauled my 70 3/4 ton 4x4 suburban an hour and a half with his half ton suburban and it pulled without issues. It's all about how you load the trailer (you also don't want a lot of tail weight on a trailer. Had this when I moved my motor and there was a lot of banging from the hitch going over bumps.)
The Uhaul trailers have a stop at the front that the front wheels go against and the tie down system pulls the wheels forward. I don't think you can put the truck anywhere except up against the front stops because otherwise the truck moves forward and the tie-down goes slack. I think options are limited with Uhaul trailers in terms of positioning the vehicle.
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